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Social Curriculum. Preparation for Teachers Presented by: Trudie Dewey. The term social can be defined based on Webster as the pertaining to life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community.
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Social Curriculum Preparationfor Teachers Presented by: Trudie Dewey
The term social can be defined based on Webster as the pertaining to life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community.
Social intuition is the lifeline that saves most of us on a daily basis from an array of potentially disastrous social situations. It also helps us navigate situations that could be physically or mentally harmful. The hidden curriculum refers to the set of rules or guidelines that are often not directly taught but are assumed to be known (Garnett, 1984; Hemmings, 2000); Jackson , 1968; Kanpol, 1989.
Troubleshooting Preparation Prior toStudent Entry Know your student Know General Information History Disability Grades Attendance Behavior Best work habits Know your district rules Classroom Guidelines Campus Rules Campus RTI Procedures Campus RTI Behavior Know your space Classroom arrangement Classroom curriculums
Where is the “ Hidden Curriculum”? Practical Solutions for Understanding Unstated Rules in Social Situations
We are surrounded on a daily basis by such unstated rules or customs that make the world a confusing place. This is known as the hidden curriculum. The hidden curriculum refers to the set of rules or guidelines that are often not directly taught but are assumed to be known. ( Garnett, 1984; Hemming, 2000; Jackson, 1968; Kanpol, 1989).
Teaching the Hidden Curriculum Techniques and Strategies • Indentify a Safe Person • SOCCSS strategy • Social Narratives • Cartooning • Power Card Strategy • Social Autopsy • Incredible 5-Point Scale • Video Modeling Instructions is the key to helping individuals with social-cognitive challenges understand the hidden curriculum as many do not learn these items incidentally. Because of the wide range of hidden curriculum items , it is essential that a variety of instructional strategies be available for educators, therapist, and parents to use. The techniques and strategies presented in the following pages provide a structure within which to teach or interpret the meaning of the hidden Curriculum.
Strategies Activity
Hidden Curriculum Items for Social Training • Airplane Trips • Bathroom Rules • Birthday Parties • Clothing • Eating • Friendship • Life Skills • School • Social Situations • At the Swimming Pools • Figurative Speech and Idioms • Slang Terms
OTHER MATERIALS THAT CAN BE USED • HOW RUDE! THE TEENAGER’S GUIDE TO GOOD MANNERS, PROPER BEHAVIOR, AND NOT GROSSING PEOPLE OUT (Packer, 1977) • BRINGING UP PARENTS: THE TEENAGERS’S HANDBOOK (Packer, 1992) • UNIQUE LEARNING STYLES, https//uniquen2y.com • CAPTURING KIDS HEARTS, www.flippengroup.com/educational