This class is taught in English.

Students will learn how to construct a case file for research and how to determine credible resources. 

I have been an educator on Outschool since February of 2018. I have my MBA and MHA, both of which have taught me the value of conducting research and asking questions.  I have a passion for history, organization, reading, and learning. You can usually find me in the middle of 2-3 books or watching a documentary.

I am also an Outschool ACE Educator, which means that I continually seek out ways to improve my teaching skills and knowledge, as well as the learner experience. Some of the seminars/courses that I have attended in the past are: Foundations for Teaching and Learning About Native Americans; The Presence and Absence of Asian America: What Truths Lie Beyond the Headlines; Using the “Diary of Anne Frank” to Amplify Students’ Voices; Painting a Just Picture – Art and Activism. 

Homework Offered
Learners will have 7 different "case files" to create. This will require research - reading, watching videos, possibly conducting interviews. 
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered

Some of the sources used in this class are, but not limited to: 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-or-who-caused-the-great-chicago-fire-61481977/
https://time.com/4055770/great-chicago-fire-origins/
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/chicago-fire-1871-and-great-rebuilding/print/
https://www.greatchicagofire.org/oleary-legend/

https://www.ameliaearhart.com/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/will-search-for-amelia-earhart-ever-end-180953646/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/amelia-earhart-disappearance-theories-spd
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-27/the-five-main-theories-behind-the-amelia-earhart-mystery/11046462
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/what-happened-to-amelia-earhart
https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20191127/conspiracy-crash-and-capture-5-theories-about-amelia-earharts-disappearance
Movie "The Conspirator" PG-13 (Please do not watch without talking to your parents) 

Mary Surratt - Innocent or Guilty? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDcV4Rpnx0I&t=3272s
Retrial of Mary Surratt - https://www.c-span.org/video/?301727-1/trial-mary-surratt
Was Mary Surratt innocent or guilty? 
https://www.catholicherald.com/news/local_news/was_mary_surratt_innocent_or_guilty_/
The boarding house - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-mary-surratt-boarding-house-washington-dc 

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/d-b-cooper/
https://www.history.com/news/db-cooper-case-fbi-letters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbUjuwhQPKs
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-8-most-intriguing-theories-about-skyjacker-d-b-coo-1699652025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJbpWfFuKBU 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejaYI_-KH4s
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lizzie-borden-accused-killer-axe-48-hours/
https://lizzie-borden.com/
https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1437-home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6VKFYdUrfg 

https://www.history.com/news/bigfoot-legend-newspaper
https://mil.wa.gov/the-legend-of-bigfoot
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bigfoot_sasquatch_legend/#.YMoAj5NKgjg
https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/online-exhibit/curators-choice/tracking-legend-bigfoot
https://westportlibrary.libguides.com/bigfoot
https://www.livescience.com/24598-bigfoot.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/05/fbi-tested-bigfoot-hair-in-1970s-government-documents-show.html
https://www.outsideonline.com/2097161/10-most-convincing-bigfoot-sightings
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/so-the-fbi-released-some-bigfoot-files-what-are-the-chances-the-sasquatch-is-real
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/07/world/new-plant-animal-species-2019-scn/index.html
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22202733/2020-new-species
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54894681