With the goal of preparing students for an informed civic life, understanding how your instructional methods move students through the learning process is key. After all, you want them to use what you teach them in their future! In this course focused on maximizing your effectiveness and impact as a social studies teacher, you’ll explore the ideas of surface learning, deep learning, and transfer of learning as you create and implement new ideas. Activities will encourage you to help students solidify their learning so they will be able to access it down the road to make informed decisions. Find out how you can continue to make a difference every day, now, and in the future, with impactful instructional methods in your social studies classroom.