The link below is to an article that any teacher in the area of Social Studies might find interesting. In an article titled Social Studies for the 21st Century: Changing Business as Usual With a New Map for K12 Social Studies, by Ron Schachter. It’s an article of interest to our Social Studies teachers, and I encourage you to take the time to read it.The article is from the District Administrator, January 2009, pp. 81 – 83, and is on the web here.
The article refers to a The 21st Century Skills Map for Social Dtudies, which can be found here. (Note: When I tried the link, it came up with a ‘page not found’, but I found a person to contact and wrote to him, so hopefully they will fix it soon).
Essential Question: How can we as Social Studies teachers best meet the needs of our students in an ever-changing and rapidly changing world?
1 comment:
I think this is a great new direction that Social Studies should be headed. It teaches students improtant social skills that so many of them are lacking when they graduate from High School. I think it would be more meaningful and helpful to our students. I would like to get a hold of the P21 link so I can see some of the mapping and try it out with my students next year. Great article!
HL
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