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Effective Social Studies Practices: Thinking Like a Scholar
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by Brian Thomas, Curriculum Developer, TCI
Sponsored by Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI)
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Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI) uses six core instructional practices that make social studies engaging and accessible for every student. One of TCI’s strategies for classroom activities is the Social Studies Skill Builder, which uses short, fast-paced activities to teach skills and content. After quickly modeling a skill, such as analyzing political ads, you can let your students practice the skill repeatedly.
In this edWebinar, Brian Thomas, TCI curriculum specialist, guides you through this teaching strategy, offering practical tips and real-world examples to help you implement them in your classroom. Viewers discover how to foster critical thinking, encourage collaboration, and make social studies come alive for your students.
This recorded edWebinar is of interest to K-12 social studies teachers, school leaders, and education technology leaders.
About the Presenter
Brian Thomas is a former classroom teacher and current Learning Designer at TCI. He has been with TCI since 2004. Brian has worked in sales, professional development, content development, and social media at TCI.
Prior to TCI, Brian taught middle school social studies in the Lakota Local School District for twelve years near his home in Cincinnati, OH. During that time, he served as a department chairperson as well as Athletic Director.
Brian’s education includes a B.S.Ed. from Miami University, Oxford, OH in Secondary Education – Social Studies (1992). He also holds a M.S.Ed. in Learning Design & Technology from Purdue University, Lafayette, IN (2016).
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TCI is an award-winning K-12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. For more than 30 years, the company has partnered with the education community to fundamentally change classroom instruction. TCI’s K-12 programs are based on proven teaching strategies and practices that bring learning alive and achieve consistent, positive classroom results. TCI believes that the best education marries great content, meaningful technology, and interactive classroom experiences. More than 2.5 million students in 7,000 school districts around the country achieve and succeed with TCI. For more information, visit www.teachtci.com.
