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Mr. Dietrich is currently seeking a social studies position. Review his work and consider making him a part of your team.
Vision:
Foster the development of future civic leaders
Mission:
Create engaging lessons that build the foundational knowledge that leads to higher-order thinking and fair, honest, and respectful debate
Check out my Resume Here
I am a high energy teacher (watch my videos) that stimulates and engages students by presenting information in an easily consumable format. My lessons are visual, verbal and built for short attention spans. My activities are inclusive and are designed to reach struggling students while also allowing for high-level students to engage topics from Bloom's higher order of thinking (Evaluation and Creation). Check out the courses that I have designed over my decade of teaching:
American History Curriculum
- Based on AP Standards
- Technologically Driven
- Student Centered
- Balanced Curriculum that Respects all Beliefs
Civics and Economics Curriculum
- Based on Virginia, NC and Ohio American Government, Civics, and Financial Literacy Standards
- Technologically Driven
- Student Centered
- Balanced Curriculum that Respects all Beliefs
World History Curriculum
- Broad and Simple Intro to World History
- Beta Version
ScienceStudyGames.com
- Curation of the Best Science Videos that Align with Standardized Tests
- Each video is supported by an assessment and games
Social Studies Games Hub
Philosophy
My educational philosophy is based on the research of educational leaders and my own data-driven findings.
The first step of the approach is the mastery of the basics. Students will develop a foundational knowledge of the content through traditional strategies aided by technology.
With a common vocabulary and base knowledge, student background experience will be utilized to create scaffolding. This foundational knowledge will be further developed through application activities.
The final step of the learning process is to extend the developed knowledge through analysis and evaluation via fair, honest, and respectful debate.
During this process, high-level students will be given creative outlets during the application activities. The struggling students will receive one-on-one support during the application activity — matching boards, or a quick review of facts and definitions (this intervention will be tracked and the data will be utilized for evaluation and improvement).
Highlights
- Over 300 Videos and 100 hours of Visually Stimulating Classroom Lectures on YouTube
- Review Games for Every Lesson
- Activities that Engage at all Learning Levels
- Examples:
- 1st Amendment and Google Street Maps
- Students apply knowledge of the first amendment by associating freedoms with real life locations
- Sharecropping Simulation created through PowerPoint
- Students play a rigged simulation that teaches them the crooked system of sharecropping (note: simulations must be run through PowerPoint. The Google Slides version does not offer the full functionality)
- Build WW1 Battlefield using MineTest Software (Free Minecraft)
- Students apply their knowledge of trench warfare and early 20th century technology by creating a virtual battlefield
- Convert the Declaration of Independence into a Modern Break-Up Letter
- Students will apply the Declaration of Independence to their own background experience to gain a deeper level understanding of the document
- Federal Reserve Simulation
- Students will evaluate economic conditions and make decisions on interest rates
- Bank Simulation
- Students will assume the role of Banker and make loan decisions based on their understanding of financial literacy
- Personal Finance Simulation
- Students will apply their knowledge of financial literacy and analyze personal financial choices
- Review games and simulations built through scratch.mit.edu coding software
- Personal Finance Simulation
- my favorite - just click it!
- Cold War Review - Matching Board
