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USING WEBQUESTS in the Social Studies Classroom
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This great book helps you respond to three important questions facing teachers today:
-How can I be a more culturally responsive teacher?
-How can I help make social studies engaging for my
students?
-How might technology facilitate my work and that of my
students?
This unique guide presents practical strategies for using
WebQuests: inquiry-oriented, collaborative student
activities that use web-based information for solving
problems through focused higher-level thinking.
Includes: Real stories portraying culturally diverse
classrooms; Comprehensive examples of culturally
responsive WebQuests; plus Guidelines, tips and
step-by-step instructions for developing WebQuests
in teaching. Reflective exercises throughout also make
this guide an ideal professional development resource
for teachers interested in learning more about
culturally responsive social studies and technologically
enhanced instruction. What are you waiting for?!