Can You Beat Churchill?: Teaching History Through Simulations

by Michael A. Barnhart

Book Overview

How do you get students to engage in a historical episode or era? How do you bring the immediacy and contingency of history to life? Michael A. Barnhart shares the secret to his award-winning success in the classroom with Can You Beat Churchill?, which encourages role-playing for immersive teaching and learning. Combating the declining enrollment in humanities classes, this innovative approach reminds us how critical learning skills...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501758292
• ISBN13: 9781501758294
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher