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Reflection on Out-of-School Education Activities from the Textbooks to the Social Studies Curriculum
Download full textAktin, Kibar – Review of International Geographical Education Online, 2020
The Social Studies course covers many opportunities for students to actively learn-by-doing and learn-by-living outside of the school and classroom environments. In this context, the present study aims to identify how the Social Studies Curriculum in Turkey (Ministry of National Education [MoNE], 2018) supports learning in environments outside of…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Textbook Content, Textbook Publication, Social Studies
Lewis, Becky – Hands On, 1988
Describes the production of a local history magazine by two advanced twelfth-grade English classes. Discusses difficulties encountered during the project, and offers practical suggestions for teachers considering such a project. (SV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Innovation, Experiential Learning, Grade 12
National Workshop for Cultural Journalism (St. Louis, Missouri, August 9-12, 1979). Workshop Report.
Reynolds, Sherrod T., Ed. – Hands On, 1980
This issue of "Hands On" compiles edited papers and workshop presentations from the national conference on cultural journalism and experiential learning projects in the Foxfire mode. The conference brought together 200 teachers, students, and professionals and offered technical workshops, presentation workshops about specific programs,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Local History, Relevance (Education)
Lewis, Becky; And Others – Hands On, 1991
Describes a project in which high school seniors in the second semester of a local history class learned teaching strategies and the Foxfire core practices and then taught local history to third graders. Includes comments from seniors and letters from third graders. (SV)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Grade 3
Wilder, Jenny – Hands On, 1987
Describes a failed attempt to develop a local history project within a high school American history course. Outlines a new enrichment course in which students work with primary source materials to produce a local history publication. (SV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Descriptions, Educational Innovation, Enrichment Activities
Lindquist, Katie – Hands On, 1988
Describes an oral history project in which ninth graders interviewed residents of an Atlanta neighborhood facing disruption by urban development and prepared transcriptions and scrapbooks for presentation to the local historical society. (SV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Innovation, Experiential Learning, Grade 9
Hands On, 1987
Describes a project in which high school students wrote up interviews with local residents and articles on local history for English and history classes, then collaborated on their publication in a community newspaper. (SV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Innovation, Experiential Learning, High Schools
Bates, Winfrey – Hands On, 1988
Discusses a fourth grade class project to write a history of their community. Describes student experiences in learning to take and videotape interviews, preparing a TV newscast about the project, doing research in the county clerk's office and library, and writing the history. Includes suggestions for doing a similar project. (DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Elementary Education
Igo, Debbi; And Others – Hands On, 1988
Describes a high school project to compile a local history, including funding the project, developing interview questionnaires, taking interviews, and compiling the materials. Discusses results of the project for the students, teacher, high school, and county. (DHP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Experiential Learning, History Instruction, Learning Activities
Zimmerman, Connie – Hands On, 1988
Describes several experiential learning projects developed by gifted eighth grade students: drafting a "charter" for governing the classroom, creating a videotaped debate on current issues between generic Democratic and Republican candidates, producing a school newspaper, and researching the history of the school site. (SV)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Civics, Class Activities, Educational Innovation
Feiman, Lynn – Hands On, 1988
Describes a project in which fifth graders researched the history of their school, interviewed people associated with the school's history, and created a booklet of school memoirs. Discusses problems overcome in each phase of the project, and offers practical suggestions on class management and project supervision. (SV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedHickey, Gail M. – Social Education, 1991
Advocates conducting oral history projects as part of elementary school social studies programs. Outlines key steps for incorporating oral history projects including determine a focus; identify local residents to interview; practice interviewing techniques; exchange information; and create booklets. Lists research resources. Stresses the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, History Instruction, Interviews
Gilbert, Jim; Gilbert, Lisa – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 1998
Illustrates that history can be brought to life and internalized in an authentic fashion in a variety of situations. Demonstrates the step-by-step process by which teacher and class can formulate, prepare, plan, research, rehearse, and present role-playing simulations for class, school, and community. Includes a student persona worksheet.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Wood, Susan – Hands On, 1987
Describes a photography and local history project developed by students in a seventh grade language arts class. Discusses the project's success as reflected by student motivation and progress in writing skills. (SV)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Innovation, Experiential Learning, Grade 7
Vos, Joharrie Hemenway – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1998
A Seattle (Washington) third-grade class's curiosity about the school's neighborhood spiraled into a student-centered, experiential community research project that integrated several curriculum requirements, especially math and writing. Learning through the questioning process, such as by developing hypotheses and interview questions, develops…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Students
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