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.
And we set out to make a curriculum -
aligned social studies learning game that would take our middle school students through the coursework for the entire school year.
Here we examine both the unique literacy challenges faced by adolescents in social studies classrooms and the literacy strategies that can
support social studies learning.
Colonial Williamsburg's EFT program serves as a useful case to identify the promise and potential pitfalls in designing and using VFTs to engage students in authentic and powerful
social studies learning experiences.
JA More than Money introduces students to financial literacy and entrepreneurship, and to
social studies learning objectives that include money - management skills, goods and services, and global markets.
Research suggests that although many elementary teachers integrate social studies with the language arts, this instruction tends to be poorly designed with little emphasis
on social studies learning.
The focus of this investigation was to develop answersto two questions: (a) How can technology impact student learning of socialstudies, and (b) How can I incorporate technology into my social studies classroomto
enhance social studies learning?
Participants who attend the Summer Institute will have our continued support in locating and securing funds to provide your school with the Math & Movement math, literacy, science and
social studies learning materials.
GUIDE:
Social studies learning goals in economics for District K - 6 expressed in terms that are appropriate for presentation at the designated grade level
VocabularySpellingCity's
social studies learning activities help your second graders by teaching the proper spelling of words as well as their correct definitions and usage.
Here, a few literacy strategies that are especially helpful for
social studies learning are briefly discussed.
literacy development and
social studies learning.
Students at the Bridgescape Learning Academy in Chicago's Englewood area have turned this year's election into
a social studies learning experience, thanks to teachers Ms. Van Meter and Ms. Owens.