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Swan, Kathleen; Crowley, Ryan; Grant, S. G.; Lee, John; Swan, Gerry; Stivers, Callaway; Sweeney, Gates – Social Education, 2021
The "College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards" (NCSS, 2013) places inquiry at the center of good social studies teaching and learning. Instead of social studies courses that emphasize rote memorization through the use of textbooks and lecture-based instruction, the C3 Framework asks teachers to…
Descriptors: Social Studies, State Standards, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
Larmer, John – Social Education, 2018
Project-Based Learning (PBL) is increasingly popular in K-12 schools, not just in the United States but around the world. PBL is a great way to engage students in their learning. In this article, the author presents what PBL is and is not.
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Social Studies
McAvoy, Paula; Lowery, Arine; Wafa, Nada; Byrd, Christy – Social Education, 2020
Jeremy Thomas and Russell McBride are social studies teachers in North Carolina and, until recently, were colleagues at a charter school outside of Raleigh, serving students in grades 6-12. After learning about the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), both teachers implemented it into their classrooms and immediately saw how the blueprint helped deepen…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Inquiry, Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods
Gibbs, Brian C. – Social Education, 2015
This article describes a discussion activity centered on a topic of interest to students, and how it helped teach seventh graders the rules of civic dialogue while engaging students with a range of academic abilities. The protocol asks students to closely read the text or texts given to them, take a position, write their position out in a short…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Civics, Social Studies, Grade 7
Magwood, Ayo; Ferraro, Krista Fantin – Social Education, 2013
Each week, U.S. government classes at the authors' school eagerly organize and participate in moot courts. When they began a search for a Supreme Court case study on substantive due process, they found that the only appropriate brief on the StreetLaw website--a treasure trove of student-accessible court case summaries--"Lawrence v.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Social Studies
Daneels, Mary Ellen – Social Education, 2016
The College, Career and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards published by the National Council for the Social Studies advocates the need for students not just to acquire and produce knowledge, but also to live a life of active engagement in the workings of our democracy. Dimension Four of the C3 Framework articulates this…
Descriptors: Social Action, Social Studies, State Standards, Democracy
Berson, Ilene R.; Berson, Michael J.; Manfra, Meghan McGlinn – Social Education, 2012
The release of Apple's iPad was met with great enthusiasm by educators and schools. Yet, if this new technology is retrofitted to traditional teaching activities its full potential will go unrealized. The presence of iPads alone will not generate transformative educational experiences in the social studies; however, the appropriation of the device…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers

Hertzberg, Hazel W. – Social Education, 1972
Descriptors: American History, American Indians, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness

Herlihy, John G. – Social Education, 1974
Generalizations and questions arising from the implementation experience of a social studies program deal with teacher and student teacher responses as well as student attitude and skill change. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Research, Evaluation

Marcus, Stuart Paul; Richman, Paul Jeffrey – Social Education, 1977
Two students recommend elementary and secondary school courses on American cultural and ethnic groups in order to counteract ethnic prejudice. An ethnic studies program at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn is described and student attitudes toward this program are analyzed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Needs, Educational Problems, Elementary Secondary Education

Naditch, Sheri F.; Stycos, J. Mayone – Social Education, 1972
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Experimental Curriculum

Cogan, John J.; And Others – Social Education, 1991
Presents survey results from U.S. and Japanese high school and college students on the current state and future of the relationship between their two countries. Identifies major issues and explaining how to improve the relationship. Concludes that the students were most concerned with the development of understanding between the two cultures. (DK)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Conflict Resolution, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness

Danzer, Gerald A. – Social Education, 1998
Presents a lesson that focuses on specific places in Chicago's Black Metropolis and examines the process by which buildings become historic structures. Explains that the lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file, "Black Metropolis Thematic Nomination," and could be used in a unit on 20th-century urban…
Descriptors: Black History, Buildings, Community Influence, Community Problems

Levstik, Linda S. – Social Education, 1988
Relates three incidents which illustrate the "tendency to dullness" in elementary social studies. Notes two challenges to elementary social studies: (1) the tension between the needs of the individual and the claims of society; and (2) the debate between cultural transmission and transformation. Recommends studying teachers whose practices…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Schweber, Simone – Social Education, 2006
In this article, the author discusses the problems faced by educators in teaching about the Holocaust. She relates that because the Holocaust is now frequently taught in middle schools and in upper elementary grades, by the time it is taught in high schools, students will experience "Holocaust fatigue." As such, teachers face the challenge of…
Descriptors: War, Jews, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods