ABSTRACT
Context: TE Elementary, TE Secondary, 7-12, Multicultural Education, University NCSS Standards: III (People, Places, and Environments), V (Individuals, Groups, and Institu-
tions), VI (Power, Authority, and Governance) INTASC Standards: 1 (Subject Matter Expertise), 3 (Diverse Learners), 4 (Instructional Strate-
gies), 9 (Refl ective Practice) Topics: role-play/simulation; perspective consciousness, multiple perspectives, issues-centered
approach, history, government, ethical/political valuation, critical thinking, student centered, historical fi gures, power/authority, technology/internet
It was the end of class, and seated around the room at their computer stations, students in my course at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, were clapping. We, as a cohort, in a single 3½ hour class period no less, had just conceived of, researched, and written a role-play on the 1898 United States annexation of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
