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Fun ways to teach kids geography - 3 views

http://www.squidoo.com/teach-geography This is a website that can be used by teachers to get ideas on ways to make geography a little more interesting for students. It provides many different ide...

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started by bell4390 on 26 Sep 11 no follow-up yet

Exploring Different Attitudes Towards Africentric Schooling - 2 views

The institution of the Africentric School within the Toronto District School Board made its mark in 2009. This week, I wanted to gain more insight into the intentions of the Africentric Alternative...

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started by Tanya Traverso on 01 Oct 11 no follow-up yet

The Quality Paradigm Shift in Education - 1 views

www.eed.state.ak.us/...part3a2.htm

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Scott King on 09 Sep 11

Hi again, found this short exert from Teaching and Testing to Continuous Learning and Improvement by John Jay Bonstingl which looks at the quality paradigm shift in education. The book was originally intended for teachers and curriculum development committees but offers useful information for anyone in the education community. The main body of the article is broken into two main parts. In the first part of the article the author compares the old paradigm of teaching and testing to the new paradigm of continuous learning and improvement and in the second part the author shows a comparison of these two techniques when applied to social studies. This could be useful as a point of reference when developing lesson plans which are intended to engage and stimulate students.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hi again, found this short exert from Teaching and Testing to Continuous Learning and Improvement by John Jay Bonstingl which looks at the quality paradigm shift in education. The book was originally intended for teachers and curriculum development committees but offers useful information for anyone in the education community. The main body of the article is broken into two main parts. In the first part of the article the author compares the old paradigm of teaching and testing to the new paradigm of continuous learning and improvement and in the second part the author shows a comparison of these two techniques when applied to social studies. This could be useful as a point of reference when developing lesson plans which are intended to engage and stimulate students.</div>

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The Importance of Applying Current Events in Social Studies - 4 views

Please refer to link below for the article of reference : http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1051868--new-yorkers-shrug-off-anxieties-as-9-11-milestone-approaches?bn=1

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started by Tanya Traverso on 10 Sep 11 1 follow-up, last by Tanya Traverso on 10 Sep 11

Teaching Social Studies Authentically - 1 views

The article, "Teaching Social Studies Authentically", stresses that many teachers of the social studies division are under extreme pressures to meet curriculum expectations for their particular pro...

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started by Trevor Gesinghaus on 19 Sep 11 no follow-up yet

The Social Studies are Essential to a Well-Rounded Education - 3 views

Duncan, looks critically at the curriculum in The United States, outlining how the social studies have been greatly undervalued. In his perspective, it is crucial that the curricula be expanded so ...

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started by Marlene esteves on 19 Sep 11 no follow-up yet

Teaching about local government and community: classroom tips - 1 views

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shared by Stacey Manzerolle on 19 Sep 11 - No Cached

Stacey Manzerolle on 19 Sep 11

This journal article provides several examples of creative activities to engage students in learning about their community and government. Although this can be viewed as a rather dry topic, utilizing the ideas given in the article new TECs can pique the interests of students and give them a sense of belonging to the community in which they live.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This journal article provides several examples of creative activities to engage students in learning about their community and government. Although this can be viewed as a rather dry topic, utilizing the ideas given in the article new TECs can pique the interests of students and give them a sense of belonging to the community in which they live.</div>

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Toronto school board develops climate-change course with Environment Canada - 1 views

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/09/pol-climate-adaptation.html The education process changes as new technologies are invented. Brad Bass, a climate scientist has developed a...

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started by jasprit singh on 20 Sep 11 no follow-up yet

Visualizing How a Population Grows to 7 Billion - 1 views

www.npr.org/...-population-grows-to-7-billion

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shared by Stacey Manzerolle on 01 Nov 11 - No Cached

Stacey Manzerolle on 01 Nov 11

Here are a couple engaging videos that clearly illustrate how reaching the 7 billionth person on the earth will have an impact on our students. Also showing who the typical earthling looks, and lives. A great video for grade 8 geography...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here are a couple engaging videos that clearly illustrate how reaching the 7 billionth person on the earth will have an impact on our students. Also showing who the typical earthling looks, and lives. A great video for grade 8 geography...</div>

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Stacey Manzerolle on 01 Nov 11

Here is the other video which works well with it... The World's Most Typical Person http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/10/28/141792664/find-your-spot-among-worlds-7-billion-and-meet-the-most-typical-person

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Here is the other video which works well with it... The World's Most Typical Person <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/10/28/141792664/find-your-spot-among-worlds-7-billion-and-meet-the-most-typical-person" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/10/28/141792664/find-your-spot-among-worlds-7-billion-and-meet-the-most-typical-person</a></div>

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Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teachers Association: - 0 views

http://www.oagee.org/resources/news-events/2-ontario-elementary-social-studies-teachers-association Before now, social studies did not have a teacher organization to represent elementary schools a...

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started by bell4390 on 27 Oct 11 no follow-up yet

History goes to head of the Heritage class - 1 views

Sorry, I somehow missed the location to paste the link... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/history-goes-to-head-of-the-heritage-class/article2198082/?from=sec431

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started by Stacey Manzerolle on 01 Nov 11 1 follow-up, last by Stacey Manzerolle on 01 Nov 11

Video learning a taste of future classrooms - 0 views

Video learning utilizing video conference technology has been used between two high schools to deliver a shared curriculum allowing both schools to share teaching capabilities. A geography teacher ...

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started by Marlene esteves on 03 Nov 11 no follow-up yet

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