Tag Archives: civic education

Introducing Charles Cooper, 2012 Humanities Texas Teacher of the Year

Today, we’re introducing the first member of our new teacher advisory council: Charles Cooper. In a brief interview, Charles shares his thoughts about using technology in the classroom, the importance of civic education, and how to model serious class discussion.

Charles is a government teacher at Northwest High School in Justin, Texas. He also teaches at Northwest Texas Community College. Charles earned his BA in Education from the University of North … Read more »

Leon Kass on the “Great Books” and Civic Education

Longtime University of Chicago professor and co-editor of What So Proudly We Hail, Leon Kass, recently fielded questions from college students.  

See us at the SREB Conference in Charlotte this Week

What So Proudly We Hail will be exhibiting at the Southern Regional Educational Board’s annual staff conference in Charlotte, NC this week, entitled High Schools That Work. The conference will bring together more than 5,000 middle school, high school, and postsecondary educators from nearly all 50 states in an effort to give teachers new strategies to enhance their classroom experience.

The conference will run from Wednesday, July 17–Friday, July 19 … Read more »

Blogger Spotlight: Technology in the Classroom

In our newest installment of the Blogger Spotlight, check out these tips for enhancing your lessons with technology.

A middle school teacher leads the way. Check out Tim Bailey’s online lessons for teaching American history.

Cassie Medley has found creative ways to combine technology with writing lessons in the classroom.

Teach students to think critically, with Katrina Schwartz’s advice about “learning traits.”

Struggling to get your students involved? Try … Read more »

Civics without a country?

In the latest issue of Academic Questions–the quarterly journal of the National Association of Scholars—WSPWH editor Diana Schaub asks what happens when we as a nation try to teach citizenship education without recognizing that citizenship necessarily entails attachment to a particular country. Responding to the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement’s report A Crucible Moment: College Learning & Democracy’s Future, Schaub notes that the report … Read more »