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Direct linkReece, Linda; Nodine, Pat – Social Studies, 2014
The authors examined the effects of inquiry-based teaching by undergraduate preservice teachers in an elementary school composed of low-income Hispanic children for whom English was a second language. Initially, focus was an analysis of preservice teachers' use of best practices for teaching social studies content to English Learners (ELs).…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, English Language Learners, Immigrants, Preservice Teachers
Gerwin, David – Social Studies, 2014
Trying out a "Beyond the Bubble" assessment in a social studies methods classroom revealed that the assessment worked much better than any multiple choice item while retaining great ease in marking. However, as discussion of the item showed, the rubrics for the item apply the "sourcing" heuristic so literally that it loses some…
Descriptors: History, History Instruction, Thinking Skills, Heuristics
Mobley, Kayce; Fisher, Sarah – Social Studies, 2014
In this article we argue that social science instructors at all levels should openly embrace kinesthetic learning as an everyday pedagogical tool. The standard model of instruction at the college level relies on lecture, perhaps with special alternative activities (e.g., simulations) scattered throughout each semester. We argue that students…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Teaching Styles, College Instruction, College Faculty
Donahue, David M. – Social Studies, 2014
Highlighting a hero is a common response to including the history of marginalized people in the curriculum. Harvey Milk is becoming that hero as social studies curriculum responds to calls for including LGBTQ people. By studying Milk, what might young people learn about LGBTQ people, issues, and movements? What opportunities and limitations exist…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Social Studies
Christou, Theodore; Bullock, Shawn Michael – Social Studies, 2014
This collaborative self-study article explores experiences teaching a cross-curricular undergraduate course that aimed to integrate social studies and science. The course differs from other compulsory components of the teacher candidates' program of study in that it concentrates on disciplinary structure, as opposed to methods, and it treats…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Science Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Sundermann, Elizabeth – Social Studies, 2013
Museums are important venues for engaging history students in the habits of free-choice and lifelong learning. Although these sound like the pedagogical buzzwords du jour, both concepts are ones that educators today--including college professors and lecturers--should be adding to their teaching vocabulary. Unfortunately, while literature on these…
Descriptors: Museums, Undergraduate Students, History Instruction, Teaching Methods
