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Vender, Amanda – Rethinking Schools, 2011
"Nintendo Power," "Sports Illustrated for Kids," and a biography of President Obama were on prominent display as the author entered the branch library in Forest Hills, Queens. The librarian looked skeptical when the author asked the librarian if she could leave copies of "IndyKids" newspapers on the free literature table. The branch manager…
Descriptors: Opinions, Public Libraries, Professional Associations, Climate
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Grosenick, Laurie A. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2009
In this article, the author discusses how she compares social studies instruction to weaving a tapestry of responsible citizenship. She discusses strategies she used to help students who have limited or no English (Limited English Proficiency, or LEP) make the transition from home to school. The author's teaching techniques have many sources. A…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Interests, Immigrants
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McCall, Ava L. – Social Studies, 2002
In this article, the author details how she and another teacher developed a multicultural Wisconsin history curriculum for a fourth-grade classroom. Their focus in this article is a description of the main ideas students learned and the instructional strategies that supported their learning from the three-week unit on Wisconsin government. They…
Descriptors: Grade 4, State Government, State History, Educational Strategies