Rethinking Social Studies (Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and Society)
by Wayne E. Ross
Like the schools in which it is taught, social studies is full of alluring contradictions. It harbors possibilities for inquiry and social criticism, liberation and emancipation. Social studies could be a site that enables young people to analyze and understand social issues in a holistic way - finding and tracing relations and interconnections both present and past in an effort to build meaningful understandings of a problem, its context and history; to envision a future where specific social p...
Culturally Responsive Teaching Online and In Person (Corwin Teaching Essentials)
by Stephanie Smith Budhai and Kristine S. Lewis Grant
Part professional development, part action planner, this book can help teachers pivot instruction to ensure equitable, inclusive learning experiences in online and in-person settings.
Abraham Lincoln is often considered one of the greatest American presidents. Readers will discover the incredible things Lincoln accomplished during his time as president and the impact he made on slavery, the Civil War, and the country. The easy-to-read text and enlightening facts highlight such aspects of Lincoln's presidency as the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, and how the popular and electoral votes led to his nomination. Detailed images and illustrations show readers...
Schoolhouse Illustrated Atlas of the World (Rand McNally Schoolhouse)
Research in Global Citizenship Education (Research in Social Education)
Globalization is changing what citizens need to know and be able to do by interrupting the assumption that the actions of citizens only take place within national borders. If our neighborhoods and nations are affecting and being affected by the world, then our political consciousness must be worldminded. The outcomes of globalization have led educators to rethink what students need to learn and be able to do as citizens in a globally connected world. This volume focuses on research that examine...
Ancient Civilizations Grade 1-3 (History Pockets)
by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Social Studies and the Elementary/Middle School Student
by Cynthia Sunal and Mary Elizabeth Haas
Advances and Innovations in University Assessment and Feedback
This book uses theory and empirical research to explore changing perspectives and innovations in assessment. Our understanding of the purposes of assessment and the nature of assessment practices in higher education has changed markedly over the past 40 years. These changes are a response not only to recent developments in our understanding of student learning but also to the demands a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world places on students. This book collects new perspectives on asse...
Social Studies Teachers are Fabulous, Sassy and Magical
by Workplace - Wonders
A Child's Geography: Explore the Holy Land (Childs Geography, #2)
by Ann Voskamp and Tonia Peckover
Jumpstarters for World History, Grades 4 - 8 (Jumpstarters)
by Wendi Silvano
Great American History Games
by Lorraine Hopping Egan and Louise Spigarelli
'For geographers across the globe this book provides the arguments for a return to the teaching of geography and why they should reject the politicisation of the subject by education policy makers and politicians. Standish's careful critique shows the necessity of a depoliticised geography curriculum the irony of which would be that it would ensure that every child could point to Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan on a map.' Prof. Dennis Hayes - Oxford Brookes University, UK 'A prescient and critical...
Dimensions of Adult Learning
Adult education has never been more important or urgent than it is today Few educators have had the impact on adult education of Griff Foley. Professor Peter McLaren, University of California, Los Angeles This timely and valuable book makes an important contribution to our understanding of key recent developments in adult education and their significance. Reflecting the increasingly global nature of scholarship in the field, well-respected international contributors analyse issues facing practit...
