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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
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Epstein, Shira Eve; Lipschultz, Jessica – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2017
School segregation and inequity are deep-rooted realities in U.S. society. Despite historical efforts at integration, too many schools are de facto segregated, and those serving mostly students of color are routinely under-resourced when compared to those servicing mostly white students. Teachers and students can struggle to talk about this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Racial Attitudes, Grade 4