... historical empathy through analysis of an underrepresented historical figure among middle and secondary social studies students. Findings Major findings highlight that active learning pedagogies, such as in-class debate, were effective strategies that promote historical empathy when middle and secondary...

.... Keywords: student engagement, active learning, digital simulations, historical thinking, technology, undergraduate history Introduction College instructors are entering a new frontier of teaching in the 21st century. Millennial students are bringing to university classrooms different experiences with way...

...Scott Wolla Economics classrooms are typically teacher-centered, textbook-driven, and often dominated by chalk-and-talk methodology. This paper advocates for an active learning approach and offers a lesson plan for key concepts. More specifically this lesson uses the economic concept of job market...

... perspectives Monopoly active learning government economics dynamic process debt Social Studies Research and Practice www.socstrp.org Deficit Crisis Simulation: Using Monopoly to Teach About the Deficit Debate Cory Wright-Maley University of Connecticut The U.S. has a deficit problem. Both political...