How Pandemics Make the Case for Social Studies Education

How Pandemics Make the Case for Social Studies Education

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Jun 30, 2020 12:00 PM

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Description:

As a global pandemic has taken center stage in our lives, people are asking questions to try to make sense of the issues in the world today. Join panelists from the NCSS Government and Public Relations committee as they explore how essential it is for people to have a critical understanding of social studies in order to answer these questions. During this session, different content areas of social studies will be explored using compelling questions related to the current pandemic in order to support student understanding of the world around them both today and into the future.

Panelists:

Joe Schmidt (Maine Department of Education)
Dr. Vicki Thomas (Stephen F. Austin State University)
Whit Grace (Government and American History Teacher from Shelby County School District)
Dr. Gayle Pagnoni (Rice University)

 

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