Charles S. White
Position:		Associate Professor
Department:		Curriculum and Teaching
Program:		Elementary Education

Educational History

Bachelor of Arts�Harvard University
Master of Arts in Teaching�Colgate University
Ph.D.�Indiana University

Contact Information
Phone:		617-353-8482
E-mail:		cswhite@bu.edu

Profile

A former high school social studies teacher, Dr. White's primary teaching area is social studies methods in the elementary education program, a continuation of his work at George Mason University in Virginia (1985-1994). His publications span instructional technology and social studies education, ranging from a general text in educational computing to a K-12 curriculum framework for the award-winning Teaching With Historic Places project. The framework was developed for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Park Service and has been the focus of teacher workshops that Dr. White has offered nationwide. Dr. White served for many years as technology editor for Social Education, the official journal of the National Council for the Social Studies. He now serves on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies. Dr. White is past president of the Social Science Education Consortium, an organization of senior scholars dedicated to strengthening linkages between university historians/social scientists and educators. While continuing his work to make history more accessible to school children, Dr. White also directs "Projects in Civic Engagement," programs designed to promote civic education in the United States and overseas (www.bu.edu/sed/civicengagement). He is coordinator of the Civitas@Eurasia partnership at Boston University, a collaborative with Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, and Mongolia -- an effort to revamp civics curriculum and teacher education to support the development of civil society and democratic institutions.

Courses Taught

SED�CH300 �Methods of Instruction: Elementary 1-6
SED�CH515 �Curriculum Methods, 1-6
SED�CH555 �Student-Teaching Practicum: Elementary 1-6
SED�ED225 �Project Citizen: Promoting Civic Engagement

Selected Publications

Bednarz, S. ,�Miyares, I., Schug, M., and White, C.S. �(2008). �World Cultures and Geography. �Evanston, IL :�McDougal Littell.
Bernarz, S.W. ,�Cortes, C.E., Jennings, C., Schug, M.C., Viola, H.J. and White, C.S. �(2005). �Houghton Mifflin Social Studies. �Boston, MA :�Houghton Mifflin.
White, C.S. �(2002). �Civic Learning in Teacher Education: An Example of Collaboration by Russians and Americans. �In Patrick, J.J., Hamot, G.E., and Leming, R.S. (Eds). Civic Learning in Teacher Education: International Perspectives on Education for Democracy in the Preparation of Teachers, Volume 2 �Bloomington, IN :�ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education.
White, C.S., (Ed.) �(2001). �Sea Changes in Social Science Education: Woods Hole 2000. �Boulder, CO :�Social Science Education Consortium.
Braun, J. ,�Fernlund, P., & White, C.S. �(1998). �Technology Tools in the Social Studies Curriculum. �Wilsonville, OR :�Franklin, Beedle & Associates.
White, C.S. �(1997). �The Moral Dimension of Civic Education in the Elementary School: Habit or Reason?. �Journal of Education, 179(2) ,�35-46.
White, C.S. ,�Hunter, K. �(1995). �Curriculum Framework for Teaching with Historic Places. �Washington, DC :�National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Selected Presentations

Preservice Education: Engaging Future Teachers in the Civic Mission of Schools (Amman, Jordan)
Children and Civic Education: Why We Can’t Wait (Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA)
Developing a Pre-Service Certificate Program in Civics (Mexico City, Mexico)
Developing a Pre-Service University Education Program with the US/Samara University Partnership (Moscow, Russia)
Education for Advocacy in Schools and Colleges: Project Citizen (San Diego, CA)
The Case for Civics in Elementary Schools (San Diego, CA)

Selected Grants

Civitas@Eurasia�(1997-present).
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution�(5/1/07-present).
We the People: Project Citizen�(5/1/07-present).

Selected Awards/Honors/Special Recognition

Federal Design Achievement Award (Teaching with Historic Places)

Selected Professional Service

Massachusetts Council for the Social Studies (Board of Directors)
Massachusetts Special Commission on Civic Engagement and Learning (appointed by Gov. Deval Patrick)

Advising

Academic advisor for elementary education (undergraduate and graduate)

Additional Information

Skype: cswhite74