Educating Boldly: Enhancing the Social Studies Classroom with Real-World Examples and Safeguarding from Negative Indoctrination
Project Abstract
The purpose of this research is to describe the tradeoffs teachers face using current events and politics as examples in middle school history, government, and civics classrooms. It will discuss strategies to implement current events into the classroom and the careful balance we face in guarding against indoctrination, while also having students learn potentially politically-charged topics from a professional instead of through media or peers who might not be as well informed.
Conference
Conference Name: Association of Middle Level Educators National Conference (AMLE24)
Dates: November 6-9
Sponsoring Body: Association for Middle Level Education
Conference Website: https://amle.org/annual/
Funding Type
Travel Grant
Academic College
College of Education & Human Services
Area/Major/Minor
Middle School Education- Social Studies and Math
Degree
B.S. in Middle School Education- Math and Social Studies with an Honors Focus
Classification
Senior
Name
Dr. Miguel Gomez
Academic College
College of Education & Human Services
Recommended Citation
Brown, Micah, "Educating Boldly: Enhancing the Social Studies Classroom with Real-World Examples and Safeguarding from Negative Indoctrination" (2024). ORCA Travel & Research Grants. 174.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/orcagrants/174