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Mewborne, Michael; Mitchell, Jerry T. – Review of International Geographical Education, 2021
In 2019, the State of South Carolina (USA) adopted new social studies standards with an emphasis on disciplinary skills in addition to content throughout the social studies areas of history, geography, civics, and economics. These skills were introduced for all grades, kindergarten through grade 12. Geography courses were added in grades 3 and 7.…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Geographic Concepts, Skill Development, Social Studies
Nayeri, Cyrus; Rushton, Elizabeth A. C. – London Review of Education, 2022
While a clear rationale for the need to decolonise school geography curricula has been proposed, there are few examples of what this looks like in practice. Drawing on our professional practice in both a secondary school and a university setting, we outline two case studies of decolonising the curriculum that centre on promoting student agency.…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Secondary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs
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Virtue, David C. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2007
September 11, 2001, was a critical teachable moment that provided the author of this article and his team with an avenue to middle level curriculum that was relevant, challenging, integrative, and exploratory. Hurricane Katrina opened a similar window of opportunity for middle level educators to focus the minds of young adolescents on important…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Curriculum Development, Terrorism, Teacher Educators