Middle Level-Jr. High School
Public Opinion: Who Cares and Why Should You?
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmIntegrating a study of public opinion into Social Studies, Math, Science, and English. Students will review, create, and write about surveys and other methods of opinion taking with technology.
Symphony for the Movements: Social Conceptions and the Digital Age
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmSession facilitates activities that prompt classroom discussions relative to changing patterns of exposure to music media and relationships to social literacies. Participants will partake in activities and receive classroom materials.
Using Digital Windows to Open the World of Geography
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmParticipants will explore ways to selectively integrate online resources into their geography courses. When properly adopted, these techniques will aid in promoting critical thinking, multicultural awareness, and global interdependence.
From the Dominican Republic to the USA, Facilitating Student Collaboration
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmGlobal understanding and digital literacy are essential for our students' connected future. We will share how one question began a three-year student-led project based learning global partnership.
Raiders of the Lost Arts: Meeting National Core Literacy Standards
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmImagine students devouring history: reading documents, taking notes, intense huddled-discussions. Participants will create standard-aligned, hands-on lessons and leave with ancient artifact replicas and strategies to engage low socioeconomic students.
Games and Social Media Based Learning in Social Studies Classrooms
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmThis session presents What Would George Washington Do? a game-based learning and online social media environment which teaches students digital literacy, higher-order thinking, and collaborative problem solving skills.
Using Multiple Texts to Teach Middle School World History
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmWe will present a lesson for middle school world history to demonstrate instruction using multiple texts, cross text analysis, and the development of evidence-based claims by students.
Drawn Conclusions: Challenging Middle School Students' Stereotypes about Native Americans
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:00pmPresents research from middle school classrooms where students experienced curriculum that challenged their stereotypes and introduced how cultural misconceptions have been used as a weapon against minoritized groups.
A Comparative Study of American and Korean Social Studies Curricula
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 12:59pmThis study introduces the social studies curricula recently revised in the United States and South Korea and compares them. The result reveals similarities and differences in both curricula.
Everything Happens Somewhere: Mapping Global Interconnectedness with National Geographic Education
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 12:59pmExplore NatGeo Education resources including low and high-tech mapping tools with thematic layers, drawing tools, and more. Teachers working in K-12 will find value in the presented materials.
