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Secret History of History

by  International Spy Museum

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Working on a special class project? History Day coming up? This is an opportunity to have your students dig deeper into the Secret History of History. In this completely customizable program, students and educators are invited to share their projects with the Museum's experts. Discovering the critical role of intelligence enables students to gain a deeper understanding of decisions, outcomes, and actions that have changed the course of history.

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About This Program

Cost

Point to Point: $150.00



Length

30 minutes


Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

80

Maximum participants:

5


Primary Disciplines

Career Education, Gifted & Talented, International, Language Arts/English, Leadership, Mathematics, Problem Solving, Sciences, Social Studies/History, Technology/Information Science


Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Zoom



Booking Information

This program will be scheduled according to speaker availability.

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

The program fee is non-refundable. If a program must be rescheduled, we require 2 weeks notice. If a program must be cancelled due to weather, it can be rescheduled once within the same school year (depending on speaker availability).

About This Provider

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International Spy Museum

Washington, District of Columbia
United States

The International Spy Museum creates compelling exhibitions
and other learning experiences that shed light on the shadow world of espionage
and intelligence, educating and challenging each of us to engage critically
with the complex world around us.

Contact:
Educators
educators@spymuseum.org
2026540933

Program Details

Format

This program will depend on the topic that is being covered and can be customized to fit the learner. Typically it will begin with our expert giving a short overview of the topic followed by fielding questions from the participants. The speaker may show artifacts, objects, and photos during the program.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

- describe the role that intelligence played in a certain topic or period in history (topic TBD by teacher)

- define what intelligence is and how it functions

Standards Alignment

National Standards

Social Studies Curriculum Standards from Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence, published by the National Council for the Social Studies.


Standards into Practice: Examples for the Middle Grades
TIME, CONTINUITY, AND CHANGE
• identify and use key concepts such as chronology, causality, change, conflict, and complexity to explain, analyze, and show connections among patterns of historical change and continuity;
• identify and use processes important to reconstructing and reinterpreting the past, such as using a variety of sources, providing, validating, and weighing evidence for claims, checking credibility of sources, and searching for causality;
• develop critical sensitivities such as empathy and skepticism regarding attitudes, values, and behaviors of people in different historical contexts;
• use fund of knowledge of facts and concepts drawn from history, along with methods of historical inquiry, to inform decision-making about and action-taking on public issues;

PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS
• use appropriate resources, data sources, and geographic tools such as aerial photographs, satellite images, geographic information systems (GIS), map projections and cartography to generate, manipulate, and interpret information such as atlases, data bases, grid systems, charts, graphs, and maps;
INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND INSTITUTIONS
• demonstrate an understanding of concepts such as role, status, and social class in describing the interactions of individuals and social groups;
• analyze group and institutional influences on people, events, and elements of culture;
• identify and analyze examples of tensions between expressions of individuality and group or institutional efforts to promote social conformity;
• identify and describe examples of tensions between belief systems and government policies and laws;
POWER, AUTHORITY, AND GOVERNANCE
• examine persistent issues involving the rights, roles, and status of the individual in relation to the general welfare;
• describe the ways nations and organizations respond to forces of unity and diversity affecting order and security;
• explain conditions, actions, and motivations that contribute to conflict and cooperation within and among nations;
• describe and analyze the role of technology in communications, transportation, information-processing, weapons development, or other areas as it contributes to or helps resolve conflicts;
• explain and apply concepts such as power, role status, justice, and influence to the examination of persistent issues and social problems;
• give examples and explain how governments attempt to achieve their states ideals at home and abroad;
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
• examine and describe the influence of culture on scientific and technological choices and advancement, such as in transportation, medicine, and warfare;
• seek reasonable and ethical solutions to problems that arise when scientific advancements and social norms or values come into conflict;

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
• describe instances in which language, art, music, belief systems, and other cultural elements can facilitate global understanding or cause misunderstanding;
• analyze examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among groups, societies, and nations;
• describe and analyze the effects of changing technologies on the global community;
• demonstrate understanding of concerns, standards, issues, and conflicts related to universal human rights;