Sentences with phrase «social studies education more»

I was also conducting a follow - up study that sought to apply some of my research findings to actual curriculum development — with a view to making history and social studies education more engaging and personally relevant for teenage youth.

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«A study in the United States, published in the Social Forces journal and conducted by Sociology researcher Lisa A. Keister while she was at the Ohio State University, found that adherents of Judaism attained the most wealth, believers of Catholicism and mainline Protestants were in the middle, while conservative Protestants accu - mulated the least wealth, while in general people who attend religious services achieved more wealth than those who do not (taking into account variations of education and other factors).

That a congregation is constituted by enacting a more broadly and ecumenically practiced worship that generates a distinctive social space implies study of what that space is and how it is formed: What are the varieties of the shape and content of the common lives of Christian congregations now, cross-culturally and globally (synchronic inquiry); how do congregations characteristically define who they are and what their larger social and natural contexts are; how do they characteristically define what they ought to be doing as congregations; how have they defined who they are and what they ought to do historically (diachronic study); how is the social form of their common life nurtured and corrected in liturgy, pastoral caring, preaching, education, maintenance of property, service to neighbors; what is the role of scripture in all this, the role of traditions of theology, and the role of traditions of worship?

There is a correspondingly urgent need for more education in the social studies and in the humanistic disciplines.

Breastfeeding was related to higher social class and education at both ages, confirming earlier studies.13 — 15, 20, 21, 26 Mothers who breastfed also scored higher on the PPVT - R and had more optimal parenting skills assessed on the HOME.

Ruth Kelly, the Secretary of State for Education, admitted the facts on social mobility were «depressing» and cited studies showing that, for people in their thirties, the social class of their parents mattered even more than it did in the past.

A study in the BMJ in 2012 found that having a professional therapist teach cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to an entire class was no more effective than having the teacher give their usual personal social and health education classes, in terms of the effect on pupils» well - being.

The purpose of this study was to see if U.S. states that have more users of social networking sites, dating sites, and dating apps like Match.com, Ashley Madison, Our Time, Down Dating, Bumble, Zoosk, Hinge, Score, At First Sight, Plenty of Fish, Eharmony, Adult Friend Finder, Tinder, Grindr, and Facebook have more cases of STDs after controlling for population, race, age, income, education, and population density.

A study by Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR) has revealed that 75 per cent tribal children in 22 districts of Rajasthan are lagging behind in education and tribal girls are no more enrolling in schools (Deccan Herald, 15th Feb. 2014).

The best documentaries from the Edutopia.org video archives on the most pressing topics in education: project - based learning, technology integration, math and science, social and emotional learning, assessment, school - to - career, integrated studies, teacher development, and more.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the social studies - the part of the curriculum that is commonly held responsible for civics education.

Over the past few years, as higher stakes have been attached to the tests, we have seen schools devote more time to test prep, leaving less time and fewer resources for instruction in music, the arts, social studies and physical education.

According to Kathleen McCartney, Harvard Graduate School of Education professor and co-investigator on this study, better training and smaller child - staff ratios «lead to better, as well as more, interactions between children and adults, which in turn lead to improvement in children's cognitive and social competence.»

«As a huge advocate of social and emotional learning, Raymond is much more thoughtful and a big - picture kind of guy in ways that run counter to the tenets of the corporate reform movement,» such as merit pay, said Carl Cohn, a member of the State Board of Education, director of the Urban Leadership Program in the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University and retired superintendent of Long Beach Unified.

A Study of Cumulative Advantage in the Educational Career,» by Notre Dame sociologist Megan Andrew, published Sept. 26, 2014, in the journal Social Forces is an empirically solid analysis that adds more weight to those who say retention — what education wonks call repeating a grade — is ultimately harmful.

Education Secretary John B. King Jr. wants to see a return to a more well - rounded education for schoolchildren, one that spotlights the importance of science, social studies, world languages and Education Secretary John B. King Jr. wants to see a return to a more well - rounded education for schoolchildren, one that spotlights the importance of science, social studies, world languages and education for schoolchildren, one that spotlights the importance of science, social studies, world languages and the arts.

Join more than 3,000 of your social studies colleagues to share the most current knowledge, ideas, research and expertise in social studies education, and experience all that Chicago has to offer.

We use cutting edge techniques and state - of - the - art curriculum to provide a comprehensive education — subjects including math, science, social studies, language arts and more.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

More than 100 comparative studies of early childhood education show that children who attended preschool prior to kindergarten had lasting improvements in cognitive, social skills and school progress.

Posted on September 30, 2014 · The Texas Board of Education is considering more than 100 proposed social studies, history, geography and government textbooks that publishers have submitted for approval for use in public schools statewide.

Six years later, the nearly completed document needs to be revised again, to reflect the Common Core social studies standards and to encourage a more engaging approach to civics education, said Tom Adams, the director of the state Department of Education's curriculum frameworks and instructional resources education, said Tom Adams, the director of the state Department of Education's curriculum frameworks and instructional resources Education's curriculum frameworks and instructional resources division.

Please explore selected examples of our arts and humanities projects below, or learn more about our past work in arts education and history and social studies.

Efforts with preservice teachers described here have been informed by the authors» successes assisting in - service teachers with understanding how technology can empower inquiry - based teaching practices in social studies classrooms, as well as efforts to more fully integrate technology into the overall teacher education programs at the authors» institutions.

This transformation may be advanced through more dialogue within the publications on effective practices for infusing technology into social studies education programs.

Unfortunately, despite myriad calls from education scholars for a more critical and democratic pedagogy, most social studies classrooms still follow a knowledge transmission model, with the teacher dispensing facts to students and students regurgitating those facts back to them on standardized assessments.

Even a teacher who is content to use geospatial tools at the current, shallow level of representation (Figure 3) will be nudged toward more sophisticated uses, whether via student project work with geospatial tools or by adopting materials produced by teaching colleagues, curriculum support staff, or social studies education researchers.

The strategies employed to promote TPCK with our preservice teachers have been shaped by both successful strategies with in - service social studies teachers to promote pedagogical change (Saye & Brush, 2006) and strategies employed to integrate technology more fully into our preservice teacher education programs (Brush et al., 2003; Brush, 1998).

While a formal civics course is not offered until high school, kindergarten students learn to «identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility» and third - graders learn to «explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment,» according to the Idaho State Department of Education's social studies standards.22 By the time students reach 12th grade, they are more prepared to learn civics - related topics, such as the electoral process and role of political parties; the methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, than students with no prior exposure to a civics curriculum.

Titles Include: Curriculum Director, Subject Area Supervisors & Instructors for Mathematics, Reading, Science, English / Language Arts, Social Studies, Languages, Trades, Business, Special Education Director, Directors / Coordinators of Gifted, Special Education, Vocational Education, Professional Development, Director of Guidance and More.

Jonathan Cohen, president of the National School Climate Center (formerly the Center for Social and Emotional Education), says there are more than 300 empirical studies that support the notion that «when schools make these core processes integral facets of school life, student achievement increases and school violence decreases.»

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.

On a more local level, Harshman has worked with his colleague in social studies education, Greg Hamot, social studies professor and director of the International Office in the UI College of Education to lead professional development on human rights education at the Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapieducation, Greg Hamot, social studies professor and director of the International Office in the UI College of Education to lead professional development on human rights education at the Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar RapiEducation to lead professional development on human rights education at the Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapieducation at the Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Chan, Kim, and Tan (2010) found that more than 90 % of preservice teachers (N = 1,554) commencing their studies at the National Institute of Education in Singapore used ICTs primarily for social networking and expedient information retrieval.

Common Core State Standards encourage more reading and writing in classes like science, social studies and physical education.

Awards for training and Higher Education (ATHE) is a prestigious council in UK that offers a variety of study courses in multifarious fields such as tourism, healthcare, business management, computing, social care and many more.

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

97 Longitudinal research has linked heavy exposure to television violence in childhood to increased social aggression in adult females, even after controlling for childhood aggression, childhood IQ, parental education, parental TV habits, and the socioeconomic status of the family.98 Although these studies are suggestive, it will not be possible to draw conclusions about whether media violence causes this alternative form of childhood aggression until more research is conducted.

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Jonathan Cohen, president of the National School Climate Center (formerly the Center for Social and Emotional Education), says there are more than 300 empirical studies that support the notion that «when schools make these core processes integral facets of school life, student achievement increases and school violence decreases.»

He also served as co-investigator with OSLC scientist Dr. Charles R. Martinez, Jr. (now director of the Center for Equity Promotion in the College of Education at the University of Oregon) on a variety of projects through the Oregon Social Learning Center Latino Research Team, including the Latino Youth and Family Empowerment Project I and II, which developed and tested a culturally specific parent training intervention for Latino families with youngsters at risk for substance use and related problems; the Adolescent Latino Acculturation Study, which was designed to learn more about how Latino families and their middle school youth who have immigrated to the U.S. adapt to life in this country; and PREVENIR, which developed and refined a culturally specific parent and teacher training program in four countries in Central America.

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