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Evaluate the Strategy for Use in Your Own Classroom

Discuss with your colleagues the challenges and benefits of using this session's strategy with your students or reflect on them in your journal.

  1. In what ways might the town meeting simulation be effective in helping your students explore colonial America and the American Revolution?
  2. Are there aspects of this simulation that you could incorporate into a simulation with your students on another topic?
  3. What did you find challenging about this town meeting simulation?
  4. How might you address these challenges when planning your own simulations?

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