Sentences with phrase «how social studies educators»

This section will detail findings from each of the primary uses of Twitter — PD, communication, and class activities — with consideration of how social studies educators may use social media to move toward aims of the field.

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The challenge for teacher educators in social studies and across all disciplines is to identify how digital technologies may support and «equip [all children] to take advantage of their citizenship» (Parker, 1996, p. 2).

For social studies teacher educators, using technology in the classroom requires an ongoing dialog regarding how knowledge is constructed.

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.

During this period, there were resounding calls for social studies educators to rouse the metaphorical «sleeping giant» (Martorella, 1997) and learn how to use digital technologies appropriately and effectively (Becker, 1999; Diem, 1999; Fontana, 1997).

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.

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.

To determine how and why social studies educators use Twitter, 303 K - 16 self - identified social studies educators were surveyed in this study.

However, many educators and social scientists who study education believe that standardized tests are not necessarily an accurate measure of how much students learn in a given school year.

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.

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.

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 poteSocial, 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 potesocial and emotional learning to provide richer academic lessons that can help all students reach their potential.