See for yourself: biased Kentucky teacher training materials for social studies

Last week I wrote about teacher training materials developed for the Kentucky Department of Education to implement the state's deficient social studies standards. Those training materials reflect a deep Left-wing bias and would effectively indoctrinate students into anti-American attitudes.

Of great concerns is the fact that these training materials are not available to the general public. The videos associated with each of the modules are on YouTube, however, even though you can't search for them. Below are the links to those videos so that anyone who wants to view them may do so. In particular I would draw your attention to Module Two where the examples of guiding questions are presented. For further discussion on these materials, and why they are so problematic, see my previous post.

Module 1: The Big Ideas of Social Studies:

Big Ideas for the KAS in Social Studies

Why Inquiry Matters

Kentucky’s Inquiry Practices

Equity as a Big Idea

Equity as a Big Idea: Inquiry Pedagogy and Equity

Literacy as a Big Idea: Making Meaning in Elementary Social Studies

Literacy as a Big Idea: Making Meaning in Secondary Social Studies

Action as a Big Idea: KAS and Taking Action

Action as a Big Idea: The Big and Small of Civic Engagement

Module 2: Making Inquiry Visible in Social Studies

Making Inquiry Visible in Kentucky Social Studies Classrooms

Introduction to Framing an Inquiry

Finding the Right Content Angle

Crafting a Compelling Question

Framing an Inquiry with Argument Stems

Filling an Inquiry

Sequencing the Content Through Supporting Questions

Building Knowledge Through Formative Performance Tasks

Using Disciplinary Sources to Construct Arguments

Finishing an Inquiry

Creating Curiosity by Staging the Compelling Question

Making Connections with Extension Tasks

Taking Informed Action

Making Inquiry Critical

Crafting Critical Inquiries

Module 3: Getting to Work

Module Overview

Finding the Focal Point for Inquiry

Creating a Curriculum Map (Elementary)

Elementary Literacy

Building a Culture of Inquiry (Elementary)

Middle School Focal Point

Middle School Curriculum Map

Creating a Culture of Inquiry (Middle Grades)

Argumentation in Middle School

Finding a Focal Point (High School)

Creating a Curriculum Map (High School)

Building a Culture of Inquiry at the High School Level

Argumentation in High School SS

Finding Sources to Do Inquiry

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• Kentucky's social studies standards need more work
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