A high
school social studies educator from Texas remarked, «Twitter gives me quick access to resources that would take me hours to find and analyze.»
Not exact matches
Educators can use a
school garden or cooking program to teach biology, chemistry,
social studies, language arts, and geography.
From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Bell Jar
Study Guide has everything you need to ace
Schools and Online
Social Networking By Nancy Willard Most
educators working with middle and high
school students are aware of the
In addition, Levinson and doctoral candidate Jacob Fay are editing a book of case
studies and commentaries by philosophers,
social scientists,
educators, and policymakers that delve deep on particular dilemmas of justice in
schools and
school districts.
One of only two
social -
studies series approved by the California state
school board last fall, Houghton Mifflin Company's new K - 8
social -
studies texts have been praised by
educators for the engaging style in which they are written and for including discussion of world religions and non-Western cultures.
The following case
study, compiled from information provided by
educators and
social - service professionals in one
school district, illustrates the educational dilemma of a student whose journey through the foster - care system took him back and forth through several different counties and
school districts.
As long - time classroom teachers now working as teacher
educators preparing future middle - and high -
school language arts and
social studies teachers, we persistently seek ways to improve our coursework and clinical experiences.
Amnesty Int» l Human Rights Education EdChange Education for Liberation Network Equity Alliance at ASU The Freire Project Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network Institute for Critical Animal
Studies Institute for Humane Education International Assn. for Intercultural Education The Matrix Center National Assn. for Multicultural Education New York Collective of Radical
Educators Radical Math Rethinking
Schools Online SoJust: Document History of
Social Justice Teachers for
Social Justice (Chicago) Teachers 4
Social Justice (San Francisco) Teaching Economics as if People Mattered Teaching for Change Teaching Tolerance White Privilege Conference
In
social studies, while rightly criticizing the tendency of earlier American citizenship
educators to produce America - Firsters by teaching a sanitized, celebratory U.S. history, Giroux overcorrects in promoting a curriculum calculated to produce America - Worsters, focused on the country's warts, as
schools serve as «sites of struggle that address the suffering... of the oppressed.»
Gabriel Tanglao,
Social Studies Teacher BERGEN COUNTY TECHNICAL
SCHOOLS, NEW JERSEY The son of a union nurse and the product of public schools, Gabriel Tanglao's educator - activist roots ru
SCHOOLS, NEW JERSEY The son of a union nurse and the product of public
schools, Gabriel Tanglao's educator - activist roots ru
schools, Gabriel Tanglao's
educator - activist roots run deep.
As part of an Institute of Education Sciences (IES)- funded research project, our team (in collaboration with current middle
school educators) is developing a professional development (PD) model specifically for middle
schools to help them implement research - based reading practices in content areas, including English / language arts, science, and
social studies.
In «Which Way to the Sleeping Giant,» Martorella (1997) called for
social studies educators to embrace technology integration for both its potential to impact the classroom and the world outside the
school walls.
Afreen Gootee is a middle
school math and social studies educator at the Georgetown School in Mechanicsville, VA. who was recognized for her work with special needs stu
school math and
social studies educator at the Georgetown
School in Mechanicsville, VA. who was recognized for her work with special needs stu
School in Mechanicsville, VA. who was recognized for her work with special needs students.
Mr. Soto held many
educator positions throughout his 35 - year career with Albuquerque Public
Schools in New Mexico, including as an ESL, bilingual
social studies, and special education teacher, an assistant principal, and principal.
Excerpts of their post appear below: To get a glimpse of the
social studies teacher workforce in the U.S., we look to data from the 2011 - 12 Schools and Staffing Survey Read more about The State of the Nation's Social Studies Educators -LS
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studies teacher workforce in the U.S., we look to data from the 2011 - 12
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A recent
study conducted by the Council for Basic Education confirms what many
educators have feared: The curriculum is narrowing as
schools zero in on reading, writing, and math at the expense of the arts, foreign languages, and elementary - level
social studies.
One of these
educators is Amy Perruso, a nationally recognized
social studies teacher at Mililani High
School on Oʻahu.
However, budding uses of
social media — and Twitter, in particular — by
social studies educators might offer a technological muse to consider or reconsider what might be possible in
schools and society.
- Develop a walkthrough tool for
school administrators and others who supervise
social studies educators.
The low percentage of
social studies educators who used Twitter for communication and class activities might be partially explained by
school policies or cultures that discouraged or prohibited
social media use.
Beyond that, these five resources help
educators integrate SEL into teaching practice in elementary English Language ARts, high
school English Language Arts, elementary Mathematics, middle
school Social Studies, and general strategies that may be used across all subject areas to support the five SEL core competencies (self - awareness, self - management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision - m
Social Studies, and general strategies that may be used across all subject areas to support the five SEL core competencies (self - awareness, self - management,
social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision - m
social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision - making.
Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of
Social Psychology, Women's
Studies, American
Studies and Urban Education at the Graduate Center, CUNY, closed out the day with an engaging and pragmatic talk tying larger city - and society - wide systemic issues of educational equity to transfer
schools and
educators specifically.
This
study spotlights the changes that three
educators — teachers Sara Powers and Randi Albert and principal John Sullivan — of Coalition
School for
Social Change made in their classrooms and the impacts those changes had on their students.
«In the local associations that chose recertification elections, we saw a tremendous support for the role of the union in supporting
educators so they can better help their students,» said WEAC President Ron Martin, a middle
school social studies teacher.
«In the local associations that chose recertification elections,
educators continue to show tremendous support for the union,» said WEAC President Ron Martin, a middle
school social studies teacher.
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.
Mark Dunetz began his career as an
educator teaching English as a second language and
social studies in New York City public
schools.
Project Learning Tree's Biotechnology supplement is designed for high
school and community college
educators in the fields of Biology, Environmental Science,
Social Studies, and Agriculture.
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.
Nadia Zananiri is a
social studies teacher in Miami - Dade public
schools, blogger, and founder of Florida
Educators United.
In Deerfield, Techbook has saved
educators time in finding vetted materials to use in classrooms and has become a lynchpin for powerful science and
social studies instruction, said Dr. John Filippi, principal of Shepard Middle
School.
Some evidence suggests that this pressure, coupled with the reality of operating a
school or district on a limited budget, meant
educators often began to focus more time on those tested subjects at the expense of others, like
social studies, science, and the arts — a logical response to the incentives created by the accountability system and tough budget choices.
The Master of Education (EdM) program in
Social Studies Education provides advanced
study for
educators who currently hold initial teaching licensure and are seeking coursework that can be applied to a professional license, are interested in teacher leadership, or would like to work outside traditional
school systems.
These guidelines encourage
social studies teacher
educators to recognize the potential of technology in reconceptualizing the
social studies discipline and reforming
schools.
Now booking these shows: American Library Association Annual Conference International Literacy Association National Assn. for the Education of Young Children Association of Middle Level
Educators American Association of
School Librarians National Council of Teachers of English National Council for the
Social Studies American Library Assn..
Innovations that receive a lot of attention, such as Harvard's introduction of intensive skills training for first - year law students, or Northwestern's introduction of a two - year J.D. program, had in fact already been introduced in a number of other law
schools.33
Social science
studies of innovation in legal education would permit legal
educators to focus more substantively on innovative changes regardless of the ranking of the
school that is introducing them — and would thus permit
educators across the country to learn from one another.34
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 pote
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 pote
social and emotional learning to provide richer academic lessons that can help all students reach their potential.
Beyond that, these five resources help
educators integrate SEL into teaching practice in elementary English Language ARts, high
school English Language Arts, elementary Mathematics, middle
school Social Studies, and general strategies that may be used across all subject areas to support the five SEL core competencies (self - awareness, self - management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision - m
Social Studies, and general strategies that may be used across all subject areas to support the five SEL core competencies (self - awareness, self - management,
social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision - m
social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision - making.
«Until the release of Emotional Intelligence, which was quickly translated into many languages, there was little contact between
educators like me, who were developing
school programs to cultivate
social and emotional competence in children, and the psychologists and research scientists
studying the neurological underpinnings and development of human emotion,» says Linda Lantieri, cofounder of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program.