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Social Studies
• Social studies is a broad topic;– It includes many
different subjects• Anthropology• Archaeology• Economics• Geography• History• Law related education• Philosophy
• Political science• Psychology• Religion• sociology
Social Studies
• National associations and governmental committees have developed ten standards or themes that they would like
Social Studies Standards
• Culture: Social studies programs– should include experiences that provide for the
study of culture and cultural diversity;
Social Studies Standards
• 2. Time, Continuity, and Change:– Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of the past and its legacy;
Social Studies Standards
• 3. People, Places, and Environments: – Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of people, places, and environments;
Social Studies Standards
• 4. Individual, Development and Identity: – Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of individual development and identity;
Social Studies Standards
• 5. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions: – Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of interactions among individuals, groups, and institutions;
Social Studies Standards
• 6. Power, Authority, and• Governance: Social studies programs should
include experiences that provide for the study of how people create, interact with, and change structures of power, authority, and governance;.
Social Studies Standards
• 7. Production, Distribution, and• Consumption: – Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of how people organize for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services;
Social Studies Standards
• 8. Science, Technology, and• Society: – Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of relationships among science, technology, and society;
Social Studies Standards
• 9. Global Connections: Social• studies programs should include experiences
that provide for the study of global connections and interdependence; and
Social Studies Standards
• 10. Civic Ideals and Practices:• Social studies programs should include
experiences that provide for the study of the ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship
in a democratic republic.
Social Studies Strategies
• Social Studies is often dependent on reading, since many Diverse Learners have difficulty reading it makes it more challenging
• The use of mediators such as advanced organizers, concept maps, study guides, interspersed questions can greatly help Diverse learners
Social Studies Strategies
• These mediators serve three functions– They direct students attention to the most
important ideas in the textbook– They focus the attention on the organizational
structure of the texts– The require rehearsal by asking students to write
down
Social Studies Strategies
• These mediators are helpful for working with not only textbooks, but before field trips, plays and other activities.
• Social studies has become very dependent on textbooks-
• It is also dependent on traditional assessment- There is a push to use more authentic assessments
Social Studies Big Ideas
• Only a few big ideas need to be taught to cover a whole years worth of work.
• Big Ideas take a different approach with social studies
• Rather than be concepts, they are approaches or themes for examining social studies issues or events
Social Studies Big Ideas
• Problem-solution-Effect-– Students look at a situation and and determine
the problems, the potential solutions and the effect of the solutions
– It can be applied many times to different situations.
– Jamestown– Colonial war– WWI
Social Studies Big Ideas
• Problem-solution-Effect-• Problems usually take on two different types– Economic- – Human rights
Social Studies Big Ideas
• Problem-solution-Effect-• Solutions usually take on five different types– Move– Invent– Domination– Accommodation Tolerate
Social Studies Big Ideas
• Problem-solution-Effect-– Effects- Solutions to problems produce consequences
or effects . Sometimes the effect creates a new problem– Exploration of USA
• Problem- human rights- denial of religious freedom• Solution- move to the new world• Effect- created a new country that challenged authority of
homelands
• This approach can be applied to many aspects of history and provide a deep understanding
Social Studies Big Ideas
• Multiple Perspective – This is another idea- it has the notion that events can be viewed from many perspectives and that these different perspectives are important to fully understand social events– The revolutionary war• Over here they were perceived as heroes• Traitors, terrorist
Social Studies Big Ideas
– Factors of group success- this big ideas, has students look at what makes the success of a group effort such as wars or the establishment of a colony
– It is based on four factors:• Motivation- members committed to a common goal• Leadership- have highly qualified knowledgeable,
effective leaders• Resources- successful groups have ample resources• Capability- successful groups have quality know-how
Social Studies Big Ideas
– Factors of group success- this big ideas, has students look at what makes the success of a group effort such as wars or the establishment of a colony
– It is based on four factors:• Motivation- members committed to a common goal• Leadership- have highly qualified knowledgeable,
effective leaders• Resources- successful groups have ample resources• Capability- successful groups have quality know-how
Social Studies Big Ideas
– If students are exposed to these four factors enough, students can analyze the strengths and weaknesses of group efforts in almost any realm
– These methods have a great deal of real life applications
Social Studies Scaffolding
– Scaffolding can be divided into activities that a teacher can do before, during and after reading a text, viewing a the video or playing a simulation• Before instruction- prepare questions to a lesson that
can be interspersed during the lesson- Questions prepared before a lesson reduce the number of irrelevant or obscure questions• Before instruction- - it is also helpful to identify
prerequisite skills and information
Social Studies Scaffolding
• During instruction- intersperse the questions that were prepared. Ask them close to the time when you cover the material• Before instruction- use oral reading- allows you to
correct decoding problems, prevents students from skipping materials, allows time for students to process the material
Social Studies Scaffolding
• After instruction- use graphic organizers as a means of review of the material-
Social Studies Integration
• The goal is to help students gain a deeper understanding of the content
• Provide opportunities to apply the skills• Low performing students get confused with similar ideas
example- some students get confused with the Declaration of independence and the constitution
• Diverse learners have great need for being primed with background knowledge
• Establish connections between concepts- a good way is to use a compare and contrast of events such as between:– Jamestown, Roanoke, pilgrims, Puritans
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