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Recent graduates of social studies teacher education programs criticize their education for lack of relevance to the K-12 classroom and students. The study of social studies has long suffered from a status complex, with students stating that it is...

Technology is an innovation that can offer much to facilitate a transformative social studies approach. The paper discusses the potential for technology in social studies teacher education by providing survey and interview results and models and...

Many students enter teacher education programs thinking that imparting knowledge is the fundamental goal of teaching, and it probably still is. Instruction in schools is primarily the transmission of knowledge rather than the process of interaction...

Technology integration in teacher education is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Technorealism is desperately needed in teacher education programs to help ameliorate the mad rush to computer technology integration for its own sake. Technorealism...

This paper provides a case study of the use of online discussion in the social studies program area at the University of Houston. Online discussion was integrated as a tool for reflection, continued dialog, and to facilitate the development of a...

This paper provides a critical analysis of the integration of technology in pre-service teacher education in New Zealand. New Zealand has made great strides in reforming curriculum both at the pre-college and teacher education levels. As a result, ...

To help attract new graduate students and also to help integrate technology into content area courses, faculty members at the University of Houston began teaching “linked” pairs of courses in 2006, by combining a graduate course on digital...

The issues of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), and the integration of technology are dominating social studies education in Texas and are connected in very important ways as they...

Integrating technology meaningfully in social studies remains a major issue in education. Nevertheless, the papers in the social studies section represent varied, creative, thoughtful and meaningful applications of technology for powerful social...

This paper will describe the design and development of an interactive, educational web site for teaching and learning about American history. History teaching at both the high school and college levels persists in using traditional teaching methods, ...

This presentation engages participants in a discussion of the outcomes of an ongoing university and school district collaborative to offer effective professional development that provides social studies teachers with opportunities and ideas for...

EPATH (Electronic Project for the Active Teaching of History) is a collaborative technology project between Region IV Education service Center, the University of Houston, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The project is designed to improve...

History teaching at both the introductory college and secondary school levels persists in using traditional teaching methods, usually using teacher-directed approaches. The project established the development of an ongoing focus group including...

This paper describes an innovative approach to enriching teachers' knowledge and interest in American History through carefully structured study experiences situated in actual historical contexts and supported by a wide variety of technologies. For...

This article provides and overview of an innovative approach that two instructors developed to use Digital Storytelling by pairing an Instructional Technology graduate course with another graduate course that focused on Popular Culture in Education...

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a professional development program on the confidence levels and classroom practices of American history teachers over a three year period. This proposal focuses on one component of the program:...

Two Teaching American History projects will be described and compared as powerful examples of community-based and sustained professional development for rethinking history education and providing meaningful contexts for both teachers and students.

This SITE 2009 proposal is designed to involve conference participants in an exploration of emerging Web 2.0 technologies to enhance teaching and learning in American history classrooms. Presenters will demonstrate a variety of new technologies to...

Many arenas in our society are increasingly critical of teacher education. Two major issues mentioned in the criticism of teacher education are relevance and innovation. Providing for increased school-based experiences for pre-service teachers is an ...

Integrating technology throughout all levels of social studies education including preservice teacher education and K12 classrooms is vital if we are interested in a transformative rather than a transmission or traditional approach to social studies....