Social Education articles from April 2005

Social Education archives from April 2005

In defense of free speech and education for democracy.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... Turmoil over the academic freedom of teachers has been brewing for a number of months at Columbia University, and recently spread to the New York City Department of Education. A small group of students, supported by off-campus organizations,...

Editor's notebook.(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... SOCIAL EDUCATION published its first technology theme issue 22 years ago (as Cheryl Mason Bolick, Meghan M. McGlinn and Karl Lee Siko point out in this issue) and the rapid transformation of technology since then has made it important to...

Documents in the digital age: electronic records may alter the way we and our students think about primary sources.(Teaching with Documents)
April 1, 2005... Electronic records pose the biggest challenge ever to record keeping in the Federal Government and elsewhere. How do we identify, manage, preserve, and provide on-going access to e-mail, word-processing documents, and other kinds of electronic...

Update on death penalty for juveniles: Supreme Court decides Roper v. Simmons.(Looking at the Law)
April 1, 2005... IN THE OCTOBER 2004 ISSUE of SOCIAL EDUCATION, our preview of the Supreme Court's upcoming term highlighted the Court's decision to review the constitutionality of imposing the death penalty on juvenile offenders. On March 1, 2005, the Court...

Does the first amendment have a future?
April 1, 2005... Since its founding more than 200 years ago, America has stood for the promise, if not always the practice, of freedom. On our best days, we are a nation committed to the revolutionary proposition that more freedom, not less, is the key to a...

The mission of the American Bar Association (ABA) Division for Public Education is to promote public understanding of law and its role in society.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * The mission of the American Bar Association (ABA) Division for Public Education is to promote public understanding of law and its role in society. Recognizing the centrality of an informed and committed citizenry, the ABA Division for Public...

The Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools was created to increase the quality and quantity of civic learning in our schools, grades K-12.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * The Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools was created to increase the quality and quantity of civic learning in our schools, grades K-12. The Campaign works to bring about changes in state, local, and national policy that promote civic...

The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to U.S. constitutional democracy.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to U.S....

The Close Up Foundation brings more than 20,000 students and teachers to Washington, D.C., each year for a "close-up" experience in government.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * The Close Up Foundation brings more than 20,000 students and teachers to Washington, D.C., each year for a "close-up" experience in government. Its website offers valuable curricular materials for civic education, as well as information about...

The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating America's young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating America's young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society. Under the guidance of a...

First Amendment Schools: Educating for Freedom and Responsibility is a national reform initiative co-sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the First Amendment Center, that is designed to transform how schools teach and practice the rights and responsibilities of citizenship that frame civic life in our democracy.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * First Amendment Schools: Educating for Freedom and Responsibility is a national reform initiative, co-sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the First Amendment Center, that is designed to transform how...

With $5.3 million in grants to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 2000 and 2001 the Knight Foundation launched an initiative to strengthen interest in journalism and in the importance of the First Amendment among young Americans.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * With $5.3 million in grants to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 2000 and 2001, the Knight Foundation launched an initiative to strengthen interest in journalism and in the importance of the First Amendment among young Americans....

The National Paideia Center currently works in direct collaborative partnership with more than 100 schools in 11 states.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * The National Paideia Center currently works in direct collaborative partnership with more than 100 schools in 11 states. The center features a national faculty of expert Paideia educators and serves as a source of information, training and...

Street Law offers practical, participatory education about law, democracy, and human rights.(First Amendment Educational Resources)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... * Street Law offers practical, participatory education about law, democracy, and human rights. The organization provides curriculum materials--most notably Street Lave: A Course in Practical Law (Glencoe, 2005)--for high school law teachers. It...

For a list of other key organizations.(First Amendment Educational Resources)
April 1, 2005... * For a list of other key organizations, visit the First Amendment Schools resources page on the web at www. firstamendmentschools.org/resources/ weblinks.aspx.

Middle School, the Middle East, and a war: debunking myths and stereotypes.
April 1, 2005... ADVOCATES OF SOCIAL foundations view education as a means for social change. (1) They seek to study and understand the larger social role of the educational system and the complex relationships between teacher, children, school, and society....

Exploring 350 Years of Jewish American history on the internet.
April 1, 2005... MENTION THE FOLLOWING contemporary names to most secondary students and their faces will illuminate with an immediate flash of recognition: Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Jessica Parker, Natalie Portman, Lisa Loeb, and Adam Sandler. Many might also...

Women, WebQuests, and controversial issues in the social studies.
April 1, 2005... AMERICA HAS BEEN CALLED "the argument culture," but you wouldn't know it from many social studies classrooms. (1) Despite a longstanding tradition in social studies of teaching controversial issues, all too few of today's classrooms accommodate...

Social studies, interdisciplinary teaching, and technology.(Surfing the Net)
April 1, 2005... ONE OF THE UNINTENDED, and unfortunate, consequences of the No Child Left Behind law--with its emphasis on curriculum standards, and increased reliance on standardized testing--is the loss of integrated curriculum projects and instruction....

Using technology to teach historical understanding: the digital history reader brings the possibilities of new technology to the history classroom.
April 1, 2005... WHILE SOME TEACHERS may believe that certain websites or software applications simply add "bells and whistles" to entertain without educating, the proper use of technology can significantly enhance teaching and learning--the key is identifying...

Twenty years of technology: a retrospective view of Social Education's technology themed issues.
April 1, 2005... IN 1997, Martorella likened technology in the social studies to a sleeping giant. Among his suggestions to move the field forward, he called for "more research, reflection, and developmental efforts." (1) As evidence of the stagnant state of...

Considering the move to electronic discussions.
April 1, 2005... CLASSROOM DISCUSSION is often heralded as a teaching technique that encourages students to develop thinking skills such as interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating. As students talk about a topic with their classmates they must explain their...

The Persistent Issues in History Network: using technology to support historical inquiry and civic reasoning.
April 1, 2005... TEACHERS WHO HAVE TRIED problem-based historical inquiry have often found its demands overwhelming. Both teachers and students need a support structure to assist them with the inquiry process. The Persistent Issues in History (PIH) Network...