Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Cantu Chapter 12

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Big Question: Why do the behavioral sciences take a back seat in the social studies domain? As an educator is it more important to learn psychology in order to teach the subject or in order to learn about students behaviors and be able to teach them?

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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Loewen Chapter 12

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Big Question: How are we as historians and educators able to impact the way that history is taught?


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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Cantu Chapter 11

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Big Question: How can we show students that geography is relevant to history not just the present?

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Cantu Chapter 10

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Big Question: Is it best to teach economics as it's own course or should we focus more one including economic principals in all of our social studies classes?

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Loewen Chapter 11

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Big Question: Is it part of our duty as civics teachers to promote the idea of American progress?

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

Cantu Chapter 9

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Big Question: If civics is the reason that social studies gets a seat at the big table, how can we show that all of the social studies can be as important as civics?

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