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Debate and Diplomacy with Retro Report

Thanks for joining us! We will begin at the top of

the hour.

Housekeeping • Q&A Box

• 🡪 Live Captioning

• Survey at the end if you want proof of attendance

• We will email a link to the video and materials tomorrow.

RetroReport.org/Education

Debate & Diplomacy with Retro Report

NHD Webinar | 9/23/21bit.ly/RR-NHD

©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Who are we?

Retro Report Education Team

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David OlsonDirector of [email protected]@davidjohnolson

Isadora VarejaoEngagement [email protected]@brazooklyn

©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

What is ?

● Non-profit journalism organization - focused on short-form documentaries

● Connecting past and present through investigative journalism & storytelling

● Library of 250+ films - entirely free on our website

● Growing collection of lesson plans, student activities, etc

● Much more to come on the Education side!!!

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©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Why use ?

● Start with story… ENGAGING stories with great interviews!

● Completely free - videos, lessons, activities, events…

● Films are 5-12ish minutes - all FACT CHECKED

● Connection between History/Civics & Current Events○ Why does it matter?!?

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©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Connecting to

● What’s the spark?○ How do you engage your students to

research and tell a story?● Inspire research & connect to Evaluation

○ Primary Sources - Archival images & clips, interviews

○ Multiple Perspectives○ Historical Context & Accuracy○ Significance

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Educators’ Guide

©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Film Collections from ● Conventions & Elections

○ 1860, 1912, 1924, 1964, 1968, 2000● Political Ads

○ Daisy Girl, Morning in America, Willie Horton

● Civil Rights○ Busing, Housing, Voting

● Cold War (partnered with Gilder Lehrman)○ Airlift, Korean War, McCarthyism, etc.

● Public Policy○ Garbage, AIDS, vaccines, evolution

● Environmental Science○ DDT, Yellowstone Fires, Love Canal

● Teaching About 9/11 RetroReport.org/Education | 8

©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Debates

● Signature strength of Retro Report - Nuanced issues with great stories at the center

● Wild Horses - Story of the environment and unintended consequences…

● What is the debate? How are your students exploring multiple perspectives?

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©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Debates

● Historical connections to today! “How did we get here?”

● The Roots of Recycling - How did a moment in history lead to something impactful?

● How do individual events impact larger public policy?

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©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Diplomacy

● More than just the policy or the event…

● Focus on the human stories that impact those policies or events

● Berlin Airlift - How can human actions influence public perception of events?

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©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Bridging Debates and Diplomacy

● What are the consequences of diplomacy (or lack thereof)?

● How do our diplomatic decisions impact political, social, and economic debates?

● Vietnam War: Agent Orange - What impact did these decisions have on both Americans and Vietnamese citizens and soldiers?

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©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Building Skills● What skills do we need to teach to

budding historians and researchers?● Information Literacy is paramount!

○ Retro Report’s contribution is to model Fact Checking

○ In-house Fact Checker (available for speaking engagements)

● How to Fact-Check History - What are the essential elements to this process?

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©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

What’s next from ? ● Upcoming lessons/collections

○ Fact Checking Lessons/Activities○ Cold War in Latin America Collection○ Gerrymandering Collection

● Conferences/Networking○ MA, KT, TX Social Studies○ NCSS - Virtual○ VA NHD - Fact Checking

● Classroom visits - Fact Checker or Film Producers

● Teacher Networks○ Application coming soon!

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©2021 Retro Report, Inc. Provided free for educational purposes.

Stay in touch!

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David OlsonDirector of [email protected]@davidjohnolson

Isadora VarejaoEngagement [email protected]@brazooklyn

URL: retroreport.org/educationNewsletter: bit.ly/RRnewsED

Questions?

To provide feedback and obtain proof of attendance:https://tinyurl.com/NHDwebinars

Please help our friends at Retro Report: https://retroreport.typeform.com/RRNHD