BRI’s Joe Schmidt Publishes Social Studies Guide

Are you a social studies teacher struggling to keep your students engaged and searching for a new way to present your material? Joe Schmidt has you covered!

Schmidt, the Senior Director of Programs at the Bill of Rights Institute, partnered with Glenn Wiebe, a curriculum consultant at Kansas-based educational agency ESSDACK, to publish “The Social Studies FIELD Guide."

The book provides strategies and tools for educators to improve social studies education by emphasizing meaningful and active learning over the traditional method of memorizing facts. It also highlights how integrating primary sources and education technology into an inquiry-based classroom gives your students the necessary tools and skills to succeed.

The guide advocates for the FIELD theory with social studies instruction, which stands for Foundational evidence, Inquiry, Educational technology, and Lesson Design. In addition to integrating technology, the book also advises teachers on creating an innovative framework in their classrooms, using research-driven insights, practical applications, and inquiry focuses.

“The Social Studies FIELD Guide” is currently available to purchase, so visit this webpage to obtain your copy!