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Carla Peck: Benchmarks of Historical Thinking: An Introduction to the Framework and Project (Part 2)
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Duration: 6 minutes, 46 seconds
The Benchmarks Project set out to establish what students should know and be able to do upon completing the history curricula. The goal is to provide accountability for genuinely worthwhile history learning—not recitation of dates and facts. Carla Peck outlines six key concepts behind historical thinking. (presentation at the 2007 Alberta Education Social Studies Summer Institute)
