#engsschat A3-Well I teach adults so I do not necessarily recommend this for secondary ed. but my graduating teachers and I enjoyed an adult beverage over zoom. Cheers!

#engsschat Being a good online teacher is similar to in-person teaching. Use inquiry- and problem- based learning to allow students to be the driving force behind their own learning. Continue to be your daring and goofy self (film if possible). Do not overuse worksheets...

#engsschat A1-Something I found that was better was getting more collaboration to happen between teachers. There was definitely a sense of camaraderie and teachers were more likely to work on projects together than go it alone.

#engsschat Hello! My name is Taylor Hamblin and I teach pre-service social studies educators at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Looking forward to tonight's chat.

#sschat I agree with 'keep it simple.' I do not think elementary school students need to be mastering citation format, and middle school students should only be doing it if they are entering into research competitions.

#sschat It depends on what you are going for. If students are completing research project like National History Day, then knowledge of citations is important. We want ensure that the information is retrievable since that prevents plagiarism and validity.

#sschat I recommended that parents get games that could be simple to learn, but focused on historical information. A very simple game was Freck! youtube.com/watch?v=h-fm60…

#sschat citations will be the bane of my existence for the rest of my life. I do think there are ways to being game logic to citation lessons. A simple one would be to let students find mistakes of their peers (1pt), and give them a correction (2pt).

#sschat I have never gotten deeply into games in learning mostly bc I used other PBLs (NHD, Mock Senate). I know they work well, but I have always found that pieces of them work better in the overall flow of my classroom.

#sschat I heard an educator once call projects like this 'vanity projects.' They might look fun and cute on instagram, but we as educators must help students know that what they are learning is relevant and useful.

#sschat I don't how many times a teacher has played Oregon Trail with their students for the simple reason that it was based on western expansion, but I have a hunch it is a lot.

#sschat I agree that students do not need to know they are being assessed. Teachers can observe students and tell them later on what they observed. These observations should help lead students to some form of mastery, otherwise there is little point in the activity.

#sschat ensuring that students believe there is only one correct answer, and simplified grading.

#sschat A1- I will follow up my earlier comment that games are only useful if they are being assessed, or students are becoming masters of content and skills through the game. We must be careful to not let games runaway with the curriculum but have it partner with our objectives

#sschat A1-Games are great ways to get students motivated to earn, win, or accomplish something. Gamification is all about creating objectives and acquiring them. There are also wonderful elements of creativity that go in fulfilling a purpose in the game.

Hello #sschat My name is Taylor Hamblin and Im a social studies instructor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Through some PD, I have learned about yellowdig, which will be a useful forum to build community online. I also learned about a new way to do role play in discussion

#sschat A6-Noddings (2005)-Educating Citizens for Global Awareness; Kymlicka (1995)-Multicultural Citizenship

#sschat A6- Banks (2019) 'Civic Education for Non Citizen and Citizen Students

#sschat From research that I have done, I believe action civics and projects are perceived to take too long and have varied affects among students. They do not fit traditional assessment models. Most SS teachers say they value action civics, but they feel they have little time.

#sschat A4- socialstudies.org/positions/glob…