Sentences with phrase «as social studies educators»

«This might not be a tool in the traditional sense of the word,» Michael Hutchinson, a social studies department head in Vincennes, Indiana, noted, but as a social studies educator, I find the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Network Ning to be invaluable.

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Burris combines reviews of academic studies, as well as personal anecdotes from her own experience as an educator, to argue that ability tracking has a negative effect on the educational achievement of «low track» students while also undermining social cohesion.

As long - time classroom teachers now working as teacher educators preparing future middle - and high - school language arts and social studies teachers, we persistently seek ways to improve our coursework and clinical experienceAs long - time classroom teachers now working as teacher educators preparing future middle - and high - school language arts and social studies teachers, we persistently seek ways to improve our coursework and clinical experienceas teacher educators preparing future middle - and high - school language arts and social studies teachers, we persistently seek ways to improve our coursework and clinical experiences.

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In social studies, while rightly criticizing the tendency of earlier American citizenship educators to produce America - Firsters by teaching a sanitized, celebratory U.S. history, Giroux overcorrects in promoting a curriculum calculated to produce America - Worsters, focused on the country's warts, as schools serve as «sites of struggle that address the suffering... of the oppressed.»

As an educator and a parent, I've spent years studying the benefits of social and emotional skill building and I'm passionate about creating tools to help others develop social and emotional competencies with the children in their lives.

Social studies teacher educators and researchers have frequently referenced Peter Martorella's (1997) metaphor of technology as «the sleeping giant» in the social stSocial studies teacher educators and researchers have frequently referenced Peter Martorella's (1997) metaphor of technology as «the sleeping giant» in the social stsocial studies.

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.

As social studies teacher educators, one of our roles is to model appropriate uses of technology for our preservice teachers.

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

Eric Bethel, who taught fifth - grade math and social studies until this year, when the district appointed him as a master educator to evaluate teachers, said he was initially wary.

If we, as teacher educators, wish to prepare our students to use IWBs, which are becoming increasingly prevalent in classrooms, then we must model how best to utilize the device to teach social studies effectively.

Mr. Soto held many educator positions throughout his 35 - year career with Albuquerque Public Schools in New Mexico, including as an ESL, bilingual social studies, and special education teacher, an assistant principal, and principal.

She regularly supervises student teachers and is widely regarded by the county and university as a dynamic, conscientious, and supportive social studies educator.

A recent study conducted by the Council for Basic Education confirms what many educators have feared: The curriculum is narrowing as schools zero in on reading, writing, and math at the expense of the arts, foreign languages, and elementary - level social studies.

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.

They were able to display an understanding of their philosopher as they answered questions from an authentic audience of social studies educators from around the United States and world.

As social studies teacher educators, therefore, it is our responsibility to address the importance of technology use in socialstudies by preparing preservice teachers to integrate technology in their teaching.

Social studies educators also seem to be missing numerous chances to connect with people of diverse backgrounds or use social media as a means to advocate for civic or social chSocial studies educators also seem to be missing numerous chances to connect with people of diverse backgrounds or use social media as a means to advocate for civic or social chsocial media as a means to advocate for civic or social chsocial changes.

In my work as a social studies teacher educator at a large southeastern U.S. research university, I was tasked with creating interventions and additions in the teacher education experience by using geospatial technologies in the existing context of our program.

We also identify additional issues to consider as the field moves toward a more comprehensive approach to the preparation of social studies educators in regard to the effective integration of technology into instruction.

After all, this is one of the responsibilities of social studies educators, and preservice educators should «foster the development of the skills, knowledge, and participation as good citizens in a democratic society» (Mason et al., 2000, p. 2).

As social studies teacher educators, one of our roles is to model appropriate uses of technology for our preservice teachers... (Mason, Berson, Diem, Hicks, Lee, & Draille, 2000, p. 1)

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.

While Twitter served as a source of PD experiences for social studies educators, respondents indicated that it was utilized less frequently with students and their families.

In this qualitative study, drawing from social - ecological and critical theories, multiple factors, such as the ability - level and gender of the child, school policies, and the prevalent stigma surrounding disability are examined to understand how they interact to shape educators» attitudes and responses to violence.

Mark Dunetz began his career as an educator teaching English as a second language and social studies in New York City public schools.

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.

As Jenness (1990, 412) remarked in his extensive review of the history of social studies, some educators are concerned that «the world studies program may well turn out to be a fatter photo album, ethnocentrically selected and arranged.»

Driven by the belief — and backed up by studies — that «highly effective educators are the single ingredient most likely to impact student achievement,» Profound Gentlemen provides career support for black male educators so they can, in turn, serve as mentors to boys of color, ultimately improving the students» social and emotional well - being and increasing their opportunities for success.

Social studies educators and researchers have published books, such as Braun and Risinger's (2001) Surfing Social Studies: The Internestudies educators and researchers have published books, such as Braun and Risinger's (2001) Surfing Social Studies: The InterneStudies: The Internet Book.

Based upon our research, our reading of the literature, and our own practice as teachers and teacher educators, we have focused our attention on pedagogy as the most promising starting point for considering technology use in social studies.

The workshops focused on the Global Connections strand of the new social studies standards that Harshman also played a role in helping write, with attention to topics such as globalization, global citizenship, Turkey's role in the world, and how educators incorporate global issues and perspectives in their classrooms.

Such data may serve to substantiate the use of technology not only as a learning tool but to assist and encourage other educators in their own endeavors to incorporate technology into the curriculum and facilitate the sharing of these endeavors with the rest of the social studies professional community.

This practitioner article discusses uses of geospatial technologies in a social studies teacher education program as a way of demonstrating how other teacher educators might use geospatial technologies to prompt teacher candidates to new ways of thinking about pedagogy and the world at large.

If the online environment is not considered as substantially different from the offline one, social studies educators run the risk of applying preconceived notions not only of citizenship, citizenship education, freedom of expression, and commercial and public space to the online environment, thus, limiting its potential and young people's preparation for it.

Innovations that receive a lot of attention, such as Harvard's introduction of intensive skills training for first - year law students, or Northwestern's introduction of a two - year J.D. program, had in fact already been introduced in a number of other law schools.33 Social science studies of innovation in legal education would permit legal educators to focus more substantively on innovative changes regardless of the ranking of the school that is introducing them — and would thus permit educators across the country to learn from one another.34

As an educator with a proven background in history and social studies curriculum development and instruction, it is with great excitement that I submit my resume for consideration to become a member of your team.

According to the scholar's social model based on mental health study can be found, personal career choices will have an impact on people's mental health, therefore, the weak professional identity of the student teachers will also determine whether they will have a negative impact on mental health because they were about to become an educator, such as anxiety.

I've previously posted about studies that have found that the laser - like focus on raising student test scores often identifies teachers who are good at doing that, but those VAM - like measures tend to short - change educators who are good at developing Social Emotional or «non-cognitive skills» (see More Evidence Showing The Dangers Of Using High - Stakes Testing For Teacher Evaluation; Another Study Shows Limitations Of Standardized Tests For Teacher Evaluations; Study Finds Teachers Whose Students Achieve High Test Scores Often Don't Do As Well With SEL Skills and SEL Weekly Update).

As an educator and a parent, I've spent years studying the benefits of social and emotional skill building and I'm passionate about creating tools to help others develop social and emotional competencies with the children in their lives.