An Invitation to Teachers!
Call for manuscripts for Social Studies and the Young Learner
If you are an enthusiastic elementary teacher with great ideas that you have put to use in the classroom, here is an opportunity to share your work. Writing about your social studies lesson and having your work reviewed by peers can be a rewarding professional experience. Your paper could even be published in Social Studies and the Young Learner.
Do any of these themes spark your interest? (Issue dates and deadlines are listed below each theme.)
Voices from Around the World
March/April 2008 issue; [Closed]
Guest Editor Merry Merryfield
* Making global connections
* Communicating directly at a distance
* Teaching open-mindedness
* Addressing stereotypes
Reflecting on Our Work
September/October 2008; Submit by May 1, 2008
20th Anniversary of SSYL
* Elementary social studies moving forward
* Knowing the content
* The art of teaching social studies
* Teachers as decision makers
Students at the Center
November/December 2008; Submit by July 1, 2008
* Understanding how students learn
* Students within the social studies curriculum: "I matter"
* Each student can learn social studies
* Sharing and caring in social studies
* Making connections from the child to the world
Nonfiction and Comprehension
January/February 2009; Submit by July 1, 2008
Contact co-editors Eric Groce (groce@appstate.edu) and Linda Bennett as soon as possible with your ideas.
* Evaluating and selecting materials
* Pairing fiction and nonfiction
* Understanding and enhancing textbooks
* Guiding student research
* Leading interdisciplinary enhancements
Welcome to the Digital Classroom
March/April 2009; Submit by October 1, 2008
Contact co-editors Michael Berson (berson@tempest.codu.usf.edu) and Linda Bennett as soon as possible with your ideas.
* Online teacher-created resources and reports
* Online or student-created projects
* Using on-screen assessments
* Online teacher collaboration
The links at www.socialstudies.org/teachers/SSYLGuides can help you get started on your way to being a published author. They include guidelines and tips for authors.
To ask the editor a question, send an e-mail message to me at ssyl@missouri.edu.
Sincerely Yours,
Linda Bennett, Ed.D.
Social Studies and the Young Learner, Editor
Associate Professor, Social Studies Education
Department of Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum
University of Missouri-Columbia
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