social studies making it meaningful
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Social StudiesSocial Studies
Making It MeaningfulMaking It Meaningful
Dr. Melinda K. ButlerLewis-Clark State College
What Is Social Studies?What Is Social Studies?
What memories do you What memories do you have?have? Type of InstructionType of Instruction Type of ActivitiesType of Activities How were you How were you
Assessed?Assessed?
List these memories using the following Concept Map Ask others around you as well!
Concept MapConcept Map
Social Studies
Positive Negative
InstructionActivities Assessment
Notice that the most positive memories, likely Notice that the most positive memories, likely occurred when students minds were actively occurred when students minds were actively engaged in constructing new knowledge or engaged in constructing new knowledge or
revising prior knowledge.revising prior knowledge.
Cynthia Sunal from the University of Alabama stated:
““Social studies is capable of engaging students so deeply Social studies is capable of engaging students so deeply that in 10, 20, or 30 years, they will reminisce fondly that in 10, 20, or 30 years, they will reminisce fondly
about Social Studies activitiesabout Social Studies activities”” 20022002
What is Social Studies?What is Social Studies?
NCSS definition: the NCSS definition: the integrated study of the integrated study of the social sciences and social sciences and humanities to promote humanities to promote civic competence. civic competence.
Why Social Studies?Why Social Studies?
The primary purpose of Social Studies, as The primary purpose of Social Studies, as explained by the NCSS, is to help young explained by the NCSS, is to help young people develop the ability to make informed people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.society in an interdependent world.
NCSS Curriculum StandardsNCSS Curriculum Standards They divided it into 10 Themes of Social StudiesThey divided it into 10 Themes of Social Studies
Ten ThemesTen ThemesI.I. CultureCulture
II.II. Time, Continuity and ChangeTime, Continuity and Change
III.III. People, Places, and EnvironmentsPeople, Places, and Environments
IV.IV. Individual DevelopmentIndividual Development
V.V. Individuals, Groups, and InstitutionsIndividuals, Groups, and Institutions
VI.VI. Power, Authority, and GovernancePower, Authority, and Governance
VII.VII. Production, Distribution, and ConsumptionProduction, Distribution, and Consumption
VIII.VIII. Science, Technology, and SocietyScience, Technology, and Society
IX.IX. Global ConnectionsGlobal Connections
X.X. Civic Ideals & PracticesCivic Ideals & Practices
Information as to how to access a video that Information as to how to access a video that you will need to watch is at the end of this you will need to watch is at the end of this slide show.slide show.
This video will give you a more in depth This video will give you a more in depth description of these standards and show them description of these standards and show them in action in the classroom!in action in the classroom!
Social Studies Plays a Critical Social Studies Plays a Critical Role in Our LivesRole in Our Lives
But if it consists ofBut if it consists of Memorizing factsMemorizing facts Reading textbooksReading textbooks Watching videosWatching videos Answering questionsAnswering questions And illustrating knowledge already learnedAnd illustrating knowledge already learned
Its impact on students is minimal
If instead it is perceived as an integral part of If instead it is perceived as an integral part of intellectual development connecting intellectual development connecting experience and the real world it becomes an experience and the real world it becomes an essential part of the curriculum.essential part of the curriculum.
To do this we need to ….. WE MUST….To do this we need to ….. WE MUST….
We Need ToWe Need To
Help them confront interesting problems Help them confront interesting problems related to their social worldrelated to their social world
Encourage them Encourage them To observeTo observe Ask questionsAsk questions Research informationResearch information Express observations and ideas in drawingsExpress observations and ideas in drawings Argue for their viewpointsArgue for their viewpoints And to actively change thingsAnd to actively change things
Have Students Have Students ““DODO”” Social StudiesSocial Studies
Draw on thinking skills and knowledge from Draw on thinking skills and knowledge from the entire school curriculum as they construct the entire school curriculum as they construct an understanding of their social world and an understanding of their social world and seek to solve the problems it presents.seek to solve the problems it presents.
Teaching with StandardsTeaching with Standards
Standards serve as a framework as well as a guide for Standards serve as a framework as well as a guide for curriculum decisionscurriculum decisions
They are NOT THE ENEMY!They are NOT THE ENEMY! They help to define the knowledge, concepts and They help to define the knowledge, concepts and
skills that should be acquired at each level.skills that should be acquired at each level. They should be not be used AS the curriculum, but They should be not be used AS the curriculum, but
instead to REFLECT the curriculum.instead to REFLECT the curriculum. Studies have shown that even teaching with Studies have shown that even teaching with
standards-aligned materials isnstandards-aligned materials isn’’t enough to ensure t enough to ensure that all learning expectations are met!that all learning expectations are met!
Now View the VideoNow View the Video Log onto the following link. Choose either the Standards Overview
for middle school grades, or the one for high school grades – whichever best fits your ultimate goal. (of course you can always watch them both if you wanted!)
http://www.learner.org/resources/series166.html#
Scroll down and find: 15 - A Standards Overview, 6-8
22. A Standards Overview, 9-12
AS you watch the video, be aware of the various types of instruction, teaching strategies, that you observe.
Use this information for your discussion. I will post a few ideas and questions on the discussion forum.
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