What?
Integrity: In a democratic society, integrity is essential. In all interactions, it is important to be honest, hold each other accountable, and respect each other’s opinions. As a future educator, it is important to model and uphold these values in the classroom by understanding personal bias and working to improve the quality of materials and education available to students.
Justice: The major role of a social studies educator is to prepare students to enter a democratic society and contribute positively to their classroom, school, communities, and society. As a future educator, it is important to teach and advocate for the rights of all members of a community, and show examples of justice and injustice in the world.
Authenticity: Professional educators must be honest in their academic relationships with the content, students, and community, as well as model democratic pedagogy and civic understanding in the classroom.
Civic Engagement: Social studies educators must prepare their students to participate effectively in their own democratic society. Civic behavior skills and characteristics of good citizens should be modeled in the classroom.
Responsibility: This principle relates to how educational decisions are made. Social studies educators must professionally and responsibly choose educational materials and review the curriculum. Social studies professionals must also ensure that all decisions are made to best prepare students for a democratic society.
Democratic Values: Social studies educators must teach students how to effectively participate in their own democratic society and develop respect for different communities around the world. Students should be exposed to different perspectives as to decenter the dominant narrative.
So What?
As future educators, these principles are key to ensuring our future students receive a social studies education that effectively prepares them to become productive and responsible members of society. We must incorporate these principles into our planning, teaching, and evaluating practices.
“For social studies teaching professionals, they are the considerations needed to make the critical choices in the development of curricular plans, implementation of daily lessons, and establishment of rapport with students and other educational stakeholders,” (socialstudies.org).
As future educators, these principles are key to ensuring our future students receive a social studies education that effectively prepares them to become productive and responsible members of society. We must incorporate these principles into our planning, teaching, and evaluating practices.
“For social studies teaching professionals, they are the considerations needed to make the critical choices in the development of curricular plans, implementation of daily lessons, and establishment of rapport with students and other educational stakeholders,” (socialstudies.org).
Now What?
As a future social studies educator, I will make sure I follow these six principles in all aspects of my social studies instruction. I understand the importance of preparing students to participate in their democratic society now more than ever. With our current politically divided country, it is crucial for future generations to understand their responsibility as a U.S. citizen and how they can work together to make a united nation. In order to achieve this, I will ensure all of my students have access to primary sources, accurate and unbiased information, and high quality instructional materials. I will hold myself accountable for preparing students to be responsible and productive members of our democratic society.
As a future social studies educator, I will make sure I follow these six principles in all aspects of my social studies instruction. I understand the importance of preparing students to participate in their democratic society now more than ever. With our current politically divided country, it is crucial for future generations to understand their responsibility as a U.S. citizen and how they can work together to make a united nation. In order to achieve this, I will ensure all of my students have access to primary sources, accurate and unbiased information, and high quality instructional materials. I will hold myself accountable for preparing students to be responsible and productive members of our democratic society.
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