Teaching the Civil War Podcast | Teaching the Civil War with Technology https://www.teachthecivilwar.com Providing lesson plans, resources, videos, tools, tips, and strategies for teaching the American Civil War. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:15:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 105722963 nocivil,war,history,social,studies,technologyThis podcast is for teachers, students, historians and Civil War buffs to learn how to find Civil War lesson plans, resources, and videos for teaching and learning about the Civil War.This podcast is for teachers, students, historians and Civil War buffs to learn how to find Civil War lesson plans, resources, and videos for teaching and learning about the Civil War.podcast@teachthecivilwar.com Teaching the Civil War Podcast Episode 33 – Ginger Lewman https://www.teachthecivilwar.com/teaching-the-civil-war-podcast-episode-33-ginger-lewman/ https://www.teachthecivilwar.com/teaching-the-civil-war-podcast-episode-33-ginger-lewman/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:43:58 +0000 http://teachthecivilwar.com/?p=2260 Teach the Civil War Podcast

 

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I interview Ginger Lewman and we talk about Project Based Learning and how it can engage students in “doing history”.

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Ginger Lewman 

Life Practice PBL

Kevin Honeycutt

 

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I talk about Civil War leadership and how both Armies were structured during the Civil War.  Everything from privates to colonels, regiments and corps.

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From Regiment to President: The Structure and Command of Civil War Armies

 

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I talk about my recent trip to Kansas where I did some professional development to teachers on the Common Core Standards.

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Flack Check 

 

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I interview Mr. Norman Ball.  Mr. Ball is an author, musician and play write who has penned a new musical based on the Red Badge of Courage called the SIDES Musical.

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Normal Ball online

SIDES Musical on Facebook

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I talk about my recent trip to Sharpsburg, MD and sleeping on the Antietam Battlefield.  I also talk about the battle and some suggestions for teaching the topic.

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Antietam National Battlefield

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Dead soldiers in front of the Dunker Church at Antietam

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Andrew Druart who is also known as the Civil War Kid.  Andrew is learning about the Civil War and raising money for Battlefield preservation.

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Civil War Kids

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I am talking about a recent family trip to Ft. McHenry in Baltimore where we spent a some time learning about the fort and the Star Spangled Banner.

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Ft. McHenry National Park

 

Here is a photo of my three boys holding the 30’x42′ garrison flag after helping to fold it.

Ft McHenry Garrison Flag

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I am talking about computer troubles, conference travels, and finding primary sources from the Kansas Historical Society and their Kansas Memory Project.

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The Kansas Memory Project

 

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I am talking about a recent family trip to Gettysburg where we spent a some time and visited the Gettysburg Cyclorama painting.

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The Gettysburg Cyclorama from the NPS

The Gettysburg Cyclorama from the Gettysburg Foundation

 

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Thanks for staying subscribed to my podcast and I hope you enjoy listening. In this episode I am talking about a recent visit to the Army Heritage Education Center during their annual Army Heritage Days.  I had an opportunity to interview General John Buford, General Chamberlain and General Ingalls.

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Confederation of Union Generals

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