Every year cspan awards fellowships to several middle and High School Teachers who have demonstrated innovative methods of a corporate cspan programs in their teaching. They join cspans education Relations Team in washington, d. C. For four weeks in july to develop new teaching materials. They also help lead cspan some educators conference. Al green has taught in pacoima. Tells about your school and her students. Im really fortunate to get to teach the population that is almost entirely firstgeneration americans. Most my students are bilingual scum into the english language skill. I get to take a group of students who really want to learn, immigrant children love learning. They see education as way out. Their parents are super invested in them and so i get to be the guide to teach them about those connections to American History and World History and to the government and help them see their place within this country that sometimes doesnt receive him as a a part of it. You tell us your
Really allows him to do that. Announcer sunday night at 8 00 eastern on cspans q a. Year, cspanery awards fellowships to several middle and High School Teachers who have demonstrated innovative methods of incorporating cspan programs in their teaching. They join cspans education Relations Team in washington, d. C. For four weeks in july to develop new teaching materials. They also help lead the cspan summer educators conference. One of our three 2019 teacher fellows is middle School Teacher Maureen Mcguirl of jamestown, rhode island. 2019 teacher fellow Maureen Mcguirl teaches at the Jamestown School in jamestown, rhode island. Tell us a little bit about your school and students. Maureen well, our school is on an island for once, our students are together, k8th. They are excited when we have military students, which makes up 25 of our population because of the naval war college. So, new people to meet and bring diversity to our classrooms. So, basically, the island started out as a far
Yourornia, tell us about school and students through the im fortunate to be able to that ispopulation almost entirely firstgeneration american. Most of my students are emergent so, i get to take a group of students who really want to learn to read it immigrants immigrant children love learning. I get to be the guide is to teach them about American History, World History and help them see their place within this country that sometimes does not always see them as part of it. You are moving to a New High School in the coming fall. What if you taught in the past . When i started, i was the only history teacher to read coming year, i will be focused on government critic when you say focused on government, government thread when you. Ay focused o [no audio] then, i get to talk about media and bias and their place in it. It we take time to learn about journalism and media studies. We get to write things about how to vote and get to research. We get to see not only how the government functions
2019 teacher fellow Maureen Mcguirl teaches at the Jamestown School in jamestown, rhode island. Tell us about your school and students. Well, our school is on an island for once our students are together k through 8. They are excited when we have military students which makes up 25 of our population because of the naval war college. So new people to meet and bring diversity to our classrooms. So, basically, the island started out as a farm for sheep. Then stayed that way really into we got another bridge in. That is when our population exploded from about 2500 people to 5000 yearround. You teach middle school seventh and eighth. What are some of the courses . So, in seventh grade, i teach topics on western civilization focusing on the historical method, how to gather information, take notes, examine it, and present it according to the audience or the type of venue you are using. And that is a common theme with the teacher fellowship in the summer conference with cspan is the gathering
The trade war and tariffs are having on farmers across the u. S. You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is saturday, august 17. We read that nearly one quarter of the electorate this time around will be 65 or older and seniors vote at a much higher percentage than others. We ask seniors only to call in this morning. What are your top issues for campaign 2020 . If you live in the eastern or central time zones, call 202 7488000. West, 202 out 7488001. You can send a tweet c spanwj. Commentalso post a on facebook. Key to the 2020 democratic president ial nomination. As they talk about iowa, in 2020, 23 of the electorate will be 65 and older. That is the highest share since 1970. In iowa specifically, the numbers are more dramatic those 50 and older accounted for 58 of democratic caucusgoers in 2016. 28 were 65 and older. Clear thateeds to be 60 of caucusgoers are going to be over the age of 50 said brad anderson, who is a f