Current Events and Current Issues: Finding the Time

Frans Doppen- Ohio UniversityGeorge Lipscomb- Furman University

Presentation made at NCSS- November 21, 2014Boston, MA

A Distinction

Current Events

vs.

Current Issues

Survey Results

How often do you incorporate current events into your classroom teaching?

Grade level differences

What should we do

Look at the impact of technology/ social media on how current events are approached.

Go beyond self-reporting; more shared examples (Civic environmentalism)

Learn what students believe about the value of examining current events and current issues

Find the time!