debate and diplomacy with retro report
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Debate and Diplomacy with Retro Report
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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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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
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