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Fun Facts in Social Studies: Identifying 5-10 Essential Facts for Elementary Teachers

This assignment challenges informal task groups to explore authoritative websites and determine 5-10 essential facts in social studies. The groups will also prepare an engaging way to present the facts to the class.

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Fun Facts in Social Studies: Identifying 5-10 Essential Facts for Elementary Teachers

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  1. E ED 480 Science and Social Studies Curriculum Methods FALL,2019Dr. Susan Belgrad WEEK THREE

  2. Assignment to Informal Task GroupsWho can name four signers of the Declaration of Independence?

  3. Assignment to Informal Task GroupsWho can name four signers of the Declaration of Independence?

  4. Fun Facts in Social Studies45 minutes Identifying 5-10 Facts all students should know in social studies. . . .     Each team will be given time to explore authoritative websites to determine 5-10 facts that elementary teachers should know and be able to teach. More time will be given to prepare an engaging way to present to our class.

  5. Beginning your group planning of social studies lessons • Big Ideas • What is a big idea? A big idea is exactly what it sounds like: Amajor question or view or belief; A wondering why something has turned out the way it has; Why are people different than others? Why are they the same?

  6. Beginning your group planning of social studies lessons • How might we incorporate a big idea in social students that engages students in a variety of content areas? • Visual Arts: • Language Arts: Music: • Math: • Science:

  7. Creating a cooperative learning social studies lesson plan An Engaged Learning STEM-WorkshopTHE AMAZING EGG DROP Examining How Cooperative Learning promoted Constructivist Practices and Participant Engagement

  8. THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF NATURE

  9. PREPARING FOR THE ACTIVITY

  10. Cooperative Learning TemplateFollowing statement of Learning OutcomesInclude Social Studies and Common Core Standards I.  Formation of Groups: ( e.g. Human Graph-Knowledge) ___________________________ II. Role Assignments: Beginning with the Checker all roles are assigned to the right (clockwise) Materials Manager/ Encourager:  ________________________________ Checker/Timekeeper: _____________________________________________          Data Recorder:     _____________________________________________          Observer/Reporter:    _____________________________________________          Other: Traveler/Spy:     Can be the materials manager________________________ III. Task (See element 1):____________________________________________________________IV. Time Limits: __________ V. Social Skills and or Habits of Mind to Engage/Assess: (Attentive Listening; Disagree with Idea- Not the Person; Flexibility in Thinking; Perseverance; Team Work)VI  Level of Voice:  (Classroom Level 2 – Normal Voice Table Talk)VII. Processing--Questions for groups and individual reflections: VIII. Assessment Content: Assessment of Cooperation/Collaboration and Student Self-Assessment of Collaborative Performance (Rate Your Mates)  VIII. Encouraging Energizer: Varied: Team selected

  11. Assignments for Next Session  BaseGroups I through VI will prepare a Kahoot to lead on FEB 13 session Formal Task Groups (Grade-Level Alike) Prepare Ideas for Social Studies Lesson

  12. Contacting Dr. Belgrad The best way to contact Dr. Belgrad is via email susan.belgrad@csun.edu You may also leave a voicemail at campus phone #818-677-4901 You may also arrange for an individual meeting in Dr. Belgrad's Office ED 4901 or during office hours—2-3:30 PM Mondays and Wednesdays

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