Information and photos of teaching methods and devices in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of students desks and devices in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of Toys and Games used by children at home and in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of children's outdoor chores on the farm from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of girls' indoor chores at home on the farm from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of evolution of music in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of atlases and maps used in Iowa Schools and the community from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of teacher's desk and furnishings in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of morning routines in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of school awards in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Information and photos of historical school documents and Iowa books in Iowa Schools from 1870-1950 from the Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt
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Learn about how Iowa was settled and how their educational system was created.
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Learn more about how immigrants settled Iowa by developing farms and built schools on the tall grass prairie in Iowa. Through video, primary sources, activities and text learn more about: A) Preparation for Settlement of Iowa's Treeless Tall Grass Prairie B) Promotion of Large Scale Prairie Settlement of 3/4 of Iowa
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Learn more about how immigrants settled Iowa by developing farms and built schools on the tall grass prairie in Iowa. Through video, primary sources, activities and text learn more about: (Continued from part 1) C) Transformation of Prairie to Farms, Towns and Building One Room Schools D) Operation and Success of the Iowa Rural School System Over Time E) Challenges and the end of the Iowa Rural School System
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This Instructional Guide is one of a set of three components provided for each chapter included in the “Video Chapters of Iowa History Series.” This Guide is for use by local groups, historians, students and teachers to learn about the history of Iowa’s rural settlement and one-room schools. The other two components are the video, Iowa’s Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools 1870-1900 and a digital library with pictures of artifacts, photos and primary sources.
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Video of Iowa Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools
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Read about our new research on civic online reasoning in Sam Wineburg and Sarah McGrew's read more »
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Selected Timeline for Iowa’s Rural Settlement and One Room Schools
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Every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. Teach students to code. Hour of Code resources
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This module provides in-depth details and stories of Iowa's highly successful Iowa (Common) Rural School System (1858-1966) and how it anchored the huge farm settlement (1870-1900) and helped shape the character of Iowa. While there are still people today who have fond childhood memories of attending one-room schools in the mid-1900's, most are unaware that 12,623 one-room schools were built mostly during the Victorian Age (1870-1900) or that they were linked together as part of a legislated state-wide system of rural schools that provided easy access for all children within a 2-mile walk from home. Willow Tree School in Richland Township, Sac County, Iowa serves as a representative of a one-room school during the time that the Iowa Rural School System operated. We invite you to get to know the individuals associated with Willow Tree and let them take you to another time and place!
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