Engage your students AND keep your sanity with classroom-tested tools. Tools for Teaching Social Studies delivers a wealth of practical solutions for classroom success — all grounded in solid educational philosophy. A lifeline for new social studies teachers and a source of inspiration and ideas for experienced teachers, this book offers you a boost at every stage of your career. Based on a master teacher’s four decades of experience, this top-notch toolkit is packed with strategies:

• Learn five key teaching principles that put you and your students on the path to success.
• Discover your unique style.
• Connect with your students.
• Set and achieve realistic professional and personal goals.
• Stay organized and manage your time effectively.
• Empower yourself as a teacher.
• Avoid burn-out.
• Facilitate effective group work.
• Create engaging learning plans.
• Make the right use of social media. And much more!

Jim Parsons, PhD, is a professor in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education. His research and writing interests are in the areas of online education, student engagement, and instructional leadership. A teacher educator who has researched and taught throughout North American, China, and Scotland, Jim is the president of the Northwest Association of Teacher Educators and the former president of the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement.

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Mariah Schroder is a recent graduate of the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. She received the Roger S. Smith Award for undergraduate research in 2014. Her research and areas of interest are social studies pedagogy and First Nations’ education, specifically the reconciliation of traditional and emergent knowledge.

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