Multiple Ways of Knowing: Life stories, Oral history and Education
Toledo Stories: An Oral History Project
Transcript of Toledo Stories: An Oral History Project
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The branch of knowledge dealing with
past events;
a continuous, systematic narrative of
past events as relating to a particular
people, country, period, person, etc.,usually written as a chronological
account; acts, ideas, or events that will or can
shape the course of the future.
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"Those who don't know
history are destined torepeat it.
Edmund Burke
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If we dont take time to record some of
that history today, we may lose a
significant resource: community
members who lived through importantdevelopments in labor history.
But how?....
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Links the present to the past so that studentsbetter understand the cyclical nature ofhistory;
Allows students to experience history first-hand;
Expands our understanding of the effects ofevents;
Focuses upon ordinary people;
Promotes critical thinking about a historicalevent;
Pushes students to become active citizens;
Helps prepare young people for what theymay experience in the work world.
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Review oral histories ofthe Kent State shooting
to assess how point ofview impacts an
individuals experience.
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Auto-LiteStrike of 1934
Assembly line atWillys-Overland
Motors
ToledoScale
UnionMembership
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Listen to oral
histories at StoryCorps.
Trainstudents
to use avideo
camera.
Havestudents
practiceinterviewing
each other.
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Conduct the interview.Generateinterview
questions.
Edit and transcript the tape
into a polished video.
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Images in Time @ Toledo LucasCountry Public Library
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Language Arts Standards:Reading Applications:
Informational, Technicaland Persuasive Text
Writing ApplicationsResearch
Social Studies Standards:HistoryPeople in Societies
Citizenship Rights andResponsibilities
Social Studies Skills andMethods
Technology:Technology for Productivity
ApplicationsTechnology and
CommunicationApplications
Technology and InformationLiteracy
Library:Information
LiteracyTechnology Literacy
Media Literacy
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General Oral HistoryR
esources:Images in Time: a collection of historical photographs of Toledo and Northwest Ohio. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Local History Department.1997. Electronic resource. 10March 2011.
Moyer, Judith. "Step-by-Step Guide to Oral History." DoHistory Home. Center for History andNew Media, 1999. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.
"Oral History as an Educational Methodology." OHP: Oral History Project. NaherIndustries,2011. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.
"Resources & Engagement." Southern Oral History Program - The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Center for the Study of the American South, 2011. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.
Oral History Curricula and/or Lesson Plans:Cassata, Susan, and Mary Reiman. "Our Changing Voices- Lesson Plans - For Teachers
(Library of Congress)." Library of Congress Home. 26 Sept. 2002. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.
Frenz, Marilyn, and Mel Sanchez. "Exploring Community Through Local History: Oral Stories,Landmarks and Traditions - Lesson Plans - For Teachers (Library of Congress)." Library ofCongress Home. 30 Aug. 2005. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.
"People's Century | Teacher's Guide | Exploring Points of View." PBS: Public Broadcasting
Service. WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.Tell Me Your Stories: An Oral History Curriculum. 2002. Web. 12 Mar. 2011.
Selected Oral History Interviews:StoryCorps. Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Public Radio, 2010. Web. 12
Mar. 2011.
Telling Their Stories: Oral History Archives Project. The Urban School of San Francisco. Web. 12Mar. 2011.