Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Lance Kilpatrick
Project Type
Student Scholarship
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Interdisciplinary Integration, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Presentation Type
Presentation
Abstract
Presentation Location: Warming House, Olivet Nazarene University
Abstract
Social studies education is vital to helping students develop critical thinking skills that they will use both in and out of the classroom. As the world becomes increasingly complex and diverse, students must be given the tools they need to interpret and engage with it. The skills that students develop in the social studies classroom prepare them to be critical thinkers and engaged citizens in the 21st century. This presentation will summarize and interpret the body of research pertaining to teaching historical thinking skills. The presenters will share how they have implemented this research and theory into their own lesson planning and instruction as student teachers, and how their students have shown growth in critical thinking skills.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Why social studies matters: Historical thinking in the classroom & beyond
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Presentation Location: Warming House, Olivet Nazarene University
Abstract
Social studies education is vital to helping students develop critical thinking skills that they will use both in and out of the classroom. As the world becomes increasingly complex and diverse, students must be given the tools they need to interpret and engage with it. The skills that students develop in the social studies classroom prepare them to be critical thinkers and engaged citizens in the 21st century. This presentation will summarize and interpret the body of research pertaining to teaching historical thinking skills. The presenters will share how they have implemented this research and theory into their own lesson planning and instruction as student teachers, and how their students have shown growth in critical thinking skills.