Higher Education
National Study of Social Studies Teachers' Emphasis on Religious Diversity
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmThe emphasis and treatment of religious diversity in P-12 social studies classrooms is presented based on a national social studies survey that included over 10,000 respondents.
Civility and Free Expression in a Constitutional Democracy
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmSession will share resources for exploring the balance between civility and free expression in today's world. Participants receive program ideas, including video discussion starters, for customizable use with students.
Whose Past? National Identity, Coffee Table Books, and Iconic Photography
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmCan photos incite national pride and/or reconstruct the past? Questioning choice iconic photographs offers a stimulating hook for teacher-candidates to ponder how national identity will be taught in their classrooms.
Global Collaborations: American and South African Preservice Teachers Take Action!
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmHow does engagement in international, online collaborative research teams impact preservice teachers’ understanding of global issues and human cultures? American and South African teacher educators share opportunities and insights.
Gimme a C! Teaching Curriculum Fundamentals through Cheers and Images
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmContext. Content. Process. Practice. Product. Criteria. How can teacher educators/ professional developers/cooperating teachers teach fundamentals of curriculum that help teachers plan thinking, socially-emotionally rich lessons and units in Social Studies.
Geography Work We Do with Elementary Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmElementary methods instructors share a framework for integrating geography in Social Studies methods courses. Participants analyze the framework, participate in selected activities, and evaluate geographic literacy gains in those courses.
Fostering Global Citizenship Identity Development through Service Learning
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmService learning is a tool to leverage the lessons of global citizenship outside the classroom. This poster presentation will detail a character-building experience in which GC students worked with refugees.
Historical Reasoning: Prospective Teachers' Tool Use and Developing Pedagogical Practice
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmAn examination of innovative teacher educational practices that support prospective elementary teachers' ability to transform their experiences "doing" history into sound pedagogical practices. Promising possibilities and potential difficulties are explored.
Complicating 9/11: A Pre-Service Teacher Uses Experience with Elementary Students
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmParticipants will reflect on designing a research-informed, weeklong unit to teach elementary students about 9/11. Handouts, photos and videos of classroom instruction, and student-created artifacts will be shared.
Inuit Political Leadership in the World Today
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmThere is a new phenomenon occurring in the Arctic. Inuit have mobilized politically and are now playing a key role in international relations impacting how we understand the Arctic region.
