What is Social Studies? MindesBTJ905. What IS Social Studies by Lynn Rambo on Prezi. What_is_SS_ Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley. DIVERSITY, PLANNING& INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS. Creating a Culturally Responsive Classroom. Julia Thompson, a practicing teacher for more than 35 years, considers what it means to have a culturally responsive classroom and the steps necessary to create one.
Adapted from the 3rd edition of her book The First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide. by Julia G. Thompson In the early years of the 21st century, we are constantly and unconsciously bombarded with messages from the various societies that surround us. From restaurant choices, music, sports, fashion, and all forms of popular media to proceedings as significant as wars and threats of terrorism, we adults function in a culturally diverse world.
Our students share that world with us, and they need our help in learning to negotiate the complexities of a multicultural society. One of the most enduring strengths of the public school system in America is the variety of cultures that meet peacefully in thousands of classrooms each day. Check your attitudes & set the tone Be aware that your own attitudes are influenced by your own culture. 1-2-3_Summary. The Race Card Project ® - Submit your 6 Word Essay on Race. Hello and thank you for visiting My idea was to use these little black postcards to get the conversation started. But I quickly realized once I hit the road on my book tour that I didn’t really need that kind of incentive. All over the country people who came to hear about my story wound up sharing their own. Despite all the talk about America’s consternation or cowardice when it comes to talking about race, I seemed to have found auditorium after auditorium full of people who were more than willing to unburden themselves on this prickly topic.
So the postcards that were supposed to serve as a conversation starter wound up instead serving as an epilogue. I asked people to think about their experiences, questions, hopes, dreams, laments or observations about race and identity. The submissions are thoughtful, funny, heartbreaking, brave, teeming with anger and shimmering with hope.
Here’s the answer. I am grateful for the tremendous response. Go ahead. Michele Norris. DIFFERENTIATION & COOPERATIVE LEARNING. Cooperative_Learning_in_the_Social_Studies-_Balancing_the_Social_and_the_Studies_-_Slavin. Elementary_Students_Can_Learn_to_Cooperate_and_Cooperate_for_Learning_-_Colomb_Chilcoat_and_N._Stahl. Approaches_to_Implementing_Cooperative_Learning_in_the_Social_Studies_Classroom_-_Johnson_and_Johnson. Cooperative_Learning_as_Effective_Social_Study_within_the_Social_Studies_Classroom_-_Stahl_Vansickle. BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER. Social_Studies_is_EVERYWHERE_ Social Media for Teachers: Guides, Resources and Ideas. Although students are evermore connected to the social web, many of these networks remain out-of-class digital playgrounds where students congregate.
In a 2014 survey of 1,000 teachers, just one in five said they use social media regularly with students. Of course, it can be a challenge to incorporate social media into lessons. There are many gray areas for teachers to navigate, like setting guidelines, accessibility at school, and student safety. But to help teachers navigate this ever-changing landscape of social media tools, here are some of the best guides on the web for four popular networks, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.
More Great Reads From Edutopia In addition to those great guides, there is a lot of useful information right here on Edutopia. Web 2.0 Tools for Kids. Page 1 / 28 1. Mind42 2. Bubble.us 3. Wordle 4. Powered by JOGTHEWEB Index Share It : Web 2.0 Tools for Kids The page must be refreshed to take effect. Where Do You Fit? 2011 Pew Research Political Typology Quiz. Ballotpedia. Social_Studies_Resources_-_by_discipline. Civics and Government, and Economics.
Civics. How the Electoral College Works. Elections in Action Lessons. Whether you are teaching about this spring's primaries or planning to cover the midterms this November, the latest version of Mikva's Election in Action lessons is now available. To receive a *FREE* pdf version of these lessons (designed for middle and high schoolers), please click here to complete a short request form. You will then receive them by email within 24 hours. (Click the following icon to download a Table of Contents for this curriculum: 2014_Elections_table_of_contents.pdf (69 KB) .) Rock the Vote's Democracy Class Rock the Vote's Democracy Class Rock the Vote's Democracy Class is a one-period, civics education lesson plan that teaches high school students about the importance of voting, the history behind it, and registers them to vote. Campaign Ads: Create Your Own and Analyze Others Teaching Campaign Finance Additionally, you can click here to find the NYTimes' guide about the different ways one can make political donations.
Listen to Me 50 States' Voting Laws in One Place. History and Geography. Devising Real-World Activities for Adolescent History Students. A MiddleWeb Blog Every year, at least half a dozen students ask me some variation of the following question: “Why do we need to take history? How am I going to use this in real life?”
It is a question any good history teacher can answer, but often not to the satisfaction of the adolescent mind. An educated adult can see the value in studying the patterns of human behavior in history and understanding the origins of our various social systems. The average middle school student is concerned with events within a time-space radius of ten minutes and ten feet in any direction. There is little room in their worldview for the big picture. It’s a Small World Because of the developmental narcissism of my students, I try to make sure any real-world activities resonate with their immediate interests.
My goal is to show them how they can utilize the skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom to analyze, plan and execute a plan of action in pursuit of a concrete goal. Petition, Assemble, Speak. CrashCourse. What are Continents? 40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World. If you’re a visual learner like myself, then you know maps, charts and info graphics can really help bring data and information to life. Maps can make a point resonate with readers and this collection aims to do just that. Hopefully some of these maps will surprise you and you’ll learn something new. A few are important to know, some interpret and display data in a beautiful or creative way, and a few may even make you chuckle or shake your head.
If you enjoy this collection of maps, the Sifter highly recommends the r/MapPorn sub reddit. You should also check out ChartsBin.com. There were also fantastic posts on Business Insider and Bored Panda earlier this year that are worth checking out. Enjoy! 1. Map by Google 2. Map via Wikimedia Commons 3.
Map by Stuart Laycock (via The Telegraph) 4. Map by eatrio.net via Reddit Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming about 300 million years ago. 5. Map by Business Management EU 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Keith Hughes. That Was History. 50 Core Documents. SOCIAL STUDIES THROUGH LITERATURE. Literature_Circle_Role_Descriptions.
Reading_Group_-_Literature_Circle_Directions. How_to_Lead_a_Literature_Circle. Character_map. Nonfiction_Discussion_Foldable. Copy of Pre-During-Post-Reading_Strategies. Cube Creator. Summarizing information is an important postreading and prewriting activity that helps students synthesize what they have learned. The interactive Cube Creator offers four options: Bio Cube: This option allows students to develop an outline of a person whose biography or autobiography they have just read; it can also be used before students write their own autobiography. Specific prompts ask students to describe a person's significance, background, and personality.
Mystery Cube: Use this option to help your students sort out the clues in their favorite mysteries or develop outlines for their own stories. Among its multiple applications, the Mystery Cube helps students identify mystery elements, practice using vocabulary from this popular genre, and sort and summarize information. Specific prompts ask students to describe the setting, clues, crime or mystery, victim, detective, and solution. Create-Your-Own Cube: Working on a science unit? Back to top Story Map Celebrate Halloween! Bio Cube. INQUIRY LEARNING & COGNITIVE PROCESSES. How to Keep History Lessons Meaningful During Role Play. By Aaron Brock Most social studies teachers are expected to cover very specific content, whether or not it resonates with the students personally or politically.
This often leads us to fall back on reenactments as the primary method of giving students an historical “experience.” While there is value in these activities, it is important to reflect on the purpose of any hands-on lesson. Having students act out historical episodes “just because” is as meaningless as making students memorize names and dates for a test. I divide on-your-feet history lessons into three broad categories: dramatization, experiential, and real-world application. Dramatic missteps A dramatization is any activity where students take on historical personas or act out specific events in history. My first attempt to give students an experience from the past came while trying to teach feudalism in seventh grade. Success at last This year, I conducted my first truly successful “living history” lesson.
Keeping it meaningful. East students learn about local history to create books - McDowellNews.com: News. Tales of the past were given new life during Local History Day at East McDowell Junior High. The event brought together eighth-grade history students from Danny Shaw’s and Jessica Reel’s classes with local historians and gave students a glimpse of the region’s past.
“Eighth-grade studies North Carolina history, so we try to pull in a McDowell County unit because we feel like that part of history is sometimes lost,” said Media Coordinator Vickie Blankenship. “We wanted the kids to pick something that they’re interested in and learn about different topics from our region. We have presenters talking about gold, the history of local business Jack Frost, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, and other topics related to the area.” Martha Jordan spoke to students about McDowell County’s natural disasters using records and photos from her ancestors. While speaking about the flood of 1916, she shared an account written by her great-great-grandmother’s brother about the flood. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The Inquiry Process Explained Visually for Teachers. Learning is all about being curious and inquisitive.
It is a process in which learners explore the unknown through their senses using both sensory and motor skills. Being involved and engaged in the learning task is the key to a successful learning journey and to elicit this kind of engagement from learners, teachers need to nurture a learning environment where students take responsibility for their learning and 'where they are only shown where to look but not told what to see'. Such environment definitely requires a solid approach and an informed strategy to learning one that is dubbed: inquiry-based learning. Inquiry-based learning is essential in developing the most solicited 21st century skills : problem solving and critical thinking.As a teacher, you might be wondering about ways to inculcate the precepts of strategy into your teaching and lesson planning.
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