Scott Petri has taught social studies at the middle and high school level since 2003. He is a co-author of The EduProtocols Field Guide: Social Studies Edition.  He holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and a Masters in Educational Administration from California State University Northridge, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of San Diego. Dr. Petri is currently the President-Elect of the California Council for the Social Studies and a past President of the Southern California Social Studies Association. He is a 2023-24 PBS Invention Ed Fellow and was named Outstanding High School Social Studies Teacher of the Year by CCSS in 2021.

Contact: scottmpetri (at) gmail.com

PUBLICATIONS

Moler, A. & Petri, S.M. (April 11, 2024). Exploring religions with eduprotocols. Religion Matters Blog. https://religionmatters.org/2024/04/11/exploring-religions-with-eduprotocols/

Petri, S. M. (January 15, 2024).  How building rhymes can help students understand historical writing. Educator Voices Blog. PBS NewsHour Classroom.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/classroom-voices/educator-voices/2024/01/educator-voice-how-rhyming-can-help-students-understand-historical-writing

Petri, S. M. (October 7, 2023). Using Conversational Video to Support Oral History Projects. The Practitioner Blog. Social Studies School Services.  Video Webinar. https://www.socialstudies.com/blog/using-conversational-video-to-support-oral-history-project/ 

Petri, S. M., Moler, A., Corippo, J. & Hepburn, M. (2022). The EduProtocol Field Guide: Social Studies Edition. Dave Burgess Consulting Inc. San Diego, CA. https://www.eduprotocols.com/

Petri, S. M. (Sep 6, 2022). Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It. EdSurge Teaching & Learning Blog. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-09-06-service-learning-can-be-the-bridge-to-social-emotional-learning-educators-should-embrace-it 

Petri, S. M. (2020). Empathy Mapping in Social Studies. The Social Studies Review. California Council for the Social Studies. https://www.ccss.org/_files/ugd/d9ae75_1b2dfe03826e47078840e078a57e7cfe.pdf 

Petri, S.M. (December 13, 2018). Using Listenwise to Meet Content Standards. KQED Education. In The Classroom. San Francisco, CA. https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2018/12/13/using-listenwise-to-meet-content-standards/

Petri, S.M. (April 17, 2018). Turning Passive Video into Active Learning. KQED Education. In The Classroom. San Francisco, CA. https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2018/04/17/turning-passive-video-into-active-learning/

Petri, S.M. (January 23, 2018). Using Flipgrid in the High School U.S. History Class. KQED Education. In The Classroom. San Francisco, CA. https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2018/01/23/using-flipgrid-in-the-high-school-u-s-history-class/

Petri, S.M. (September 14, 2017). Automated Writing Feedback Programs Help Teachers Coach Students How to Write. KQED Education. In The Classroom. San Francisco, CA. https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2017/09/14/automated-writing-feedback-programs-help-teachers-coach-students-how-to-write/

Petri, S.M. (February 26, 2017). Listening is a Twenty-First Century Skill. Getting Smart Blog. Accessed at https://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/02/listening-is-a-21st-century-skill/

Petri, S.M. (Spring 2016). Five Reasons to Add Instructional Video to your Social Science Instructional Program. The Leader. National Social Studies Supervisor’s Association. Vol. 30, No. 1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/313561844/2016-Spring-Issue-The-Leader-Zaption

Moore, C. & Petri, S.M. (Fall 2015). Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Tools: Preliminary Findings from NCSS’s First MOOC. The Leader. National Social Studies Supervisor’s Association. Vol. 29, No. 2. https://www.scribd.com/doc/288864549/Soc-Sci-Disc-Concepts-Tools

Petri, S.M. (August 4, 2014). Teacher Entrepreneurism A Way to Measure Readiness for School Leadership. EdCal. Research You Can Use. Association of California School Administrators. Burlingame, CA.

Petri, S.M. (2013) Where Are The Risk Takers? Using The Entrepreneurial Orientation Construct to Identify Innovative and Proactive Teachers. California State University Northridge Doctoral Dissertation. Accessed at

http://scholarworks.csun.edu/bitstream/handle/10211.2/4464/Petri-Scott-thesis-2013.pdf;sequence=1