Week 1

Introduction

  Life ropes (5)

  Life Ropes (5)

Read Chp. 1

Week 2

The Dynamics of Social Studies

Activities: 1) Create a Poster

   What is Social Studies?

Discuss Chp. 1

Quiz Chp. 1

Poster (10)

Quiz (15)

Read Chp. 2

1.2.1.2    presents the subject(s) in multiple ways;

1.2.1.3    uses students' prior knowledge;

•  engages students in the methods of inquiry used in the subject(s);

SS   1

Week 3

History and the Social Sciences

Activities: 1) Who are these people?

2) Should They Mow the Lawn at     Williamsburg ?

Discuss/Lecture Chp. 2

Quiz Chp. 2

Mow the lawn (5)

Read Chp. 3

•  Knows theories   of learning.

strengthens prior   knowledge with new ideas; selects and creates learning experiences that are appropriate … and based upon principles of effective instruction (e.g., encourages exploration, problem solving …)

SS.   1, 3, & 8

Week 4

How Social Studies are Organized

Activity: Find an example of lesson plans that uses the two approaches.

Review Scope and Sequence for an elementary Social Studies Text Book

* Start Cultural Diversity

Activity: Contrasting Cultures

Lesson Plans (5)

Quiz (10)

Read Chp. 4

Contrasting Culture (10)

1.2.11.1    demonstrates an understanding of instructional technology concepts and operations;

1.2.7.2 demonstrates sensitivity to cultural, gender, intellectual, and physical ability differences in classroom communication and in responses to students' communications;

SS. 7

Week 5

The Dimensions of Cultural Diversity

Poverty Quiz – Payne

Discussion of Children's literature and Cultural Diversity

Book Talks

Lesson Plans

Book Talks (15)

Presentation of Lesson Plans (20)

Read Chp. 5

1.2.7.2 demonstrates sensitivity to cultural, gender, intellectual, and physical ability differences in classroom communication and in responses to students' communications;

1.2.3.4    connects instruction to students' prior experiences and family, culture, and community.

SS. 7

Week 6

The Dimensions of Instructional Diversity

Activities: 1) Build a Class

2) Take learning styles inventory

3) Create a lesson plan that incorporates all learning styles and focuses on continuity and change in social studies

Inventory (5)

Lesson plan (10)

1.2.4.2    creates lessons and activities that recognize individual needs of diverse learners and variations in learning styles and performance

SS. 3

Week 7 Developing Characters and Values

Discuss Character Education

Activity: Create a unit on character education

Unit Plan (50)

1.2.2.3 encourages student responsibility ;

1.2.3.4    connects instruction to students' prior experiences and family, culture, and community.

SS. 2 and 4

Week 8

Developing Characters and Values

Present Unit on Character Education

•  creates lessons and activities that recognize individual needs of diverse learners and variations in learning styles and performance ;

SS 7

Week 9

SPRING BREAK

Week 10

Planning and Orchestrating Instruction

Activity: Can-of-Corn

Discuss/Lecture Chp. 8

Quiz over Chp. 8

Activity (5)

Quiz (15)

1.2.1.5    creates interdisciplinary learning.

Week 11

Assessing Learning

Discuss/Lecture Chp. 9

Activity:Create a portfolio of assessment strategies for Social Studies

Activity: Create a test for this Chp.

Quiz over Chp. 9

Portfolio (20)

Activity (10)

Quiz (15)

1.2.8.1     employs a variety of formal and informal assessment techniques (e.g., observation, portfolios of student work, teacher-made tests, performance tasks, projects, student self assessments, authentic assessments, and standardized tests) to enhance and monitor her or his Knowledge of learning, to evaluate student progress and performances, and to modify instructional approaches and learning strategies;

Week 12

Strategies for Effective Teaching

Discuss/Lecture Chp. 10

Activity: Create a collection of strategies for successfully   teaching economics in Social Studies

Develop a WebQuest for an area?

Quiz (150

Portfolio (15)

Modeling of strategy (10)

Quiz (15)

1.2.5.1    selects alternative teaching strategies, materials, and technology to achieve multiple instructional purposes and to meet student needs;

1.2.3.1    identifies prior experience, learning styles, strengths, and needs;

1.2.3.2 designs and implements individualized instruction based on prior experience, learning styles, strengths, and   needs;

1.2.4.1    selects and creates learning experiences that are appropriate for curriculum goals, relevant to learners, and based upon principles of effective instruction (e.g., encourages exploration and problem solving, building new skills from those previously acquired);

SS 5

Week 13

Strategies for Active Learning

Discuss/Lecture Chp. 11

Portfolio of Activities for active learning

Role Playing

Lesson Plan

Quiz (15)

Portfolio (15)

Lesson Plan (10)

(Quiz 15)

1.2.5.2    engages students in active teaming that promotes the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance capabilities .

1.2.6.2    manages time, space, transitions, and activities effectively;

1.2.6.3    engages students in decision making.

SS 8

Week 14

Critical and Reflective Thinking

Activities: 1) Lost on the Moon

Discussion/Lecture Chp. 12

2) Data Gathering on the computer

Quiz (15)

Activity (10)

Quiz (15)

1.2.5.2    engages students in active teaming that promotes the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance capabilities.

SS 8

Week 14

Using Maps, Globes, and Graphics

Discussion/Lecture Chp. 13

Activity: Task-Analyzing a Road Map

Quiz

Activity (10)

Quiz (15)

1.2.2.4 knows theories of learning.

1.2.3.1    identifies prior experience, learning styles, strengths, and needs ;

SS 6

Week 15

Using Instructional Tools

Guest Speaker – Kathleen Boswell

Sedalia Democrat – 826-2413

Activity: Sample Newspaper

Quiz (15)

Newspaper (15)

Quiz (15)

•  uses a variety of media communication tools .

SS 8

Week 16

Finals