The Place of History in Multicultural Education
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Leading Classroom Discussions About Population Policy in Singapore
Introduction Iconic American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash recalled in song a boyhood experience of watching his parents monitor flood conditions at their 1937 Dyess, Arkansas, home by counting the number of front steps the water had risen; 1 step = 1 foot (0.305 m): How high’s the water, mama? Five feet high and risin’ In introducing
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Old Ideas Made New Again
Susan Adler (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Keywords Geography History Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Primary School Critical Thinking Teaching Dewey I started teaching long ago. The air was full of new ideas about curriculum and teaching methods. In the United States and the United Kingdom we had the “New Social Studies,” “New Math,” exciting hands-on
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Context, Interests, and Unintended Consequences: Lenses for Seeing, Comprehending and Engaging with the World
Teo You Yenn (Nanyang Technological University) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School Citizenship Sociology Perspective The White Paper on Population created quite a firestorm when it was released in 2013. Many critiques were launched against it – ranging from big and obvious worries about the sheer number of people who are expected to live in this small
From Classroom to the Field and Back: Understanding the Ways Fieldwork Empowers Geographic Learning
Diganta Das (National Institute of Education, Singapore) Keywords Geography Junior College Secondary School Concept Geography Perspective Fieldwork is an integral part of learning Geography. Fieldwork has been widely used in both research and as pedagogic approaches as it provides a platform for students to understand their classroom content in a better way and help them to
Structured Academic Controversy for Upper Secondary Social Studies
Ang Hui Xia (Hong Kah Secondary School, Singapore) Keywords Social Studies Secondary School Controversy Structured Academic Controversy Discussion This article will describe the use of Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) as a teaching strategy to help a class of Secondary Three Express students in Social Studies analyse issues from multiple perspectives and to strengthen their explanation, questioning
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Designing Classrooms of the Future Now!
Ron Starker (Singapore American School) Mark Baildon (National Institute of Education (Singapore)) Keywords Geography History Social Studies Junior College Secondary School Primary School Learning Environments Classroom Design In this article we showcase the work of three teachers in redesigning classroom learning environments to enhance student learning. Through short interview excerpts, a video, and classroom photos we feature
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