While Mies van der Rohe made famous the term “less is more,” in the context of architecture and design, I have come to find that it is just as applicable in the context of teaching, as well.
While designing my unit plan I was mindful in using Vygotsky’s scaffolding to build students’ knowledge and guide them towards answering the big question of “why is Milwaukee the most segregated city in the country?” Throughout my education, I have come to realize that a major key to…
Throughout this blog I have built an inquiry unit around segregation in Milwaukee, but have primarily focused on African-American segregation, which historically has been the dominant narrative, and is a…
In my previous posts I have been developing the idea of formulating an inquiry into the question, “why is Milwaukee the most segregated city and what steps should be taken to alleviate the problem?” Ideally, I would like students to comb through the different topics and articles about segregation…
In curating sources for teaching Milwaukee’s Civil Rights Movement, I came…