Jonah began his career teaching
middle school social studies in Baltimore through Teach For America.
Before attending law school, Kevin taught
middle school social studies in the Baltimore City Public Schools.
Jennifer Blevins (January 2015 / Model 2 Central) was appointed as Supervisor of
Middle School Social Studies in Edison Township in August 2015.
Chris Hull is a regular Teacher Voices contributor to our blog and teaches
middle school social studies in Chicago.
Ms. O'Brien joined the Brooke Mattapan team in 2012 after having taught
middle school Social Studies in California.
This is a guest post by Christine Sugrue, who has taught
middle school social studies in the New York City Public Schools since 1999.
Not exact matches
Milestones End - of - Grade (EOG) exams are administered every spring
in Grades 3 - 8
in the subjects of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and
Social Studies; Milestones End - of - Course (EOC) exams are administered for designated high
school courses... and,
middle school students who are taking any of those courses for high
school credit must also take the EOC for that subject.
It collated results from a five - year
study and a two - year
study of 159
middle schools in Texas and found no statistically significant improvement
in scores for English, maths, science or
social studies, despite a # 3,000 bonus being offered to successful teachers.
In a Ward 6 tussle between newcomers (two - term incumbent Elisa Ball declined to run for re-election),
middle -
school social studies teacher Tony Davis edged Hale Advisers account executive Alex Panagiotopoulos 1,239 - 1176.
The
study, published
in The Journal of
Social Studies Research, shows iCivics is an effective tool for teaching civics concepts to primary and
middle school students.
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.
About Blog Teaching
social studies and history for
middle school in Florida.
Brian Hendrickson, a sixth - grade
social studies teacher at Hillcrest
Middle School,
in Trumbull, Connecticut, polled his students to find out how they feel their male teachers differed from their female teachers.
Harvard Graduate
School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension
in 4th - 8th grade students,
in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language
in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the
middle grades
in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension
in the content areas
in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility,
in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer),
social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).
The standards
in social studies / history are not clear and specific at the elementary,
middle, or high
school level.
In social studies / history, standards - based exams are offered at the elementary and
middle school levels only.
The state has clear and specific standards
in social studies / history at the
middle school level only.
South Dakota is one of 12 states offering standards - based tests
in every core subject — English, math, science, and
social studies — at the elementary,
middle, and high
school levels.
Standards and Accountability: Tennessee has clear and specific standards
in English, science, and
social studies / history at the elementary and
middle school levels, and
in mathematics
in all grade spans.
The subject is being taught more widely
in stand - alone courses — mostly
in middle schools — and its content and methods are being integrated into history, economics, and other parts of the
social studies curriculum, geographers say.
But it provides a science test aligned to state standards
in middle school only, and it offers no standards - based test
in history /
social studies.
The state has clear and specific standards
in English at the elementary and
middle school levels and
in social studies / history at the
middle and high
school levels.
Standards and Accountability: Colorado has clear and specific standards for English, mathematics, and science
in all grade spans, but it has such standards only at the
middle school level for
social studies / history.
Rodriguez focused on
social studies education at Boston University as an undergraduate and, most recently, taught
middle school social studies at a turnaround
school, what she describes as «the lowest - achieving
school for over 25 years
in Hartford,» where 100 percent of students were black or Latino and qualified for free or reduced - price lunch.
Members of Bennet
Middle School's seventh grade Royal 7 team faced off
in their
social studies classes on the issue of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Seventh graders
in the second period
social studies class at Bennet
Middle School got to flex their debating muscles during a debate on the war
in Iraq.
I am a
middle school social studies and language arts teacher
in Mansfield, OH.
Scott, now an assistant professor of
social studies education and history at the University of Delaware, points to a
middle school math teacher who asked his students to interview adults about the ways math comes up
in their everyday lives.
The interests ranged from kindergarten through grade 12, so some students were learning to become high
school math teachers, some were working on
middle school social studies, and some of us, like me, were learning about beginning reading
in elementary
school.
I simply used the electronic newspaper, The Ratzel Room 66 Daily, that Marsha Ratzel, a science and
social studies teacher at Leawood
Middle School in Kansas produces daily for her students.
Pam Chandler, a sixth - grade English, reading, and
social studies teacher at Sequoia
Middle School in Redding, California, defines the roles her students take on
in literature circles
in this way:
Middle school teacher - candidates will need minor concentrations
in language arts, math, science, and
social studies, while aspiring high
school...
Standards and Accountability: North Carolina has clear and specific standards at the elementary,
middle, and high
school levels
in all subjects except
social studies / history, for which standards are clear and specific
in high
school only.
Max Fischer is a
social studies teacher
in an Ohio
middle school.
On Jan. 24, readers questioned three members of the Teacher Leaders Network — Corrina Knight, a 6th grade language arts /
social studies teacher at Salem
Middle School in Apex, N.C.; Linda Emm, an educational specialist with Schools of Choice in Miami, and a consultant with the National School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C., school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional develo
School in Apex, N.C.; Linda Emm, an educational specialist with
Schools of Choice
in Miami, and a consultant with the National
School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C., school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional develo
School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C.,
school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional develo
school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional development.
Puckett, a French and
social studies teacher at L.T. Johnson Traditional
Middle School in Jefferson County, Kentucky, tries to write one or two new pieces each week.
Adam Steiner (@steineredtech) recommends the blog post of
social studies teacher Jay Barry, who notes the trend that «many boys stop reading for pleasure
in middle school and those that are reading often choose books that do not challenge them as readers.»
Brian began his career
in education as a
middle and high
school social studies and English teacher
in Lafayette, Louisiana and Newark, New Jersey.
In 2012 - with 13 years experience as a
middle school social studies teacher behind him - Brennan co-founded Histrionix Learning Company (with Jason Darnell).
Like so many others
in the teaching profession, we struggled to find ways to bring history and
social studies to life for our
middle school students.
The fictional King Pepper is one of the many creative devices that Peppercorn uses
in his
social studies class at Thurston
Middle School in Westwood, Mass., to promote a fun and interactive learning experience for his students.
Students Taking Action Together (STAT) is a pedagogy tailored to help
middle school students plan and, when appropriate, engage
in feasible, personally meaningful
social action within the existing
social studies, history, civics, and current events curriculum.
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 practice.
April Francis, NCSS member and
social studies teacher, guides two of her students at Lawrence Road
Middle School in Hempstead, New York (2015).
He is the product of K - 12 public
schools, and began his education career as a
middle school social studies teacher and basketball coach at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Miami
middle school social studies teacher and basketball coach at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Miami
school social studies teacher and basketball coach at John F. Kennedy
Middle School in Miami
Middle School in Miami
School in Miami, FL..
Matthew Farber teaches
social studies at Valleyview
Middle School,
in Denville, New Jersey.
Kerry is a
middle school and high
school social studies teacher
in Massachusetts.
Lauren S. Brown taught U.S. history, sociology and world geography
in public
middle and high
schools, supervised
social studies pre-service teachers at Northern Illinois University, and has now returned to the
middle school history classroom.
The activity can be used
in a variety of
social studies lessons — from an exploration of the local community to a class on international
studies — and
in both the upper elementary grades and
middle school.
Relay says 61 percent of the New York class is working toward a master's degree
in childhood education, 9 percent
in middle -
school math education, 5 percent
in middle -
school science, 3 percent
in social studies, 12 percent
in English, and 10 percent
in general
middle -
school education.