Engaging P-20 Students Through Modern Social Studies Education - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798337366043

Editeur : Information Science Reference, 2026

Synopsis

Engaging P-20 students, learners spanning from early childhood through graduate education, requires social studies instruction that reflects the complex, digital world. Modern social studies education emphasizes critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, and the integration of technology to help students better understand historical events, cultural diversity, civic responsibility, and global relations. By incorporating interactive resources, digital media, collaborative projects, and real-world problem solving, educators can make social studies more relevant and meaningful for learners. These approaches may increase students' understanding of society and history while fostering the skills needed for participation in the global community. Engaging P-20 Students Through Modern Social Studies Education explores how modern teaching strategies, technology, and interactive learning methods increase engagement among P-20 students in social studies education. It examines how innovative instructional approaches help students develop critical thinking, civic awareness, and a deeper understanding of historical and contemporary global issues. This book covers topics such as educational technology, student engagement, and civic engagement, and is a useful resource for educators, sociologists, academicians, researchers, and scientists.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Benjamin Fitzpatrick is an Associate Professor History at Morehead State University. He received his B.A. from Eastern Kentucky University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame where he was awarded the Graduate Teaching Award from the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning. His specialty is African American history with an emphasis on slavery and the slave trade. His additional research interests include antebellum cultural and political history and antebellum Kentucky history. For the past twenty years, he has dedicated his career to teaching U.S. History at the college level, serving as a Visiting Lecturer at Eastern Kentucky University and Indiana University, South Bend, and as an Assistant Professor of History at Florida State College, Jacksonville. Dr. Fitzpatrick teaches a variety of American history courses, including the Civil War and Reconstruction and Kentucky History. In addition, for the past several years, he has worked to promote history education by serving as a scholar consultant for the Kentucky Humanities Council’s Kentucky Chautauqua program.

Michael Kessinger is an Associate Professor, Education Leadership at Morehead State University. He currently serves as the program leader for K-12 Administration and Leadership and P-12 Administrative Leadership specialization area in the doctoral program. He is a retired P-12 educator and administrator. Dr. Kessinger earned his Doctor of Education from the University of Kentucky; Education Specialist from Morehead State University (KY); Master in Secondary Education: Morehead State University (KY); and his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire in Mathematics and Psychology. He also holds teaching certifications in the areas of computer science and gifted education. Over the past few decades, he has presented a multiple state, regional, national, and international conferences on various topics such as AI, gifted services, technology instruction, food insecurities, and school administration.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Information Science Reference
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798337366043
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Éditeur: Lennex Lesia C., Fitzpatrick Benjamin Lewis, Kessinger Michael W.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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