Brad M. Maguth Ph.D.

Professor
Middle Level and AYA Social Studies

Professional Service

School and Community (selected)

• Elected President of the Ohio Council for the Social Studies (2019 thru 2020).
  
  • Founded state webinar series (live and on-demand) during 2020 coronavirus pandemic focused on social studies teaching and learning
  • Founded Family Fun Nights History Quiz Bowl via Facebook Live (Every Tuesday)
  • Published K-12 Social Studies Teacher Resource Guide (History, Economics, Government, and Geography)
• Member, National Task Force on Inquiry-Based Social Studies Education, The National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, D.C. (2019-Current).
• Faculty Organizer w/ UA Students Cheyenne Oechsle & Matthew Derksen for the K-12 Homework Hotline during the 2020 Pandemic (2020-Current).
• Committee Member, Social Studies Lead Teachers, Stark County Education Service Center (2018-Current).
• Organizer & Moderator Town Hall Events at The Univ. of Akron (Open to the Public)
  
  • Human Rights & Education (10-24-2018)
  • Gun Violence in America’s Schools (3-14-2018)
  • Teaching About Racial Inequities in America's Schools (10-11-2017).
  • Teaching About Human Rights in Schools (10-15-2018).
• Young Entrepreneurship Institute. Enspire Teacher Conference Ambassador. (Spring, 2019 to Current).
• Project Director, “Making At-Risk High School Students Visible and College Ready through Strong Community Mentorship” with Barberton Local Schools, Raymond James Financial, United Way of Summit County, and Johnson United Methodist Church. (2015-2019).
• Collaborating with Barberton High School teachers and administrators to embed social studies methods in schools as published in the Barberton Herald. (Fall, 2012 to Present)
• Co-taught “Investigating Chinese Culture and Society” to 10th Grade U.S. History students at Barberton High School. (Spring & Fall, 2018).
•  “Founding Family” to the I PROMISE School (Gr. 1-8), a STEM School, a partnership between the LeBron James Family Foundation and the Akron Public Schools. (Summer, 2017).
• Liaison to the LeBron James Family Foundation & Akron Public Schools: I PROMISE Strategic Initiatives (2015-2018).
• Elected Vice-President of the Ohio Council for the Social Studies (2016-Term ended 2018).
• Co-taught “Global Issues and Cultures Interdisciplinary Unit” to 10th Grade U.S. History students at Barberton High School. (Spring, 2015).
• Co-taught “Local, National, Global: Interdisciplinary Unit on Flooding” to 10th Grade U.S. History students at Barberton High School. (Spring, 2014).
• Co-taught “Using Age of Empires II to Teach Ancient World History” to 7th Grade World History students at Ravenna Middle School. (Spring, 2014).