Young People's Engagement with News Through Social Media
Dan and Michael chat with Ellen Middaugh, Kristen Huey, Kristina Smith, & George Franco about their research into young people’s engagement with news through social media. Listen here.
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Developing an Ethical Frame for 21st Social Studies Educators
Dec 1, 2021 | 7:00 PM ET
This workshop/seminar will engage NCSS members in a consideration of their own personal ethical framework and moral principles as we seek feedback and perspectives to revise existing frameworks for applicable use in teacher education programs, practicing teachers and public understanding. Participants can expect to critically examine and clarify their ethical reasoning, arguments, and perspectives that underlie their educational vision and practice as we all work to produce a statement of ethics that aligns with the purpose and intent of 21st-century social studies education. Learn more and register.
How to Break Up with Your Favorite Racist Children’s Books
Jan 18, 2022 | 7:00 PM ET
Why do we struggle with admitting how pain and love are entangled in cherished artifacts of our childhood? In this talk, presenter Philip Nel argues that confronting this fact is the best way to dismantle the White-supremacist delusion of “cancel culture,” to develop more complex relationships with favorite works of our youth and to create a more inclusive, diverse culture for contemporary children. Register.
This series is a partnership between the National Humanities Center and the National Council for the Social Studies and is generously sponsored by the Library of Congress' Teaching for Primary Sources grant program.
Civil Rights and Diversity in the Entertainment Industry: Authentic Portrayal of People
Dec. 2, 2021 | 4:30 PM ET
Presented by ATSS/UFT- NYC
Discuss how people with disabilities are portrayed in the entertainment industry in this webinar. Register here.
Featured Visions of Education Episodes
Ep. 173: Authentic Pedagogy Through Lesson Study
In episode 173, Dan and Michael chat with Jada Kohlmeier about her publication in Theory & Research in Social Education titled, “Investigating teacher adoption of authentic pedagogy through lesson study.” Listen here.
Ep. 171: Teaching the Chickasaw Nation
In episode 171, Dan and Michael chat with educator Alexis Walker (Chickasaw) about the Chickasaw Nation and how educators can teach through their people. Listen here.
Ep. 157: Teaching the Haitian Revolution
In episode 157, Dan and Michael chat with Jennifer Pontius-Vandenberg about her article in Social Education titled, “Teaching the Haitian Revolution.” Listen here.
Ep. 106: Getting Inquiry Design Just Right
In this episode, Wayne Journell, Adam Friedman, & Emma Thacker discuss their teaching, research, and recent publication in Social Education titled, “Getting Inquiry Design Just Right.” Listen here.
NCSS Member Ray Kinzie Honored by Chicago Foundation for Education
Chicago Foundation for Education (CFE), a Chicago-based education organization has awarded Ray Kinziethe Debby Jannotta and Shirley Jaffee Teacher of the Year Award!The CFE reports that their Selection Committee overwhelmingly selected Ray. Congratulations!
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