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Jenny Hobbs

Children marking ballots for provincial election - 1 views

Approximately half the schools in Welland are participating in non-partisan votes on October 6th, the same day as the provincial election. This is a great way to encourage students to engage and s...

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started by Jenny Hobbs on 22 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Marlene esteves

Sept. 11 not in social studies standards but still a topic in high school classrooms - 3 views

This article looks at the placement of September 11th in the social studies standards in high school classrooms. Though it is not an objective in the LPS social studies standards, many teachers fro...

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started by Marlene esteves on 26 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Lidia Kyprianou

The Importance of Social Studies Education - 1 views

As TEC's we are being taught how to become critical thinkers and how to integrate and reinforce critical thinking in our classrooms. This article discusses the crucial role that social studies play...

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started by Lidia Kyprianou on 28 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Shawn Greenwood

Mythic History in a Canadian Classroom - 0 views

fathertheo.wordpress.com/...istory-in-a-canadian-classroom

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shared by Shawn Greenwood on 29 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Shawn Greenwood on 29 Sep 11
     
    The fictional story (that Father Theo inserts into his blog)of an exchange between a student and a teacher shares Father Theo's real feelings about what is being taught in the Social Studies Classrooms in Canada. The teacher in the mythical classroom states "the winners write history the way they want to hear it, and most times they don't tell the whole truth." Are History Teachers in Canada Liars? The second part of the blog Father Theo references historian James W. Loewen book called Lies My Teacher Told Me which evaluates Almerican text books for accuracy, balance, and how inclusive the are of minorities and their role in North American History. He argues that history text books "avoid, de-emphasized or misled in respect to sensitive topics, topics like racism, the class system, slavery and the resettlement of America". Although I do not agree with all of the article, it really made me take notice of my bias to my culture and how maybe I need to reflect on the feelings of other cultures when I create my history lessons.
mike86

Social Studies In Action: Dealing with Controversial Issues - 1 views

www.learner.org/...index.html

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shared by mike86 on 28 Sep 11 - Cached
  • mike86 on 28 Sep 11
     
    Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on view this video. The video demonstrates different activities and ways on how to deal with controversial issues within social studies, such as stereotypes or racism due to past and present events.
Catherine Millar

The Challenge of Culturally Relevant Teaching - 0 views

This article looks at the use of web quests in social studies in order to stimulate learning and act as a tool in the classroom. As social studies teachers we need to make sure that we are cultural...

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started by Catherine Millar on 29 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
mike86

Making Geography Fun - 1 views

www.myfoxaustin.com/...-Geography-Fun-20110725-ktbcgd

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shared by mike86 on 06 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • mike86 on 06 Oct 11
     
    Students are falling behind in Geography as the focus has been put on math and language in schools. However, it is very important for our youth to learn about the global economy and the many different cultures and relationships around the world. This particular article discusses statistics from the US, but the same generalizations can be made for Canada and its school focus.
Tori Beacon

The Exclusive Nature of the Ontario Primary Junior Curriculum and the Need for Change - 0 views

www.glendon.yorku.ca/..._primary_junior_curriculum.pdf

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shared by Tori Beacon on 09 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Tori Beacon on 09 Sep 11
     
    This is a research seminar paper written by a student from York university. She argues that the current Ontario curriculum for Primary and Junior Social Studies needs to be changed for several reasons. She argues that the current curriculum is exclusive to minority groups that include immigrants, people from the gay, lesbian and bisexual community, people of colour and kids from non-nuclear families. She stresses that the curriculum is written from a Eurocentric perspective and does harm to the history of Aboriginals and coloured peoples. In a nutshell, the author believes the current curriculum does not generate a positive means of socialization for students. Even if you do not agree with her arguments, take note of the issues she raises and we can see if the new curriculum touches on these issues when it is released this year. As a teacher, this paper is a good reminder to create an inclusive class room environment and academic program, even if the curriculum fails to outline this as a guideline for teachers.
Scott King

Falling voter turnout: Is it linked to diminished civics education? - 0 views

www.ccl-cca.ca/...7-01_18_06E.pdf

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shared by Scott King on 09 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Scott King on 09 Sep 11
     
    Take a look at this research journal article, (Falling voter turnout: Is it linked to diminished civics education?) it tries to shows a statistical correlation between the decline in Canadian voter turnout and a decrease in time spent on learning/teaching social studies. The authors of the report argued that this decline young voter participation reflects a "diminishing student awareness of some of the basic knowledge that informs a functional Canadian and global citizen." The article was released by the (CCL) produces a wide variety of material to aid researchers and policy-makers working in the realm of Canadian education. Good article for advocating for an increased focus on social studies in our school and a renewed focus on educating young Canadians about our cherished democratic system.
Scott King

Why Learn Geography? - 0 views

measureofdoubt.com/...geography

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shared by Scott King on 09 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Scott King on 09 Sep 11
     
    This blog which is intended for teachers and academics, uses a short summary of a discussion between two friends at an education- themed discussion salon to investigate the importance of learning geography and memorizing geographical facts. It describes why it is important in social studies (Geography) that a teacher shows a student the relevance of the material they our learning as a way of motivating them. This point-counter point conversational debate investigates some unique perspectives on both sides of the issue and gives the reader some useful examples of how we use geographical facts in our everyday life without even knowing it. This topic would certainly strike up some interesting discussion in any classroom.
Scott King

The Quality Paradigm Shift in Education - 1 views

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

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shared by Scott King on 09 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • 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.
Tori Beacon

Teaching Social Studies Authentically - 0 views

fno.org/soc.html

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shared by Tori Beacon on 09 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Tori Beacon on 09 Sep 11
     
    This article suggests to teachers that they engage their students in social studies by show how the content is connected to real life. To do this, the students should investigate the topic they have chosen from a menu of topics provided by the teacher in real life contexts; an example would be investigating hunger as a social issue by experiencing a food bank/shelter, speaking with the shelter director, volunteering, etc. In experiencing the curriculum content in the present time and in real life, the student will be more actively engaged in the material, see the relevance to his/her own life and the adult workplace, care about and connect with the task and possibly develop a passion for the issue. The article argues the strategy is beneficial to both the student and the teacher and offers concrete examples of the strategy as suggestions to readers who may be teachers searching for new ideas.
Tanya Traverso

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
Erica Fleming-Gillespie

Critical Thinking in the Social Studies. ERIC Digest No. 30 - 2 views

www.ericdigests.org/...critical.htm

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shared by Erica Fleming-Gillespie on 07 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Erica Fleming-Gillespie on 07 Sep 11
     
    This article describes the importance of integrating critical thinking into core curriculum subjects like social studies in order to improve student ability to transfer critical thinking skills into other areas of their lives. It describes the need to explicitly teach critical thinking skills and strategies to students by asking "challenging questions and require(ing) students to give evidence or reasons for their conclusions and opinions".
Lidia Kyprianou

Keep Social Studies in Elementary School http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3614/i... - 3 views

This article discusses the recent decline in social sciences in Elementary schools in the last decade. Prior to this decline many elementary school teachers viewed social sciences as a significant...

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

SpongeBob may impair 4-year-olds' brains - 0 views

A recent study found in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics found that faced paced cartoons such as SpongeBob actually have a negative impact of kids.The study was conducted on sixty ...

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started by jasprit singh on 15 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Scott King

The Purposes of Teaching Canadian History - 0 views

historicalthinking.ca/...oses-teaching-canadian-history

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shared by Scott King on 20 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Scott King on 20 Sep 11
     
    In this article the author discusses the importance of separating myth from history for social studies teachers. It argues that there has been resurgence in our schools to heighten the historical consciousness of our students. According the article many teachers have been able to provide the time and focus for students to become increasingly proficient at, and increasingly committed to, the difficult work of looking at the past critically. Since history is part of our core curriculum, schools actually have had the time to develop thoughtful and subtle complexity in students' historical thinking. One of the most important parts of the article talks about what the goal of teaching history in our schools should be and the importance of history in knowledge-making.
Trevor Gesinghaus

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
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