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Direct linkTorrey Trust; Robert Maloy; Viacheslav Yurchenkov – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2023
In this paper, we discuss the design and development of an eBook titled "Building Democracy for All: Interactive Explorations of Government and Civic Life," which serves as an open educational resource for the eighth-grade Massachusetts social studies curriculum standards. This design case offers an example of an interactive,…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Electronic Books, Grade 8, Social Studies
Elizabeth Barrow; Kathryn Caprino – History Teacher, 2018
Our social studies classrooms are filled with students from many different backgrounds. This article aims to help middle grades (grades 6-8) social studies teachers consider how trade books that feature the global South can be paired with primary historical texts in order to help students develop perspective consciousness. Social studies educators…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Social Studies, Middle School Teachers, Grade 6
Download full textIlter, Ilhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study is to describe social studies teachers' perceptions related to their practices in teaching concepts within the context of social studies instruction in order to enhance students' vocabulary development in their classes. The study focuses on how students' breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge is supported by teachers'…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Concept Formation
Kent, Shawn C.; Wanzek, Jeanne; Martinez, Leticia – Remedial and Special Education, 2018
Material encountered in social studies has been shown to be challenging for students with reading difficulties, including those with disabilities. This study first examined the amount of time eighth-grade U.S. History teachers implemented empirically supported instructional practices. Second, this research investigated the association between…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Practices
Figg, Candace; Jamani, Kamini Jaipal – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Two approaches to teaching with technology to highlight practice-based teacher knowledge and actions for teaching technologically enhanced lessons are presented. Participants were two elementary pre-service teachers teaching during practicum. Qualitative data sources included verbatim transcripts of participant interviews, field notes of planning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Technology
Sevier, Brian R. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2002
Curricular materials of the past have much to offer researchers and educators today. In this article, I examine two pieces of instructional material, a textbook entitled "People of Denver" and a unit on the inequalities of opportunities available to minority groups in Denver. Both these items were written in Denver, by Denver teachers at…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Minority Groups, Social Studies, Multicultural Textbooks
