The ways that social media are already being leveraged
by social studies educators might provide fertile ground for consideration of what is possible.
Qualitative comments
by social studies educators spoke specifically to both social studies teaching and learning.
However, budding uses of social media — and Twitter, in particular —
by social studies educators might offer a technological muse to consider or reconsider what might be possible in schools and society.
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educators working with middle and high school students are aware of the
In addition, Levinson and doctoral candidate Jacob Fay are editing a book of case
studies and commentaries
by philosophers,
social scientists,
educators, and policymakers that delve deep on particular dilemmas of justice in schools and school districts.
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Social studies: «Planning the Social Studies Curriculum,» workshop, sponsored by the National Council for the Social Studies, for social - studies educators, to be held at the University of Colorado in Colorado Sp
Social studies: «Planning the Social Studies Curriculum,» workshop, sponsored by the National Council for the Social Studies, for social - studies educators, to be held at the University of Colorado in Colorado S
studies: «Planning the
Social Studies Curriculum,» workshop, sponsored by the National Council for the Social Studies, for social - studies educators, to be held at the University of Colorado in Colorado Sp
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by the National Council for the
Social Studies, for social - studies educators, to be held at the University of Colorado in Colorado Sp
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studies educators, to be held at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.
One of only two
social -
studies series approved
by the California state school board last fall, Houghton Mifflin Company's new K - 8
social -
studies texts have been praised
by educators for the engaging style in which they are written and for including discussion of world religions and non-Western cultures.
The following case
study, compiled from information provided
by educators and
social - service professionals in one school district, illustrates the educational dilemma of a student whose journey through the foster - care system took him back and forth through several different counties and school districts.
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.»
[a] Both the journal and the respective disciplinary guidelines were sponsored
by the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education and co-sponsored
by the Association for Science Teacher Education, Association of Mathematics Teacher
Educators, Conference on English Education and the National Council for the
Social Studies College and University Faculty Assembly.
By transferring our discussion to a public network comprising nearly 1,000 other
social studies teachers, teacher
educators, and preservice students, we hypothesized that our students would reap two kinds of benefits.
Teacher
educators must explore with preservice teachers how digital technologies shape and are shaped
by education and examine the deeper theoretical and pragmatic understanding of the core purpose of
social studies to prepare civic life.
While the impressions presented in this article of the changing landscape of technology and its impact on
social studies teaching and learning have been informed
by recent theory and research, we also sought to represent, in snapshot form, a slice of the thinking of
social studies teacher
educators.
By leveraging emerging technologies to engage
social studies teachers in critical reflections about contemporary and historical issues, #sschat and others are influencing the manner in which
social studies educators think about teacher learning and professional development.
These lesson sequences were created
by educators, are available in grades K - 12, and integrate with a variety of subject areas including science,
social studies and math.
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
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.
Teachers» intrinsic motivations and
social cooperation thrived in the more informal learning spaces afforded
by the medium, but these same benefits were not extended to the students of many
social studies educators.
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.
Social studies educators» uses of Twitter (N = 303) were characterized
by intense professional development engagement with colleagues.
The low percentage of
social studies educators who used Twitter for communication and class activities might be partially explained
by school policies or cultures that discouraged or prohibited
social media use.
«Our teachers have options,» said former N.C.
social studies teacher of the year, Justin Ashley, at a news conference held
by the North Carolina Association of
Educators yesterday morning.
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.
For example,
social studies and science teacher
educators might propose inquiry paths for their teacher candidates related to the template writing tasks furnished
by the Gates» Foundation's Literacy Design Collaborative (2014).
Teachers mentored
by Leading
Educators Fellows (Mentees) had a positive impact on student mathematics and
social studies achievement in New Orleans.
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.
Some evidence suggests that this pressure, coupled with the reality of operating a school or district on a limited budget, meant
educators often began to focus more time on those tested subjects at the expense of others, like
social studies, science, and the arts — a logical response to the incentives created
by the accountability system and tough budget choices.
A case
study by the Aspen Institute National Commission on
Social, Emotional, and Academic Development spotlights SFUSD's efforts and how educators in other schools and districts are incorporating social and emotional learning to provide richer academic lessons that can help all students reach their pote
Social, Emotional, and Academic Development spotlights SFUSD's efforts and how
educators in other schools and districts are incorporating
social and emotional learning to provide richer academic lessons that can help all students reach their pote
social and emotional learning to provide richer academic lessons that can help all students reach their potential.