Sentences with phrase «as social studies content»

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Let's all thank BuzzSumo and Moz for this study, as it goes a long way in showing what it takes to not only create killer content, but to increasing the number of social shares and referring domain links!

We know from various studies done in the social sciences in the past forty years, as well as from fifteen plus years of my being involved with personas, the trio of users / buyers / customers makes decisions based on much more than just content or information.

Whereas Australia has made Asia an important focus of its national curriculum, Canada, where education is a provincial matter, could follow the model practiced in the US, where a network of universities across the country acts as hubs for teachers to deepen their understanding of Asian geography, history, social studies and arts, so they can introduce that content into their classrooms.

That a congregation is constituted by enacting a more broadly and ecumenically practiced worship that generates a distinctive social space implies study of what that space is and how it is formed: What are the varieties of the shape and content of the common lives of Christian congregations now, cross-culturally and globally (synchronic inquiry); how do congregations characteristically define who they are and what their larger social and natural contexts are; how do they characteristically define what they ought to be doing as congregations; how have they defined who they are and what they ought to do historically (diachronic study); how is the social form of their common life nurtured and corrected in liturgy, pastoral caring, preaching, education, maintenance of property, service to neighbors; what is the role of scripture in all this, the role of traditions of theology, and the role of traditions of worship?

David Dueñas i Cid, a researcher at the Social and Business Research Laboratory (SBRlab) at the Catalan university and the main author of this study, explains to Sinc that the purpose of the study was to gather information regarding the types of discriminatory content created and spread by young people via social networks such as FacSocial and Business Research Laboratory (SBRlab) at the Catalan university and the main author of this study, explains to Sinc that the purpose of the study was to gather information regarding the types of discriminatory content created and spread by young people via social networks such as Facsocial networks such as Facebook.

But there is room for improvement on its standards, which have not been rated by the American Federation of Teachers as clear, specific, and grounded in content for English above the elementary level or for social studies at any grade span.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

The teachers of the subjects with high - stakes tests want as much time as possible to work with students on those skills while social studies teachers want the same respect for their content and the time to teach it well.

We soon formed The Kids Like Blues Band, and since last March we've used blues songs as a springboard for teaching academic content standards in reading, writing, listening, speech, social studies, technology, and the visual and performing arts.

The report, issued this month by the Washington - based Council of Chief State School Officers, reports that systemic - improvement plans in 47 states include the development of content standards in such subjects as mathematics, English, and social studies.

The study, led by Jerome Johnston of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, found that high school students at «exemplary» Channel One schools — defined as schools where teachers make good use of the 12 - minute daily show's content — scored 5 percent better on current - events tests than students at control high schools, where the program was not used.

Achievement tests, in contrast, measure specific knowledge and skills in particular content areas such as science, math, English, and social studies.

As evidenced by students» responses during one - on - one assessments before and following the interactive read - alouds, students made statistically significant learning gains in both social studies and content literacy.

Their titles cover a range of content areas — from literacy and mathematics to science, social studies, the arts, and environmental education — as well as a variety of topics, including classroom management, assessment, and differentiation.

Teachers can use the slim paperbacks (under 150 pages) in the social studies classroom because of the content and / or in the language arts classroom as a new form in the genre of memoir.

The TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages) Program offers a six - course, 26 - credit add - on license pathway that allows MAT students in content - specific areas (e.g., English Education, Social Studies Education, Mathematics Education, and Science Education to meet requirements for a Massachusetts licensure endorsement as Teacher of English Language Learners (ESL).

If technology is truly to impact both pedagogical competence, as well as increase content knowledge in the social studies, the apex of the instructional delivery system — the instructor — must be the continual focus of these beliefs.

As part of an Institute of Education Sciences (IES)- funded research project, our team (in collaboration with current middle school educators) is developing a professional development (PD) model specifically for middle schools to help them implement research - based reading practices in content areas, including English / language arts, science, and social studies.

Perspectives: Technology as content in social studies curricula for young learners.

Technology also offers a new way for educators to use students» lived experiences as content for social studies instruction (Tally, 1996).

A disconnect appeared between the teachers» knowledge of what the board can do, as seen in other content areas, and their ability to translate that knowledge to the social studies.

As a social studies teacher, I was relieved I never had a specific state test focused on my content.

Learn - Abouts assist in developing strong literacy skill while focusing on content area learning as it relates to science and social studies.

Vocabulary study, therefore, is an essential component of the English language arts block, as well as content areas like science and social studies.

With more content - based areas, such as literature, social studies, and some sciences, students could have the option to study the material in the book, take the test, and move on to replacement or extension material.

These increasingly complex challenges are met in texts in content areas such as math, science and social studies, as well as in many of the books children choose to read for their own pleasure and study.

Students in classes using LDC performed as well on a social studies content test as comparable students.

As Hammond and Manfra (2009) described in their discussion of TPACK in social studies education, TPACK is a conceptual framework in teacher education that «provides a common language to discuss the integration of technology into instruction and builds upon the concepts of pedagogical content knowledge, [as well as] teacher as curricular gatekeeper» (p. 160As Hammond and Manfra (2009) described in their discussion of TPACK in social studies education, TPACK is a conceptual framework in teacher education that «provides a common language to discuss the integration of technology into instruction and builds upon the concepts of pedagogical content knowledge, [as well as] teacher as curricular gatekeeper» (p. 160as well as] teacher as curricular gatekeeper» (p. 160as] teacher as curricular gatekeeper» (p. 160as curricular gatekeeper» (p. 160).

As the consumption - based model of technology integration transitions to a participatory approach and technology transitions from a tool for accessing information to a tool to (a) support student authoring and creativity, (b) facilitate collaboration, communication, and social learning, (c) allow for more efficient organization and accumulation of resources, (d) provide venues for student voices through publication and sharing, and (e) support student immersion in learning environments, educators also transition from «extending learning beyond what could be done without technology» (Mason et al., 2000) to «use technologies to promote effective student learning» (Hicks et al., 2014) In the revisioning of the first principle, the authors did a commendable job of affording increased value to range of tools, methods, content, abilities, and varied contexts of social studies classrooms.

Her second reason was to prepare students for the next grade level by teaching them specific content area knowledge and skills in social studies, as she expressed concerns about preventing students from falling behind.

Many social studies educators saw Twitter as a means by which they could add content or extend class activities beyond the participants in their physical classroom.

Ninth - grade students identified as good and poor readers were randomly assigned to learn social studies content either with the typical textbook lessons or lessons constructed around the Frayer Model steps (Peters, 1974 — 1975).

Designed to facilitate more authentic and deeper learning, teachers will brainstorm ways to integrate the Essential Skills in Economics to also develop students» mastery of other K - 12 English / language arts and social studies skills such as analyzing and synthesizing primary and secondary sources; using evidence to draw conclusions and make generalizations; articulating and defending positions using content vocabulary; comparing and contrasting historical, cultural, and political perspectives; explaining cause - and - effect relationships; and practicing good citizenship skills while collaborating and compromising.

In ELA or social studies a student may describe a story using content specific vocabulary such as introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion.

At the same time, they help struggling readers find and identify information they are expected to know in content area classes, such as social studies, history, civics and science.

As I had learned in a Teaching Social Studies class, the manner in which Standards are integrated could be the difference maker that allows instructors to cover both important content and required Standards.

If we want to play a role as teachers in helping students define the common good, we need to insist that staff development for social studies teachers contain a significant exposure to the content we are teaching.

To ensure that special education students are capable of accessing varied information about the world around them, Maryland should also include specific requirements regarding literacy skills and using text as a means to build content knowledge in history / social studies, science, technical subjects and the arts.

Reading instruction is embedded within content area courses such as science, social studies, and mathematics.

Integrated studies engages students through social studies content and allows them to experience reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as exploring concepts through art, music, math and science in a context that is rich and meaningful.

Social studies educators identified a concern about the digital divide, which they defined as being more than students having access to hardware and software, but having access to appropriate resources online and having appropriate Internet connections so they can explore the world of ideas related to social studies coSocial studies educators identified a concern about the digital divide, which they defined as being more than students having access to hardware and software, but having access to appropriate resources online and having appropriate Internet connections so they can explore the world of ideas related to social studies cosocial studies content.

Using the Framework as a guide, teachers of social studies can begin the conversation with colleagues and administrators about how to ensure that the content facilitated by the teacher is rigorous and fosters civic engagement.

Teachers may use the summer months for reading education articles from Education Week or from educational publications in their content area such as English Journal, Mathematics Teacher or Social Studies Teaching with Documents.

We have also integrated digital video into our teacher education courses as a tool for students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social studies content.

From the perspective of teacher development, a practical question is how to guide teachers to systematically incorporate students» academic language growth while teaching the specific academic content such as math, science, and social studies.

Teachers make sure to include content - area and thematic words by connecting with the science, math, and social studies curricula as well as to cross-curricular themes.

Reading comprehension is the main goal of the Reading Eggs program, but the reading content connects to science, social studies, and math topics as well.

You can then use Ascensus Target to build shared content and fixed - form assessments for other subject areas, such as other languages, arts, social studies, CTE, or any additional curriculum areas.

Conspiracy Code ™: American History was created as an appealing, interactive game - based program with the hopes of leveraging technology to effectively engage students and teach them social studies content knowledge and skills.

There is one Content Leader per school per subject; currently the core subjects of math and reading have Content Leaders, and as the program expands the subjects will include Social Studies, Science, and Art.