all aboard the social studies train
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Jump Aboard the Global Train Do you want to incorporate global themes, concepts, and issues into your social studies class while still addressing your entire curriculum? Are you interested in achieving “distinguished” status on your NC Teacher Evaluation? Do you want tech rich tools that will help promote global literacy? If so, this session is for you! Jump aboard the global train and learn about some of the tech rich, project based strategies and resources that can be used to incorporate global awareness into your social studies classroom. Presenter: Ashley Ponscheck - Porter Ridge Middle School – Indian Trail, NCTRANSCRIPT
All Aboard the Social Studies TrainNCMSA Conference Session 8tinyurl.com/ncmsass
Welcome!
● Teaching Social Studies in Union County for 7 years.
● Currently teaching 6th grade at Porter Ridge Middle School
● County Vision: GIG ● We're a 1:1 School/County● School Focus: PLC● Global Teacher Leader and Model 1
Teacher
Contact Me: [email protected]
Did You Know?Social Studies Drum Roll● Drum Roll- Unit Opener● Before: Students created
a KWL on Asia, Africa & Australia
● After: Students completed a Stop & Jot:
Based on what you just watched what do you now better understand about Africa, Asia or Australia? Why do you think it is important to study these continents now?
F115● Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Discussion & Research● My 2012-2013 Focus: Google Apps and Primary Sources/DBQ's● Daily lesson plans centered around backwards unit planning
Essential Lesson/Class Components○ Drum Roll- Introduce Units ○ Group Work○ Social Studies Notebook○ Class Website: Moodle○ Project Based Learning○ Digital Media○ Talk Like a Historian Word Wall○ Time Zones Clocks○ Where In The World Map○ Student of the Month○ Unit Wrap Up: Wordle & Unit in 1 Word
A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words....
A Student Must:Social Studies Notebook● Digital Glue: OneNote● Sections: Daily Warm Ups, tab for each unit, Class
Tools, Missing Work● Students upload work from their notebook; especially
weekly warm up's
Class Website: Moodle● Both Information & Interactive● 1 toggle bar for each unit, parent section, turn in bin,
twitter feed, games & websiteshttp://moodlemid.ucps.k12.nc.us/course/view.php?id=1070
Project Based LearningExamples:
○ Hebrew Leader Scrolls○ Shelved Countries○ 5 Themes 3D Collage○ Time Travel Brochures
Projects are assigned with assignment sheet & grading rubric
Student Artifacts:
Technology Based Learning Examples● 5 Themes of Geography Class
Atlas Google Dochttps://docs.google.com/a/ucps.k12.nc.us/presentation/d/1v7X0kcfDkSG9qXHgMgk62d4v4xGEQv_MAAD3xxbMGoY/edit#slide=id.p
● Stone Age Comic Books● Virtual Field Trips
○ Carolina Navigators○ Arounder
● Webquests● Ancient Civilizations Wiki's
http://ancientcivilizations2011blk2.wikispaces.com/Daily+Life+in+Ancient+Egypt
Student Artifacts:
Learning Centers
Examples:● Primary & Secondary Source
Stations○ Evaluating different sources
● 5 Themes of Geography○ One station for each theme
● Ancient Egyptian Culture○ Pharaoh's, Religion,
Mummification, Architecture● Mapping Lab Stations
○ Parts of a Map, Speciality Maps, Physical & Political
● Africa Wrap Up○ Music on I-Pods, Comparing
Food, Vanishing Gorilla's comic...
20 minute activities; 3/6 activities
Student Artifacts:
http://moodlemid.ucps.k12.nc.us/course/view.php?id=1070
Globally Focused Lessons
Examples:● World Religion Panel● Human Rights
Lesson● $2 Dollars a Day
Project
Artifacts:
My Top Go To's: Go To Video:Ancient Mesopotamia Song by Mr. Nickyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84y2q4giihY
Go To Website(s):Flocabularyhttp://www.flocabulary.com/subjects/
Water for Sixth Gradehttp://waterforsixthgrade.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-11-09T08:58:00-06:00&max-results=10&start=40&by-date=false
Go To Organization(s):Carolina Navigatorshttp://cgi.unc.edu/navigators
Go To BookEvery Human Has Rights: What You Need to Know About Your Human Rights By National Geographic
ResourcesClass Dojohttp://www.classdojo.com/*VIF International Educationhttp://learningcenter.vifprogram.com/CNN Student Newshttp://www.cnn.com/studentnews/index.html*Brain Pophttp://www.brainpop.com/*Flocabularyhttp://www.flocabulary.com/subjects/YouTube:History For Music Lovershttp://www.youtube.com/user/historyteachersNew Global Citizenshttp://www.newglobalcitizens.org/Quizlethttp://quizlet.com/Winston Salem Curriculum Guidehttp://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/975Regents Exam Prep Centerhttp://regentsprep.org/Globaloriahttp://www.globaloria.org/
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Mr. Donn SS Websitehttp://www.mrdonn.org/Mr. Manko's SS Resourceshttp://staff.hcpss.org/~jmanko/Socialstudiesresources.htmlRubiStarhttp://rubistar.4teachers.org/iCivicshttp://www.icivics.org/SAS Curriculum Pathwayshttp://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/#/search?searchString=&searchSubject=4&searchCategory=32Sweet Searchhttp://www.sweetsearch.com/Symbaloohttp://www.symbaloo.com/A Students Friendhttp://www.studentsfriend.com/World History Teachers Bloghttp://worldhistoryeducatorsblog.blogspot.com/
