David Cooper
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East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Thank you for visiting me at Teachers Pay Teachers! My resources draw upon thirty years of teaching middle school Social Studies and a long-time love for writing. I work hard to provide practical, creative, and thoughtful resources for history, civics, geography, writing across the content areas, social-emotional learning, and so much more. I earned a Masters of Teaching and Curriculum from Penn State and a BA of Secondary Education Social Studies from York College of PA. In addition to teaching Social Studies for 30 years, I served as a martial arts instructor for 29 and have written compulsively since my second-grade teacher read my Star Trek story to the class.
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Gold Rush Fortunes and Heartbreak: Texts, Activities, Role-Plays, and Assessment
Gold Rush Fortunes and Heartbreaks provides 6th through 8th graders with the thought-provoking content and activities necessary to experience the thrills, risks, and dreams of the California Gold Rush. These materials can be used as stand-alone lessons complementing your existing curriculum or as a complete seven-day mini-unit. Gold Rush Fortunes and Heartbreaks consists of the following resources and learning experiences: a primary-source activity involving the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mi
6th - 8th
Economics , Informational Text, U.S. History
CCSS
RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.4
, RH.6-8.10
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Civil War Photography and Camp Life
Civil War Photography and Camp Life explores the use of photography during The Civil War and provides students in grades six through eight with first-person perspectives into the lives of the era’s soldiers. What do students see, hear, smell, taste and touch in their encampment? What do students think and feel when their sergeant tells them they will march to a major battle after having wintered three long months? Students compose a purpose statement setting a course for their learning, engage a
6th - 8th
U.S. History
CCSS
RH.6-8.2
, RH.6-8.10
, WHST.6-8.4
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Experience
Thank you for visiting me at Teachers Pay Teachers! My resources draw upon thirty years of teaching middle school Social Studies and a long-time love for writing. I work hard to provide practical, creative, and thoughtful resources for history, civics, geography, writing across the content areas, social-emotional learning, and so much more. I earned a Masters of Teaching and Curriculum from Penn State and a BA of Secondary Education Social Studies from York College of PA. In addition to teaching Social Studies for 30 years, I served as a martial arts instructor for 29 and have written compulsively since my second-grade teacher read my Star Trek story to the class.
Teaching style
Challenging students with new ways to examine history, to express ideas and discoveries through multiple media, and to value learning beyond letter grades is an approach to teaching I have clung to and continue to develop with the help of colleagues, and, most importantly, my students.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Dave received the first place award for Literary Short Fiction at the 2012 Philadelphia Writers' Conference. He received the Outstanding Graduate Student In Teaching and Curriculum Award from the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg in 2001. He also received Departmental Recognition For Contributions To The Field Of Education from York College of Pennsylvania in 1995.
My own education history
Dave graduated from York College Of Pennsylvania in 1995 with a degree in Secondary Education-- Social Studies. He completed his Master's Degree in Teaching and Curriculum through Penn State University in 2001.
Additional biographical information
Visit Dave’s website and blog at davidcooperwriting.com for more teaching resources and information about his writing projects.
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