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Critical Literacy and Transgender Topics in an Upper Elementary Classroom: A Portrait of Possibility
Hermann-Wilmarth, Jill M.; Lannen, Rosemary; Ryan, Caitlin L. – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2017
In this paper, we explore the intersection of critical literacy pedagogy, queer pedagogy, and transgender topics by turning our attention to the learning that supported the writing of an acrostic poem about Title IX and transgender students. We examine how this writing, in turn, created additional content and context that spurred others' learning.…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality
Hossain, Kazi I. – Multicultural Education, 2014
America's history books abound with stories of immigrants who contributed to the development of this country. In terms of social studies curriculum, all states require schools to teach about immigration. However, the question is how to teach this topic in a manner that will give students--elementary through high school--a better understanding of…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Immigration, Immigrants, Teaching Methods
Bauml, Michelle; Field, Sherry L.; Ledbetter, Mary – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2013
Mary Ledbetter's fifth grade students at the University of Texas Elementary School know immigration well. Some of them are recent immigrants from Mexico, or they have family members who are. Several of Mary's students are first or second generation Americans. For Mary, immigration is one of the most important units she teaches, one that integrates…
Descriptors: Immigration, Social Studies, Integrated Curriculum, Grade 5
Bellows, Elizabeth; Bauml, Michele; Field, Sherry; Ledbetter, Mary – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2012
On September 17, 2011 (Constitution Day), Occupy Wall Street began as a protest movement when approximately 2,000 supporters assembled in lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park. The group's concerns focused on the corporate role in the current financial crisis and economic inequality. Rhetoric both in support of and against the protest began to flood the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Teaching Methods, Laboratory Schools, Cartoons
Trotman, Alicia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze and interpret the stories told by one teacher, Ms. M, in a fifth grade science classroom. In this study, stories are defined as teacher utterances that are used in first person or third person narrative view, and are related to an experience that occurred outside the classroom. This research…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 5, Classroom Environment
Sharp, Kimberlee A. – Online Submission, 2009
This study examined the perspectives of a sample of Appalachian middle and high school social studies teachers regarding the teaching of controversial current events. Specifically, the survey ascertained the teachers' familiarity with school district administrative policies regarding the teaching of controversial current events, their perceptions…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Current Events, Familiarity, Skill Development
Cooper, Sarah – Stenhouse Publishers, 2009
Middle school history teachers confront the same challenge every day: how to convey the breadth and depth of a curriculum that spans centuries, countries, and cultures. In "Making History Mine", Sarah Cooper shows teachers how to use thematic instruction to link skills to content knowledge. By combining thought-provoking activities and rich…
Descriptors: Current Events, Role Playing, National Standards, Service Learning