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Selective Appropriation and Historical Documentary Making in a Special Education Classroom
Bruce Fehn, James E. SchulWe describe a special education teacher and a history teacher who, together, gave specific learning disabled (SLD) and emotionally disabled (ED) students the opportunity to make…
Teacher Researchers: Utilizing Archival Primary Sources
Deborah L. Morowski, Theresa M. McCormickThis study analyzed the experiences of elementary teachers who engaged in archival research with primary sources, then used their new knowledge and materials to create elementary…
Ethical Reasoning of High School Seniors Exploring Issues of Free Speech
Jada Kohlmeier, John W. SayeBecause ethical decisions about what is fair or just are at the heart of most controversial issues in the public sphere, understanding how high school seniors reason ethically…
Preparing Secondary History Teachers: Implementing Authentic Instructional Strategies during Pre-service Experiences
Rachel G. RaglandAn investigation of how secondary history teacher education candidates implemented research-based instructional practices for instruction is described as a model of pre-service…
Context: The Foundation of Close Reading of Primary Source Texts
Dave Neumann, Nicole Gilbertson, Lisa HuttonThe Common Core State Standards (CCSS) invite students to engage in close reading of primary source texts from American history, but an overly rigid definition of close reading…
Simulations and Games in the Civics Classroom
Christopher D. Moore, Cheryl Anne Beshke, Chara Haeussler BohanIn this study, the authors evaluate the use of an election simulation game in the middle and high school social studies classroom. They consider how the game implementation…
Job Market Signaling: An Active Learning Approach for Teaching Education and Employment
Scott WollaEconomics classrooms are typically teacher-centered, textbook-driven, and often dominated by chalk-and-talk methodology. This paper advocates for an active learning approach and…
Turning Culture Upside Down: The Role of Transcultural Education
Jerry Aldridge, Jennifer L. Kilgo, Lois M. ChristensenThis article explores the adoption of a transcultural education approach, rather than multicultural or intercultural education, and the implications this would have for…
Examining Race from Within: Black Intraracial Discrimination in Social Studies Curriculum
Christopher L. BuseyTeaching about matters of ethnicity, race, and culture in the social studies is controversial in nature, but necessary to ensuring students are leaving the classroom with some…
Integrating Arts: Cultural Anthropology and Expressive Culture in the Social Studies Curriculum
Joyce BursteinSocial studies is the combined study of several disciplines including cultural anthropology where expressive culture is defined and described. Expressive culture is the processes…
NCSS Notable Trade Book Lesson Plan Brothers at Bat Written by Audrey Vernick
Karen M. Morrison, Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Dennis W. SunalBrothers at Bat describes the Acerra family and their love for baseball, providing students with insights into 1930’s family culture and community life. Students examine the…
NCSS Notable Trade Book Lesson Plan Megan’s Year: An Irish Traveler’s Story Written by Gloria Whelan
Diane K. BrantleyMegan’s Year: An Irish Traveler’s Story provides the reader with an in-depth look inside the life of a young girl growing up in Ireland. The author provides a realistic and a…
ISSN:
1933-5415Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Cynthia Sunal