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
The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform - 2 views
Link to article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203914304576631100415237430.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Developing Classroom Performance Assessments and Scoring Rubrics - 2 views
Forgot to add the links: PART 1: http://www.ericdigests.org/2005-2/scoring.html PART 2: http://www.ericdigests.org/2005-2/rubrics.html
How to teach the iGeneration - 2 views
http://www.fox59.com/news/education/wxin-how-to-teach-the-igeneration-20111102%2c0%2c2610062.column
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...
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...
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
Powerful and Purposeful Teaching and Learning in Elementary School Social Studies - 1 views
http://www.socialstudies.org/positions/powerfulandpurposeful Link to article
Newcomers and Education - 1 views
Please refer to link below for the article: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1079030--dropout-rates-rise-with-immigrant-child-s-age-of-arrival
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 ...
Make Classes Fun By Teaching History CSI Style - 3 views
Teachers have always struggled with finding a way to make teaching and learning history fun. Some interesting history resources include Teen Second Life or materials from the National Archives. As ...
Social Studies for Early Childhood and Elementary School Children: Preparing for the 21... - 1 views
http://www.socialstudies.org/positions/elementary
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...
Tests show improvements in math, literacy skills - 3 views
This article, "Tests show improvements in math, literacy skills," looks at the results of the latest provincial testing indicating that the statistics have slowly been improving over time. However,...
Applying the concept of geography to the classroom - 2 views
This is an article that discusses the way that geography can be brought into the classroom in regards to the actual set up of the classroom. The article implies that the actual set up of the room c...
101 Creative Ways to Teach Geography - 2 views
This blog comes from the UK. It is written in response to a post on SLN geography forum, pulling together all the interesting ideas posted on the forum. Using a powerpoint presentation, 101 creat...
How to Make a History Class Relevant to Students - 2 views
This article provides results of studies that demonstrate that the average student finds history to be dull and lacking excitement. A major justification to student beliefs is that history is irre...
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...
EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT - 1 views
http://canadashistory.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9f8132854db4c2a3b24732481&id=8145df6f6e This link is an excellent resource that provides access to sign up for bi-weekly newsletters from the ...