As my first year progressed I found it easy to collaborate with a couple of teachers in subject areas other than mine but for the most part I was alone — on my own when it came to learning, growing, and developing
into the social studies teacher I wanted to be.
Not exact matches
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.
At New Legacy, language arts and
social studies are combined
into integrated theme - based humanities courses; math is taught in a blended environment that enables
teachers to effectively support and challenge a diverse group of learners; and science is taught in six - week modules that focus on scientific inquiry and the scientific process.
McKillop, a former Riverhead
social studies teacher who retired this year, was charged with DWI after crashing his department - issued vehicle
into multiple street signs in Southold.
When grade seven
social studies teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) challenges his class to think of a way to change the world and put it
into action, Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) takes the assignment to heart more than any prior student.
Not only is the game great fun and easy to integrate
into the curriculum, it also reinforces standards set by the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE), the National Council for
Social Studies (NCSS), the National Council for
Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE).
I also especially like that these two tablets come loaded with resources, which include a variety of ready - to - use digital content that students (and
teachers) need to delve
into science, math,
social studies, and English.
At the orientation sessions last February and May, one
teacher commented, «It's incredible to link art, language arts, and
social studies into big ideas that define and reflect culture values and experiences.»
Teachers are required to teach mathematics, language arts, and
social studies and integrate science and art instruction
into the other subject areas during the half - day class, he adds.
The Instructional Leadership strand is designed for individuals who have taught at least three years, seek to increase their knowledge of instruction and curriculum in their subject area (science, mathematics or
social studies) or English Language Arts (ELA) at the elementary and secondary levels, and are interested in finding ways to extend their influence beyond the classroom
into areas such as coaching, curriculum development or
teacher research.
For example, past Specialized
Studies candidates have included physicians interested in understanding the education of medical students, a career military officer interested in translating classroom practices
into training,
social entrepreneurs leading innovative educational ventures in the U.S. and abroad,
teachers and administrators interested in implementing cutting edge reform in unique settings, as well as so many others who have benefited from designing their own courses of
study.
If
teachers are honest, they will admit that they struggle to find time to teach
social studies, and if they do, it's crammed
into the last minutes of the day, or perhaps creatively combined with other lessons.
Although combining subjects for more rich learning is a core of the Community Roots curriculum,
teachers don't integrate
social studies into every subject, particularly when it comes to reading and basic math.
Sometimes the broadcasting
teacher will come
into the
social studies classroom to help students think about framing conversations and questions for a radio audience.
Teacher Erin Okata integrated
social studies, language arts, science, math, fine arts, and technology
into the project as a way to help students develop an awareness of ocean life and to meet specific Hawaii state curriculum standards.
The lesson plans, essays and teaching materials are aimed at grades 6 - 12 and offer
teachers help in integrating disability
studies into social studies, history, literature, and related subjects.
After graduation, the Grand Rapids, Michigan native is ready to begin his teaching career as a middle school
social studies teacher in his adopted hometown of Boston, putting this lesson — and the others learned in the Teacher Education Program (TEP)-- into pr
teacher in his adopted hometown of Boston, putting this lesson — and the others learned in the
Teacher Education Program (TEP)-- into pr
Teacher Education Program (TEP)--
into practice.
A Google for Education Certified Trainer, former Director of Technology, and high school
social studies classroom
teacher, Ben has a passion for bringing creative technology integration
into the classroom.
Prompted by reports showing that American students knew little about the modern civil rights movement, Teaching Tolerance launched an investigation
into the
social studies standards states expected
teachers to teach and students to learn.
Mr. Michael Barna,
social studies teacher, has also found innovative ways to include the 3D printer
into student projects.
Social Studies teacher Jim Panepinto said that Zywicki is «dragging us kicking and screaming
into the modern world and we've been given a lot of tech tools to enhance teaching and learning.»
We'll look at how
teachers are taking professional learning
into their own hands through PLCs, Edcamps, microcredentialing, video
study, and
social media.
As a result of recent research in this field, some scholars are suggesting that
social studies teachers integrate technology
into daily teaching and learning activities (Berson, 1996; Diem, 2000).
The opportunity for
social studies teachers to integrate primary sources
into the classroom and engage their students in doing history has now become more of a reality due to increased access to archival material, once only available to historians visiting the archives.
One of them is Katie Hoff, an 8th - grade
social studies teacher who chose microcredentials that fit seamlessly
into her curriculum, like Digital Promise's Managing Project Cycles and Persuasive Presenting (Barnes, 2016).
By further dividing the materials
into usable excerpts and overtly connecting the resources to the regular curriculum perhaps digital libraries can better support
social studies teachers.
Through regularly accessing such sites,
social studies teachers have the opportunity to bring their students
into many projects that go well beyond the confines of the traditional
social studies classroom.
With the advent of the Internet and multimedia technologies,
teachers can more easily bring primary sources and other real - world
social studies learning activities
into their classrooms.
Curated, content - creation apps are also included to allow
teachers to integrate science and
social studies into the students» use of the iPads.
Analyzing the
social studies lessons available through this online repository would provide insight
into how IWB lessons are created and used by
teachers utilizing the SMART software and if those lessons are largely
teacher centered or student centered.
His career in education began as a middle school ELA /
social studies teacher and then continued
into administration and technology.
Despite their frustration with implementing the IWB in the
social studies, both
teachers felt that they were able to integrate the board effectively
into their mathematics instruction.
If they were, a translation of the interactive uses
into the
social studies would have been observed or described by the
teachers.
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Although the results of this case
study are not generalizable, they do provide insight
into what might be considered the typical
teacher's use of the IWB in the
social studies.
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. 160).
This commentary represents the perspectives on the revised guidelines of a
social studies education university faculty member who is deeply entrenched in the preparation of both preservice and in - service
social studies and elementary educators and an instructional design and technology university faculty member who works closely with preservice and in - service
teachers of all subject areas on the effective and appropriate integration of technology
into the K - 12 classroom.
Preservice
teachers» perceptions of infusing computer technology
into social studies education, Theoryand Research in Social Education, 28, 566
social studies education, Theoryand Research in
Social Education, 28, 566
Social Education, 28, 566 - 579.
The partnership has morphed
into a collaborative action community (as in Pierson & McNeil, 2000), where the college students and the middle level
teachers work together toward a common goal: improving
social studies education.
Over the past decade, K - 12
social studies teachers have increasingly integrated technology
into their classroom history instruction to improve student - learning outcomes (Berson, 2004; Danker, 2000; Green, Bolick, & Robertson, 2010; Hakes & Eisenwine, 2003; Hernandez - Ramos & De La Paz, 2009; Ray & Shelton, 2004; Shiveley, 2004; VanFossen, 2004).
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.
In my experience of working with
teachers and conducting workshops on how to integrate picture books
into the
social studies curriculum, Jenna's initial response to using picture books is a common reaction.
A
social studies teacher works with classroom
teachers on each grade to help them infuse more reading and writing
into their lessons.
Informed by the strategies proven in the literature to be helpful, a set of Web - based GIS activities were developed and infused
into a semester - long methods course for
social studies preservice
teachers.
It will also use a video lesson
study protocol to examine the procedures of three
teachers integrating oral communication
into high school English language arts and
social studies classrooms over a one - year period.
A few minutes later, 10th - grade
social studies teacher Kevin Cordeiro gathers seven students
into a nearby classroom for a workshop on American colonial history.
Preservice
social studies teachers need to see technology effectively modeled and have meaningful opportunities to use technology if they are going to integrate technology
into their future
social studies teaching (Bates, 2008; Diem, 2002).
Isabel J. Morales, a
social -
studies teacher at Los Angeles High School of the Arts, cheered the new policy, anticipating it would reduce the frequency at which students get
into trouble because of
teacher biases.
This paper describes several strategies we have employed to integrate effective technology integration strategies
into teacher education experiences provided to preservice
social studies teachers.
In addition to integrating specific technology - rich activities
into various aspects of the
teacher education program, preservice
teachers should also have an understanding of the multiple technology tools available and how they can be used to enhance a wide variety of activities in
social studies (Lee, 2008; Saye & Brush, 2007).