Sentences with phrase «of secondary social studies»

Teacher thinking about curriculum and instruction: A case study of a secondary social studies teacher.

During the 1999 - 2000 academic year, as the Internet had begun to make inroads in schools and received wide acclaim in the social studies literature, VanFossen (2000) published a study of secondary social studies teachers in Indiana and their instructional use of the Internet.

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A secondary finding from this study discovered employees who had racially - diverse friend groups were more trusting of supervisors who also had a diverse social network.

Ali Campbell has been speaking to Premier about a new study from England's Children's Commissioner which warned secondary school pupils are «ill - equipped» to cope with the stress of social media.

Masters of Secondary Education, Social Studies, New York City Teaching Fellows Program, Fordham University

At the Askwith Forum, «Powering Social Change with Data: A Bully Case Study, «Nancy Lublin, CEO of DoSomething.org and Jeff Bladt, data scientist at DoSomething.org, will present initial findings on perceptions and trends of bullying in US secondary school by current students.

In the core subjects of English, math, science, and history (including geography and civics, never say «social studies»), there is absolutely no reason why we ought not ask all young Americans to learn most of the same things while in the elementary and secondary grades.

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.

The summer I graduated from college (1965), I began the Master of Arts in Teaching program at the Harvard Ed School, specializing in social studies, in which field Massachusetts certified me as a secondary teacher.

The main objective of the reform is to introduce formal subjects like English, Mathematics, Pakistan Studies, Social Studies and General Science at the primary and secondary levels.

In their sixth - grade social studies and language arts class, while doing a simulation on the Maya, students take breaks for research, close reading of articles (from secondary sources to primary documents written in the 1500s), and analyzing their own artistic replicas of primary documents.

Anthony Pellegrino, PhD, a 10 - year veteran high school social studies teacher, is currently assistant professor of history and social studies education in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University where he teaches methods of teaching history / social studies in the secondary school, foundations of secondary education, and research on teacher education.

Learn how one school district that was using tablets made believers of their Social Studies teachers when they provided digital content that helped to boost Social Studies scores at the secondary level.

(Un) Commonly Connected: A Social Network Analysis of State Standards Resources for English / Language Arts AERA Open, November 2017 This article examines the results of two quasi-experimental studies of the implementation and impact of the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC), an intervention designed to support secondary teachers» transition to Common Core State Standars in Enlish language arts.

The six booklets — on the arts, English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies — are part of the board's ongoing «Educational EQuality Project,» a 10 - year program begun in 1981 with the aim of both strengthening the academic quality of secondary education and ensuring that all high - school students have «equality of opportunity» for higher education, College Board officials say.

The guidelines will provide for a sequential course of study for each of the grades kindergarten through 12 and must include, at a minimum, the following: (1) knowledge of the research process and how information is created and produced; (2) skills in using information resources and critical thinking about those resources; (3) the abilities to evaluate information critically and competently, to recognize relevant primary and secondary information, and to distinguish among facts, points of view, and opinions; (4) access to information and information tools; and (5) an understanding of economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and how to use information ethically and legally.

This team includes the supervisor and assistant supervisor of accountability; coordinator of accelerated learning and intervention; coordinator of school improvement; coordinator of teacher induction; director of special education; elementary and secondary executive directors of student performance; supervisors of English, mathematics, science, and social studies; supervisor of equity and cultural proficiency; and Title I supervisor.

Maximizing the potential of computer - based technology in secondary social studies education.

A 1974 cum laude graduate of Temple University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education / Social Studies, Dr. Szymanski holds a Master of Education degree in Psychology of Reading also from Temple.

An analysis of the use of the Internet and World Wide Web by secondary social studies teachers in Indiana.

Lisa Clarke, a 2012 Washington Fellow and a social studies teacher from Kent - Meridian High School in Kent, Wash., will serve as the program's inaugural Team Lead and work in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education;

At the time of this writing, Methods for Teaching Secondary Social Studies has been restructured, students have registered, and ArcView and ArcVoyager software programs have been installed at Hartwick and at Oneonta Middle School.

I could see it happening during my visit as I wandered through CERAS to observe the various small groups holding their meetings: elementary school teachers («generalists») and literacy specialists, secondary school teachers of single subjects like math or social studies, all completely focused and engaged.

in secondary social studies from the University of Missouri and his M.Ed.

In New York in the Spring semester 2000, components of GIS were added to an existing methods course for students pursuing secondary social studies certification through the education program at Hartwick College.

These perspectives are intended to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of the impact of the revised guidelines, specifically in the context of social studies education, instructional design and technology, and elementary and secondary education.

Diamond has a life - time teaching certificate in secondary social studies and holds degrees from the University of MO - St.

Amy is certified (grades K - 8 Elementary, and grades 9 - 12 Secondary Social Studies) by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and also has certification in the Teacher Education Program by the National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools.

The results of this study may be useful for secondary social studiesmethods instructors, because the study was conducted within a methods course, but more specifically because the mobile tools used in the study were configuredfor use in social studies classrooms.

Prior to his role at Westside, he served as director of secondary curriculum, high school building administrator, and junior high school social studies teacher for Papillion - La Vista Public Schools in Nebraska.

Designed to facilitate more authentic and deeper learning, teachers will brainstorm ways to integrate the Essential Skills in Economics to also develop students» mastery of other K - 12 English / language arts and social studies skills such as analyzing and synthesizing primary and secondary sources; using evidence to draw conclusions and make generalizations; articulating and defending positions using content vocabulary; comparing and contrasting historical, cultural, and political perspectives; explaining cause - and - effect relationships; and practicing good citizenship skills while collaborating and compromising.

The richest examples of K - 12 students demonstrating digital citizenship skills were seen in the work samples and reflections of elementary and secondary preservice teachers who taught social studies units.

Following a discussion of the challenges of providing clinical experiences, the authors describe the outcomes of a study involving remote partnerships in learning between candidates enrolled in a distance education social studies methods course and mentor teachers employed in middle and secondary schools.

By integrating the study of history, literature, and human behavior with ethical decision making and innovative teaching strategies, our program enables secondary school teachers to promote students» historical understanding, critical thinking, and social - emotional learning.

The Utah State Board of Education puts secondary social studies standards out for public review.

This course is mandatory for geography majors seeking a teaching certificate and one of the highly enrolled courses by education majors whose emphasis is on middle and secondary social studies.

Previous to her Leadership Team assignments, Ivey served as the director for preK - 12 curriculum and instruction in the Instructional Services Department, where she supervised the offices for preK — 12 core academics (English, math, science, and social studies), early childhood, advanced academics, online campus, office of counseling, summer programs, and elementary and secondary school support.

Now in its third year of implementation, the project includes a total of 54 core content teachers (math, science, language arts and social studies) across two secondary schools.

Lauren graduated from the the Harvard Graduate School of Education with a MEd in secondary Social Studies and completed her advanced certificate in special education with the Relay Graduate School of Education.

Middle school students have the opportunity to develop essential social studies skills, including analyzing primary and secondary sources, interpreting maps, charts, and graphs, and writing for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.

A large scale study of the assessment of the social environment of middle and secondary schools: the validity and utility of teachers» ratings of school climate, cultural pluralism, and safety problems for understanding school effects and school improvement.

In addition, even when we are able to provide multiple field experiences to preservice teachers, exposing them to high - quality models of effective uses of technology that are integrated with secondary social studies curricular activities is difficult.

One of those involved social studies students» picking a history topic; coming up with a question and thesis; writing a research paper to the standards of The Concord Review, a journal that publishes secondary school students» research work; and presenting what they learned to community members and local experts at a symposium.

✴ Well designed digital content based social studies courses allow students to engage actively with the big ideas of history, geography, culture, and civics through the use of interactive visual media that incorporate primary and secondary source documents and media that «bring the powerful ideas of social studies to life.»

Dr. Klein Friedman has served New York City students since the mid 1970s as a teacher of special education and reading in elementary, middle and high schools; staff development trainer; principal; director of literacy and social studies; regional director of academic intervention services and local instructional superintendent; director of secondary school reform, director of academic intervention services, director of a Supplemental Educational Services program internal to the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE); interim superintendent; and currently as executive director of literacy and academic intervention services at NYCDOE.

Core courses include Human Learning, Developmental Aspects of Human Learning, Curriculum Leadership, and Using Assessment to Guide Instruction; specialization courses include Issues in the Social Studies Classroom, Social Studies and Technology, Secondary Social Studies Curriculum, Civic Education, Inquiry Into K - 12 History and Social Science, and more.

Electronic technology and the future of social studies in elementary and secondary schools.

In light of this study's consistency with the larger cooperative learning research base, we conclude that Jigsaw, as modified (i.e., Jigsaw II), tends to produce higher levels of academic achievement than conventional whole - class, noncooperative instructional procedures in secondary social studies classes.

Mrs. Pongracz received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Secondary Education from Kutztown University with a double major of social studies and Spanish.

To ensure that secondary students are capable of accessing varied information about the world around them, Washington should also — either through testing frameworks or teacher standards — include literacy skills and using text as a means to build content knowledge in history / social studies, science, technical subjects and the arts.