Making the Most of the Medieval: Collective Strategies for K-16 Cooperation (A Roundtable)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
K-12 Committee, Medieval Academy of America
Organizer Name
Reid S. Weber
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of Central Oklahoma
Presider Name
Reid S. Weber
Paper Title 1
Discussant
Presenter 1 Name
Rachelle E. Friedman
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Lycée Français de New York
Paper Title 2
Discussant
Presenter 2 Name
Kisha G. Tracy
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Fitchburg State Univ.
Paper Title 3
Discussant
Presenter 3 Name
Maren Clegg Hyer
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Valdosta State Univ.
Paper Title 4
Discussant
Presenter 4 Name
Michael Burger
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Auburn Univ.-Montgomery
Start Date
10-5-2019 10:00 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1360
Description
Recently, concerning changes to AP World History were announced, stating that it would no longer cover content pre-1450. This announcement has been met with apprehension throughout the premodern studies community. Where will students learn the context of later culture if they are not exposed to early history? In this roundtable, we will discuss and emphasize how the medieval can be taught across the curriculum and the value in doing so. We will address the following:
1) How the Middle Ages can be taught beyond the traditional literature and history curriculum (ex. in science, math, etc.)
2) How the Middle Ages can be used to teach standards and requirements even as the medieval is beginning to be erased explicitly from curriculum (ex. using medieval context to teach required math concepts, etc.)
3) How higher education and secondary education can utilize opportunities for building mutually beneficial relationships and cooperation to increase subject visibility, improve classroom content, and inspire future medieval studies majors.
K-12 educators often want to include premodern content into their courses, but they need guidance and resources in order to do so, especially in the face of a continuing lack of support for premodern studies. This panel seeks both to broaden discussion on how to incorporate the premodern into K-12 curriculum and how to support our collective K-16 argument that it is significant. Reid S. Weber
Making the Most of the Medieval: Collective Strategies for K-16 Cooperation (A Roundtable)
Schneider 1360
Recently, concerning changes to AP World History were announced, stating that it would no longer cover content pre-1450. This announcement has been met with apprehension throughout the premodern studies community. Where will students learn the context of later culture if they are not exposed to early history? In this roundtable, we will discuss and emphasize how the medieval can be taught across the curriculum and the value in doing so. We will address the following:
1) How the Middle Ages can be taught beyond the traditional literature and history curriculum (ex. in science, math, etc.)
2) How the Middle Ages can be used to teach standards and requirements even as the medieval is beginning to be erased explicitly from curriculum (ex. using medieval context to teach required math concepts, etc.)
3) How higher education and secondary education can utilize opportunities for building mutually beneficial relationships and cooperation to increase subject visibility, improve classroom content, and inspire future medieval studies majors.
K-12 educators often want to include premodern content into their courses, but they need guidance and resources in order to do so, especially in the face of a continuing lack of support for premodern studies. This panel seeks both to broaden discussion on how to incorporate the premodern into K-12 curriculum and how to support our collective K-16 argument that it is significant. Reid S. Weber
