Emily ToomeyHow Can We Teach for Understanding in the Real, Actual Classrooms Where We Work?Teaching for understanding is an extremely important aspect of teaching. When teaching for understanding, teachers have to take into…Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Emily ToomeyHow do we DO Critical History?When the social studies offer a time where we study important women in history, for the most part, young women around my age are ecstatic…Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Emily ToomeyPeer Teaching ReflectionI have been practicing teaching for an extremely long time now. Since freshmen year, I have been observing classes, helping cooperative…Dec 8, 20172Dec 8, 20172
Emily ToomeyDo we “sit beside” our children when they engage in the authentic intellectual work of the social…There are different philosophical theories that have taken on the responsibility of answering this question regarding the role of the…Dec 3, 20171Dec 3, 20171
Emily ToomeyHow can Current Events and Contemporary Social Issues Anchor your Teaching Practice?As Social Studies teachers, one of our jobs is to teach students what is going on around the world. Whether one is teaching a history…Nov 7, 20171Nov 7, 20171
Emily ToomeyThe Social Studies Matter!In elementary school, social studies was basically Christopher Columbus, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Washington. I…Sep 13, 20174Sep 13, 20174