Tag Archives: Welcome

Greetings from Dr. Bland and Dr. Stohr! We are excited to welcome you back to UR for the spring semester.

This blog will serve not only as a place to access assignment guidelines and course readings but also as a space to extend class discussions, share current news of interest, and further reflect on what it means to teach social studies using pedagogical approaches that encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and creativity.

Use the MENU to navigate to these course resources.

• Hover over Assignments to find guidelines for the work of the semester.
• Click on Readings and Videos to find links to weekly resources.
• Click on Google Slides to find copies of slides from each class session.
• Hover over Helpful Resources to find links to web sites and research guides.

I am excited to welcome you back for the summer semester. I’m especially happy to be working with all of you again.

This blog will serve as a place to extend class discussions, share current news of interest, and further reflect on what it means to teach social studies using pedagogical approaches that encourage critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, communication, and creativity.

Use the menu to navigate to course resources.

• Hover over Assignments in the menu to find guidelines for the work of the semester.
• Hover over Readings and Videos in the menu to find the assignments for each class session.
• Click on Google Slides to find the notes from each class session.