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Autor:
Jill M. Gradwell, Jerry Cappello
Publikováno v:
Social Studies Research and Practice. 17:266-273
Autor:
Jill M. Gradwell, Kathryn H. Leacock
Museums and cultural institutions of all sizes and budgets are striving to remain relevant in an ever-changing landscape. This volume looks at organizations that have challenged the preconceived notions about their site and its mission by working to
Publikováno v:
Social Studies Research and Practice. 9:189-201
This extended lesson plan uses the book Queen of the Falls to investigate the life of Annie Edson Taylor, the first person to successfully fall over Niagara Falls in a barrel Niagara Falls. Through the various activities, students will explore resour
Autor:
Jeremy D. Stoddard, Lorrei DiCamillo, John H. Gunn, Whitney Blankenship, Lamont E. Maddox, Brooke Blevins, David Gerwin, Nancy Patterson, John W. Saye, Cinthia Salinas, Scott W. DeWitt, Caroline C. Sullivan, Jill M. Gradwell
Publikováno v:
Theory & Research in Social Education. 41:382-427
This study indicates that the state-mandated high-stakes social studies assessments in four states do not require students to demonstrate that they have met the cognitive demands articulated in the state-mandated learning standards. Further, the asse
Autor:
Jill M. Gradwell, Lorrei DiCamillo
Publikováno v:
The Social Studies. 104:155-160
While some educators assert that classroom simulations assist students in learning history, others posit that simulations can trivialize the past for students. In this article the authors argue there are many myths about simulations and that simulati
Publikováno v:
Social Studies Research and Practice. 7:137-146
This lesson uses Steel Town to explore the making of steel and life in a steel mill town during the Great Depression. Moving through four centers, students explore resources such as photographs, first-hand accounts, recipes, and songs from the era to
Autor:
Jill M. Gradwell, Lorrei DiCamillo
Publikováno v:
RMLE Online. 35:1-16
In this year-long qualitative study we explore the case of two eighth grade U.S. History teachers who use simulations on a regular basis to teach heterogeneously-grouped students in a high-stakes testing environment. We describe the purposes the teac
Autor:
Jill M. Gradwell
Publikováno v:
Theory & Research in Social Education. 38:640-646
Autor:
S. G. Grant, Jill M. Gradwell
Publikováno v:
Social Studies Research and Practice. 3:1-23
Although standardized testing of K-12 student knowledge and understanding garners considerable attention, few observers profess satisfaction with the assessments in place. In this exploratory paper, we report on the data gathered from an open-ended e
Autor:
S. G. Grant, Jill M. Gradwell
Publikováno v:
Theory & Research in Social Education. 33:244-265
In this paper, we address the issue of how teachers select primary and secondary texts for classroom use by focusing on two New York state middle school history teachers. Our field studies show that, although they teach diverse groups of students, ea