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Mullins, Ricky; Hicks, David – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2019
In this qualitative study, the authors analyzed the participation of preservice teachers in a discipline specific Twitter chat known as #sschat. Findings indicated that preservice teachers found value in the chat when they shared resources with practicing teachers, had resources shared with them, and built professional networks. However, there…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication
Hicks, David; van Hover, Stephanie – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2014
In order to revisit Martorella's metaphor of technology as a sleeping giant this paper analyzes data collected over multiple years in order to provide a portrait of how preservice teachers make sense of and choose (if at all) to integrate digital technologies within their internship classrooms. Findings indicate that in the Commonwealth of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Teaching, Student Teacher Attitudes, Technology Integration
Johnson, Aaron; Hicks, David; Ogle, Todd; Bowman, Doug; Cline, David; Ragan, Eric – Social Education, 2017
In 2014, Virginia's Montgomery County school division adopted a place-based social studies curriculum titled "My Place in Time and Space" for fifth grade students. The curriculum promotes an awareness of the impact of place on local knowledge and disciplinary understandings in southwest Virginia, while also connecting local history to…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Computer Simulation
Hicks, David; Johnson, Aaron; Lisanti, Melissa; van Hover, Stephanie; McPherson, Kelly; Zukerwar, Sharon – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2016
In this article, the authors introduce a series of interconnected, inquiry-based activities from a fifth grade social studies curriculum, "My Place in Time and Space," which was developed in part through a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant Program--Eastern Region. These activities are designed to…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Inquiry, Active Learning, Learning Activities
Lee, John K.; Hicks, David – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2009
Jeremey Stoddard's article in this issue, "Toward a Virtual Field Trip Model for the Social Studies," describes his analysis of the Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trip and a conceptual model for developing meaningful and successful electronic or virtual field trips. In an effort to contextualize the Colonial Williamsburg…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Social Studies, Models, National Standards
Crawford, B. Scott; Hicks, David; Doherty, Nicole – Social Education, 2009
If the mission of the social studies is to educate global citizens for the twenty-first century, then students must learn how to engage in the type of systematic and sophisticated literacy work that recognizes the power of images as well as texts. In an era of high stakes testing, it is not easy for teachers to find time to locate appropriate art,…
Descriptors: Artists, Cooperation, Museums, Art
Swan, Kathy; Hicks, David – International Journal of Social Education, 2007
This study provides a clearer portrait of the extent to which practicing history and social studies teachers, who explicitly expressed an interest in the potential of technology and advocate the use of primary sources within their teaching, are using Internet technologies to prepare students to learn to think historically and in turn participate…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Social Studies, Cognitive Mapping, Technology Integration
Hicks, David – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1987
Describes the World Studies 8-13 Project, a national curriculum program developed through a cooperative effort in Great Britain. Discusses the purposes of the project, which includes the teaching of world issues to younger children. Outlines the major topics covered by the materials. (TW)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hicks, David – Geographical Education, 1987
Considers how the fields of world studies or global education may provide insight and contribute to enhance student understanding in geography courses. Provides a series of checklists which a geography department may use to evaluate the global dimensions in their programs, goals and objectives, resources, and teaching strategies. (LS)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewed
Hicks, David – Westminster Studies in Education, 1990
Describes a national, world-studies, curriculum project in the United Kingdom, with the main goal of promoting world studies in secondary schools. Defines intended outcomes and describes the pilot schools. Traces the project development from 1980-89, through publications, expansion, evaluations, and international links. Lists projects main…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
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Hicks, David – Social Education, 2000
Presents an interview with James Loewen who wrote "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong" and "Lies Across America: What our Historic Sites and Monuments Get Wrong." Focuses on topics such as what led him to write these two books and why they are popular. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Books, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Hicks, David W. – 1986
This paper seeks to clarify the current debate about studying peace in schools and classroom by exploring: (1) the breadth of concern encompassed by peace education; (2) the educational legitimation for studying peace and conflict in the classroom, and (3) curriculum implications of peace education. The problems of peace encompass violence and…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Hicks, David W. – 1986
The nuclear debate is one of critical importance and should be explored as part of the school curriculum. The psychology of denying the issue of nuclear arms and the psychological effects of the arms race on children is examined in this paper. A number of topics that might be included in discussion of nuclear issues are the arms race, politics,…
Descriptors: Disarmament, International Relations, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons
Doolittle, Peter E.; Hicks, David – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2003
The National Council for the Social Studies has explicitly advocated technology integration into the social studies classroom to transform the teaching and learning of key social studies content and skills. While the call for technology integration into the social studies classroom is clear, the application of technology within the realm of social…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Social Studies
Hicks, David; Doolittle, Peter; Lee, John K. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2004
A limited body of research examines the extent to which social studies teachers are actually utilizing primary sources that are accessible in traditional classroom-based formats versus web-based formats. This paper initiates an exploration of this gap in the literature by reporting on the result of a survey of secondary social studies teachers,…
Descriptors: Internet, Social Studies, Primary Sources, History Instruction
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