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On This Day: The Establishment of the Department of Education Instructional VideoOn This Day: The Establishment of the Department of Education Instructional Video
Publisher
C-SPAN
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:08
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
15 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
Video
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Accessibility
Closed Captions
Year
2019
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On This Day: The Establishment of the Department of Education

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When looking at educational policy, many politicians forget to consult experts—scholars! Video clips demonstrate the debate over educational policy. After watching the views of education secretaries and politicians, pupils decide how to make their voices heard on educational policy and achievement.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

education, american education, american history

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask learners to write their Congress representatives about concerns in their school districts after viewing and discussing the clips
  • Create a chart about trends in educational policy based on clips and other resources 

Classroom Considerations

  • Teachers must create a free C-SPAN account or use the credentials: Username: students, and password: C-SPANCLASSROOM

Pros

  • Clips profile an issue important to class members
  • Videos are short and easy to incorporate into a variety of instruction

Cons

  • Some clips are about detailed policy and may be difficult to follow

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.10

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