New Trends in Education

Of the trends discussed in this week's class, which seem to you the most positive? Which the most negative? Why? Note that one of your potential final exam questions asks you to comment on "new trends" in education. TSSFFAP is over 15 years old now, and some of its "new" trends aren't new anymore. Still, you should be familiar with outcome-based education, multiculturalism, etc. as well as the trends Mrs. Gehrts talks about in class today.

What Your Education Teachers Didn't Tell You

This week's class is called, "What Your Education Teachers Didn't Tell You." Did the content justify the title? Did you find today's session helpful as you prepare for your own teaching career?

History Day Projects

This week's class will focus on using History Day projects as a teaching tool. Comment her on the value of having students create History Day projects. Do the benefits seem to you to justify the extra time necessary to help students prepare such projects?

Leading Good Discussions

Unless the schedule has been changed, Mark Murph ey should be talking to you today about leading good discussions. Please comment here on what you did in class, and note what you think is the most important thing you learned from the class.

Before the semester ends, add to the blog here a lesson plan for a good discussion.

Effective Lectures

Keith Wilkinson (an illustrious NSU graduate) will be talking to you this week about leading a good lecture. Post here your comments on what you learned from today's class. What do you think is the most important advice Mr. Wilkinson had for you? How is lecturing at the high school level different from college lectures?

Before the semester ends, please post here a lesson plan for a lecture you might give to a high school history class. Use one of the formats recommended in your general methods class.

Shut Down System and Reboot Immediately

Mr. Kevin Rook is scheduled to talk to the class today about how technology affects the teaching of social studies at Central. I think you will find some differences in perspective when you talk to someone of the front lines of teaching with technology at the high school level. Please comment on what Mr. Rook's advice. Are there any technology-related innovations at Central that seem to you likely to lead to improved social studies education? Any technology-related items you really hope you have when you are teaching? Did you learn about any potential problems related to educational technology?

Gluing students to their seats and other fun activities

I believe today's class (October 20) will be devoted to a presentation of your history/social studies games. Please post your game here. I plan on adding some of your games to my Gluing Students to Their Seats, so I'd appreciate it if you would post your game in a format that will make it easy for me to post on that site.

By the way, I I think you will find the games and activies on the "Gluing" blog very useful when you're actually teaching and need an occasional change of pace.