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Direct linkBeau Dickenson; Kathy Swan; Gerry Swan – Social Education, 2024
In this article, the authors share a unique and unfolding story about a program in Virginia that allows districts to opt into a series of Inquiry Design Model (IDM) performance assessments in place of the state-developed multiple-choice test. In the Rockingham County School District, this initiative was piloted in ninth-grade World Geography…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Grade 9, World Geography
Webster, Megan L.; Milson, Andrew J. – Social Education, 2011
Numerous educators have noted that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a powerful tool for social studies teaching and learning. Yet the use of GIS has been hampered by issues such as the cost of the software and the management of large spatial data files. One trend that shows great promise for GIS in education is the move to cloud computing.…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Maps, Economic Development, Technology Uses in Education
