Theodore C' Clark

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Japanese-American Internment

• Theodore C. Clark
• Oroville High School, Oroville, CA

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Japanese-American InternmentWho I Am

• I am a history teacher at Oroville High School,
  in Oroville, CA.
• I have taught at Oroville High School for 22
  years.
• My e-mail address is chicotheo_at_aol.com
• My school address is 1535 Bridge Street,
  Oroville, CA 95966
• This is an 11th grade U.S. History lesson that
  deals with the constitutionality of the treatment
  of the Japanese-Americans in World War II.

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Japanese-American InternmentExpectations

• Learn how to create a web page and put a lesson
  on a web page.
• Create a standards based lesson to use in my
  classroom.
• Use Microsoft Power Point to present final
  project, for myself and for my students.
• Use Excel to create graphs of student assessment.
• Become more proficient in the use of different
  computer programs.
• Expected this class to be completed without too
  much difficulty.

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Japanese-American InternmentOutcomes

• Learned many of the problems of web page design.
• Gained rudimentary knowledge of web page design.
• Gained rudimentary knowledge of downloading and
  uploading using ftp programs (cute, leech, and
  fetch).
• Expanded knowledge of power point, excel, and use
  of the internet.
• Gained rudimentary knowledge of linking pages and
  projects.
• I am beginning to feel more comfortable using
  technology in my teaching.

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Japanese-American InternmentSuccesses

• I gained interest in making standards based
  lessons.
• Became more familiar with history standards.
• Greatly improved my skills with different
  computer programs.
• Gained more knowledge of what is available on the
  internet.
• Increased my interest in developing lessons that
  will include technology.

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Japanese-American InternmentSuccesses Continued

• Lesson meets California standards and framework.
• Students gain experience using the internet and
  power point program.
• Students gain experience working with others.
• Students improved their knowledge of the
  treatment of Japanese-Americans in World War II.
• Students showed more empathy towards this
  controversy, than in the past.

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Japanese-American InternmentShortcomings

• Difficulty in getting class into library to use
  computer lab.
• My lack of expertise in using power point, and
  ability to teach it to students.
• Getting enough time for students to type their
  projects, having only one computer in class.
• Differences in skill levels of students in using
  computers and different programs.
• My own frustrations with the setup of this
  particular CTAP course.

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Japanese-American InternmentShortcomings
Continued

• This lesson took more time than I had originally
  planned.
• Compare more on the Japanese-American internment
  to Nazi treatment of the Jewish people.
• Need some kind of assignment to get students to
  express feelings about the Japanese-American
  internment.
• Lesson needs more refinement!

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Japanese-American InternmentStudent Data

• Students were given pre-test to determine their
  knowledge of the Japanese-American internment.
• Students were given an introduction note/lecture
  lesson on the internment, as an introduction to
  this event.
• Students were divided into pairs and given a
  worksheet to be completed using internet
  research.
• Students were to create a power point
  presentation using their research on some aspect
  of the event.
• Students were given post-test to determine the
  growth of their knowledge of the
  Japanese-American internment.

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Japanese-American InternmentStudent Data
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Japanese-American InternmentRevisions

• Need to limit the size of the power point
  presentation that the students are to accomplish.
• Students need more time in the computer lab, both
  for use of the internet and putting together
  power point project.
• I need to do more of these types of projects, in
  order to become more proficient at teaching and
  grading students.
• I need to figure out how to make the total lesson
  on the Japanese-American internment take less
  time.
• Need improvement of worksheet given to students
  that guides them in their internet research.

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Japanese-American InternmentSummary

• This course had many frustrations for me, but I
  feel that some learning did take place.
• I feel that the students learned more about the
  Japanese-American internment this year than in
  the past.
• They seemed to have gained more insight into this
  event and the controversy than past students
  have.
• My knowledge and desire of how to set up
  standards based lessons has increased.
• My interest in using technology has increased.
• My knowledge and use of different computer
  programs has increased.

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Japanese-American InternmentSummary Continued

• Learning how to take a standard and create a
  lesson around it is a skill I need to continue to
  improve.
• This class has shown me that there is a lot of
  work I need to do with my own curriculum, in
  order to meet the state standards.
• With the new direction towards standards based
  testing, I need to do more work on creating this
  type of lesson.
• This will help me in creating new standards based
  lessons.

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Japanese-American InternmentSummary Continued

• I now have a greater appreciation for the amount
  of time it takes to create these types of
  lessons.
• I now have a greater desire to learn and use
  different computer programs in teaching my
  classes.
• I believe that this has helped me to know that
  you can teach an old dog new tricks.

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Japanese-American InternmentThanks

• At this point I wish to thank all of the people
  that have helped me to have success and over-come
  my many difficulties.
• My special thanks goes to Margaret Rummens for
  all of her time and patience during my many
  frustrations.

Thank You Everyone The End