The International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings (Orlando, Florida, February 25-26, 2016) Volume 2016, Issue 1
Author: Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
Subjects: Social Studies,Foreign Countries,Parent Attitudes,Secondary Education,Citizenship Education,Citizenship Responsibility,United States History,Racial Discrimination,Activism,Student Attitudes,Oral History,Teaching Methods,Interdisciplinary Approach,Global Approach,Middle School Students,Patriotism,Video Games,Culturally Relevant Education,Teacher Attitudes,Preservice Teacher Education,Preservice Teachers,Special Education,International Law,Electronic Publishing,Books,Elections,Political Candidates,Court Litigation,Civics,Teacher Competencies,Technology Integration,Educational Technology,Decision Making,Controversial Issues (Course Content),Minority Group Students,Disproportionate Representation,Advanced Placement Programs,Enrollment

The &quot;International Society for the Social Studies (ISSS) Annual Conference Proceedings&quot; is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. The following papers are included in the 2016 proceedings: (1) The Emergence of Social Studies in Trinidad and Tobago (Leela Ramsook); (2) Opinions of Parents of Students who Studied in Secondary School Regarding Concept of 'Good Citizen' and 'Good Citizen' Education in Families and in School (Ilker Dere and Nurgul Kizilay); (3) Where Are We Now: A Critical Analysis of Historical and Present-Day Race Riots (Gregory L. Samuels); (4) Opinions of Students about the Use of Oral History as a Teaching and Learning Method in Social Studies Courses (Erkan Dinc, Ilker Dere, and Emin Kilinc); (5) Interdisciplinary Approaches to Global Education: Strategies for Internationalizing the Curriculum (Madelyn Flammia, Houman Sadri, and Cynthia Mejia); (6) The United States Pledge of Allegiance Ceremony: Reactions from Middle School Students (Leisa A. Martin); (7) Video Games in the Social Studies: Teaching and Assessment Strategies (Joshua M. Patterson and Alex Ledford); (8) Teachers' Perspectives on Culturally Responsive Teaching (Amy J. Samuels); (9) Facilitating Discussion of Challenging Topics in the Classroom (Amy J. Samuels and Gregory L. Samuels); (10) &quot;Minecraft Made Me Sick:&quot; The Use of Minecraft with Pre-Service Elementary Education Students (Michael Scarlett); (11) International Law on Special Education (Samantha Mrstik); (12) Digital Book Clubs as Connected Learning in Social Education (Jason K. Ritter); (13) The Outliers of the 2016 Presidential Election: Explaining the Surge of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders (Michael L. Rogers); (14) Is Zivotofsky v. Kerry the Marbury v. Madison of Our Day? (Terri Susan Fine); (15) Social Studies Teachers' Perception of the Purpose of Civic Education (Iskender Ikinci, Emin Kilinç, and Bülent Tarman); (16) Are Turkish Pre-Service Social Studies Teachers Ready to Teach Global Citizenship? (Emin Kilinç); (17) Towards Technology Integration into Social Studies Courses in Turkey: Technology Supported Social Studies Education Program and Teachers' Attitudes (Emin Kilinç, Erhan Delen, Seray Kilinç, Enis H. Baser, Hafize Er Türküresin, Mehmet M. Kaya, and Alper Kesten); (18) Taiwan, China: Exploring Teachers' Decision-Making Toward Teaching Controversial Issues Between Taiwan and The PRC (Yu-Han Hung); and (19) Marginalized Populations and AP Enrollment and Passage Rates in Florida 2011-2012 (Bonnie Bittman, Alex Davies, and Ekaterina Goussakova). [For the 2015 proceedings, see ED565292.]