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| Social Education | 10 |
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| Singer, Alan | 10 |
| Kafi, Patricia | 1 |
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| Singer, Judith Y. | 1 |
| Sliger, Bruce | 1 |
| Wyman, Richard M., Jr. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSinger, Alan; And Others – Social Education, 1996
Presents 11 interdisciplinary projects that can be used as part of a unit of study on the Great Depression. The projects incorporate various styles of learning and disciplines, including art, music, mathematics, literature, and history. The projects include debates, dramatizations, creating newspapers, and collecting oral histories. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Capitalism, Economic Factors, Economic Impact
Peer reviewedPezone, Michael; Singer, Alan – Social Education, 1997
Provides guidelines, activities, and teaching tips for creating and maintaining an open, cooperative, and participating social studies classroom. These guidelines offer support and structure to the students, encouraging them to engage in constructive dialog without fear of undue criticism or rejection. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan – Social Education, 1990
Illustrates an innovative approach to teaching the 1932 Veterans' Bonus March on Washington DC. The teacher used instructional packets with 1930 nostalgia, the Pete Seeger album, "American Industrial Ballads," and film clips. An instructional guide is included. (GG)
Descriptors: History Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan – Social Education, 1992
Discusses efforts in New York City and New York State to revise and expand the social studies curriculum to reflect a multicultural outlook. Argues that the study of history must respect the integrity of the past and not teach myth as history. Includes ideas on promoting democratic values, teaching social history, and teaching imaginatively. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan – Social Education, 1993
Reviews the debate concerning the impact of Afrocentric education and multicultural education on U.S. history instruction and course content. Responds to criticisms of Afrocentric education by historians Diane Ravitch and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Contends that multicultural education can help recognize divisions in U.S. society and show a…
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Studies
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan – Social Education, 1994
Describes a secondary U.S. history course in which students study the impact of industrialization on U.S. culture and society. Asserts that assignments in which students create political cartoons, poetry, posters or other visual products enhance student interest and provide diverse evaluation strategies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Assignments, Business, Class Activities
Peer reviewedWyman, Richard M., Jr.; Young, Katherine A.; Sliger, Bruce; Kafi, Patricia; Singer, Alan; Lamme, Linda Leonard – Social Education, 1998
Presents five brief articles related to middle-level learning. The articles are, "Using Children's Diaries to Teach the Oregon Trail"; "Living the Geography of Joseph and Temperance Brown"; "The ABCs of Small Grant Acquisition for Social Studies"; "Isomo Loruko: The Yoruba Naming Ceremony"; and "Child…
Descriptors: African Culture, Child Labor, Childrens Literature, Constructivism (Learning)
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan – Social Education, 1999
Recommends that teachers combine multicultural education with an inquiry-based approach to social studies to help students critically examine society. Addresses the different obstacles when adopting this approach and offers an example of the inquiry method at work. Identifies 12 essential questions and controversial issues to use in classroom…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Policy
Peer reviewedMurphy, Maureen; Singer, Alan; Miletta, Maureen McCann; Singer, Judith Y. – Social Education, 2000
Introduces the lessons offered in this issue of "Middle Level Learning" that are based on the materials prepared for the New York State Great Irish Famine curriculum guide in honor of the 150th anniversary of the worst year (1847) of the Great Irish Famine. (CMK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Homeless People
Peer reviewedSinger, Alan – Social Education, 2004
Richard Paxton recently wrote an article for Phi Delta Kappan titled "Don't Know Much About History--Never Did," which gives an historical perspective to what has often been a very "presentist" debate. In the article, Paxton examines responses to poor student scores on formal and informal history surveys in 1917, 1943, 1976, 1987 and 2002.…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Theories, Global Education
