Preface Acknowledgments About the Author About the Contributors Part I. Elementary and Middle School 1. Celebrating Our Constitution - Diana Schmiesing, Virginia 2. Investigating Historical Objects and Pictures - Diana Schmiesing, Virginia 3. Tasting - Sandra Noel, Illinois 4. A Tale of a Whale - John Pieper, Wisconsin 5. The Art of Social Studies/The Social Studies in Art - William Fitzhugh, Maryland 6. Assembly-Line Lunches - Kari Debbink, Arizona 7. The History Kids - Carol Glanville, Rhode Island 8. Who Would You Help? - Kari Debbink, Arizona 9. Exploring Diversity Through Technology - Marsha Mathias, South Carolina 10. When They "Just Don't Get It" - Monique Wallen, Florida Part II. High School 11. Putting the "Social" Back Into Social Studies - Megan E. Garnett, Virginia 12. A Social Studies Twist on the "Hemingway Challenge" - Megan E. Garnett, Virginia 13. World War II Memories - Marguerite Ames, Vermont 14. Life-Changing Field Trips - James Wade D'Acosta, Connecticut 15. Crafting Individualized Research Projects - James Wade D'Acosta, Connecticut 16. Promoting Citizenship - Teresa Heinhorst, Illinois 17. Reflections From a High School History Teacher - Robert Rodey, Teacher, Illinois Index
"Randi Stone has assembled an exciting collection of teaching methods to benefit all learners. The book brings together an esteemed group of teachers who are to be congratulated for sparking interest in a subject that is too often taught solely from a textbook." -Heather E. Robinson, Fifth-Grade Teacher Desert Canyon Elementary School, Scottsdale, AZ Adopt or adapt these exemplary social studies strategies from the nation's best teachers! Randi Stone transports readers into the lively classrooms of award-winning teachers in this collection of outstanding methods for teaching social studies to diverse elementary, middle, and high school learners. Like its companion volumes for teaching writing, mathematics, and science, Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies presents firsthand accounts from educators offering fresh ideas and inquiry-based techniques to build student confidence, increase academic achievement, and develop critical thinking skills. Highlights include master teachers' tips on how to: Organize and produce oral history projects Use technology to explore diversity Teach the art of geography and the geography of art Put the "social" back into social studies, and more! Beginning and experienced teachers alike will discover an abundance of creative teaching practices to strengthen the social studies curriculum.
Randi Stone is the author of nine Corwin Press books: Best Practices for Teaching Reading: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Writing: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Mathematics: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, and Best Practices for Teaching Science: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do. She is a graduate of Clark University, Boston University, and Salem State College. She completed her doctorate in education at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.