Sentences with phrase «encourage social studies teacher»

These guidelines encourage social studies teacher educators to recognize the potential of technology in reconceptualizing the social studies discipline and reforming schools.

This study should only encourage social studies teacher educators to continue to introduce and utilize social media services appropriate to their situations.

For example, Diem (1983) encouraged social studies teachers to begin using technology in their instruction, and White (1987) described using this technology to allow high school students to «reach out to peers around the world» (p. 44).

Not exact matches

As a teacher (of yoga and of middle school social studies) I encourage my students to work in that space right beyond their comfort zone.

Sociologist James W. Loewen, author of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, continues his crusade to encourage the honest teaching of U.S. history, warts and all, in this call for a social studies curriculum based on critical thinking and project learning.

We encourage teacher educators in social studies (and other subjects) to experiment with lesson study.

Moreover, the history curricula promoted by social studies experts insisted that teachers ought to encourage their students to look more critically at U.S. policy in the Middle East in the hopes of understanding the terrorists» motives.

Teachers are encouraged or required to suspend or interrupt science, social studies, and other core subjects not tested by TAAS for TAAS preparation in other disciplines.

Such programs seem to encourage teachers to focus their work efforts on the areas of student performance that are being measured — primarily the core academic areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and reading.

Teachers and curriculum designers are encouraged first to establish their program frameworks using the social studies standards as a guide, and then to use the standards from history, geography, civics, economics, and others to guide the development of grade level strands and courses.

We welcome all, and especially encourage new social studies teachers to join in.

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To encourage preservice and in - service social studies teachers to add GIS technology to their classes.

Social studies and history teachers say they are encouraged that the creators of the Common Core, a set of English language arts and math standards that California and 42 other states have adopted, weave liberal doses of history and science into the standards» approach to literacy and numeracy.

If social studies teachers want to be participants instead of observers in those decisions that affect social studies education, we need to encourage our new teachers and experienced colleagues to be activists in our state and national organizations — not just members, but members who act on their ideas to improve social studies education.

«Many of my students don't have computers or Internet access at home, so I encourage them to go to the public library after school to do their homework,» said Phina Ihesiaba, a sixth - grade social studies teacher at KIPP Academy of Opportunity.