Category Archives: Things to Think About
Historical Fact or Fiction?
Greetings fellow classmates, Whew! I don’t know about all of you, but my mind has been spinning ever since our Tuesday night class. There’s so much to reflect upon when it comes to learning how to teach elementary history and … Continue reading
Two Thoughts on Cultural Difference
Last week, we read the first three chapters of Richmond’s Unhealed History, which focused on the interactions between early settlers at Jamestown and Henrico and the Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy whom the English gradually drove out of their places of … Continue reading
Single-Sex Schooling and Gender/Sexual Identities: How Do We Support LGBTQIA+ Students During Development?
Hello all, For our very last blog post of the semester, I thought we would be able to take the time to do some reflection and see what that looks like in the field of Psychology. For my child development … Continue reading
The Learning Network: The New York Times’ Social Studies Resource
Hey class! I have found a fantastic resource on teaching current events and lessons revolving around relevant topics to social studies instruction. Follow this link to view The New York Times’ Learning Network for Social Studies. This resource uses content … Continue reading
To Kneel or Not to Kneel, That is the Question
My Digital Toolbox for this class is focused on Second Grade and specifically the American Symbols. VDOE SOL Civics Unit: 2.13 The student will understand the symbols and traditional practices that honor and foster patriotism in the United States of … Continue reading
The January 2021 Attack on the Capitol, Where We Are Now, and How We Can Prepare Our Students In a Divided Nation
On January 6th 2021, a mob attacked the U.S Capitol and left the nation puzzled, frightened, angry and shocked. Social studies educators put their lesson plans on pause and addressed the fear and confusion many students experienced. Civics and social … Continue reading
A Thirsty Fox Getting Its Tail Cut Off & Naked Ghostly Geese
After looking at a variety of books relating to economics, Dr. Stohr made a point to read two books from the collection that may seem to have questionable storylines and/or illustrations. The first book was One Fine Day by Nonny … Continue reading
The World Map Projection Issue
Our last class was really intriguing as we talked about the different types of world maps. I was blown away by learning that the Mercator Projection is so wildly off lol… I believed some countries were more prominent than in … Continue reading
Book Banning? Really!?! What Year Are We Living In?
It’s 2022 and yet, if you do a quick internet search for book banning, hundreds of articles, interviews, and news stories pop up and they are not just from the past but rather are prominently featured in today’s headlines. Book … Continue reading
Helping Children Understand the War in Ukraine
A significant thought lately, especially after visiting the Valentine, is how to answer questions about today’s biggest current event: the war in Ukraine. I have already experienced these conversations with children as young as 5 who are scared that something … Continue reading