The role of the educators is to empower future generations of students to live productive lives and to solve complex problems with empathy and compassion. The world is increasingly interconnected; thus our students need a global point of view far…
At the beginning of my career, I believed firmly in the power of a zero to teach students accountability and used it no matter the circumstances. My philosophy changed after I learned a valuable lesson from a student. A young…
“The primary purpose of Social Studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.” (adapted from the National…
“We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths… and tell the world the glories of our journey.” ~ John Hope John Hope was a Civil Rights activist during the 1920s-30s. He recognized the story beyond the textbook was…
If you google the phrase “Common Core”, a list of opinions varying from incredibly positive to the worst educational decision ever will fill your screen. I won’t get into that debate at all – many others before me and after…
I feel the first sentence of this inaugural blog documenting our shift to the Common Core Social Studies Framework should be eye-catching and super witty. Was it? Well, I tried. I am much better in the classroom, I promise. First,…