Ways to Impact Your Students and Leave a Legacy: The Phil Fowler Story

Before we as educators are able to make thinking visible to students we have to first make the processes and procedures of thinking visible to ourselves.

“We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us.

“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

This year at NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies), we went around asking one question to attendees—”Why do you love social studies?” 

The flipped classroom allows students to build background knowledge outside school, freeing up time for more hands-on learning in the classroom.

Iowa social studies professionals know how to model informed action.

How do educators create the ideal mix of content coverage while at the same time training students to think and analyze novel situations?

Democracy begins in the classroom.

Some students from socioeconomically disadvantaged households may have gaps in social interaction which worsen the achievement gap.