A Veteran Social Studies Teacher's Journey To Meet The Needs Of Her Students
Abstract
This autoethnography discusses the ways in which I, a veteran and ambitious social
studies teacher, can evolve as a teacher and learner to meet all the needs of her students. The
literature shows that being a social studies teacher today, is not an easy task. An ambitious
social studies teacher must know their subject matter, create a classroom that balances rigor and
higher order thinking with kindness, know their students well, both inside and outside the
classroom, and give their students a sense of belonging and value. I will address the need for
teachers both veteran and novice to grow and evolve as teachers and learners. To illustrate this, I
use three poignant instances from my classroom to discuss the challenges and rewards of
embedding the competencies necessary to be an ambitious social studies teacher into everyday
classroom practice.
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