The Controversial Past: Allison Fredette on Teaching Difficult History

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English - October 30, 2019 18:10 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB
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Dr. Allison Fredette prepares Appalachian State University students to teach history in school classrooms and museums. In this episode, GHM Education Curator Rodney Dawson speaks with Dr. Fredette about the challenges of teaching controversial issues to learners in K-12 and institutions of higher learning and how she helps instructors learn to navigate and overcome the challenges encountered when touching on race, immigration, gender, and other subjects.

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