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The State of K-12 Social Studies Instruction in Ohio
Frans Doppen, Thomas Misco, Nancy PattersonThis study describes the complex state of social studies instruction in Ohio. It explores teacher conceptualizations of the purpose of social studies and the impact of state…
Transformative Multiculturalism and the Supervision of Social Studies Student Teachers: A Critical Look at One University Supervisor’s Approach
James M. M. Hartwick, Edric C. JohnsonThis collaborative study, conducted by two social studies teacher educators, examines how one university supervisor translates his theoretical commitment to transformative…
Teaching Constructive Disagreement for a Loyal Opposition, Somatically
Jonathan Miller-Lane, Greg SeloveThe importance of learning how to disagree constructively has long been valued as a fundamental aspect of democratic life. Yet, while well-known discussion methodologies such as…
Did the Bombs Just Fall from the Sky? Examining Agency in a Text Set of World War II Children’s Literature
James S. Damico, Mark Baildon, Karen L. LowensteinThis article examines the ways in which the authors of a text set of children’s literature constructed the United States government’s decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima…
Energizing the History Classroom: Historical Narrative Inquiry and Historical Empathy
Sherri Rae ColbyThe article presents a historical narrative model designed to encourage analytical thinking. My historical narrative inquiry model (a) teaches procedural knowledge (the process of…
Get Up, Get Out with Geocaching: Engaging Technology for the Social Studies Classroom
Lisa Matherson, Vivian H. Wright, Christopher T. Inman, Elizabeth K. WilsonThis article gives an overview of using global positioning systems (GPS) in a popular activity, geocaching, as a teaching and learning activity. The authors provide background…
Inquiring about One’s Community: Conducting Community Histories with K-12 Students
Scott M. WaringHistory teachers are continually seeking new ways in which they can actively involve their students and allow them to think more creatively. Creating local history projects allows…
NCSS Notable Trade Book Lesson Plan On the Town: A Community Adventure by Judith Caseley
Kristy BrugarThis lesson uses On the Town: A Community Adventure, a book that follows a young boy and his mother through their community one afternoon as they take care of errands…
Lucy Sprague Mitchell’s Perspectives on Social Education Meet Social Justice
Lois McFadyen ChristensenLucy Sprague Mitchell's belief was that active, experiential learning, in particular human geography, was the core to which all content areas were tied. Given that life is lived…
Integrating Social Studies and Science: A Natural or Unnatural Fit?
Elizabeth K. Wilson, Tammy CookTwo elementary teacher educators redesigned a methods course to integrate social studies and science. Using the framework of science-technology-society (STS) literature and the…
“Zoom, Pan, and Think”: The Interactivity of Digital Maps
Mark Hofer, Kathy SwanWith the proliferation of digital maps, teachers and students have an array of new tools for developing civic and global perspectives in the social studies classroom. This article…
ISSN:
1933-5415Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Cynthia Sunal