1. Page 1 Bring Learning Alive! Methods to Transform Middle and High School Social Studies Instruction The Beginning

2. Page 2 Being a Good Social Studies Teacher

3. Page 3 Theory and Researched Based 1.Multiple Intelligences (p. 10) 2.Cooperate Interaction (p. 15) 3.Spiral Curriculum (p.16) 4.Understanding by Design 5.Nonlinguistic Presentation (p. 96)

4. Page 4 Multiple Intelligences Howard Gardner Seven Intelligences We all learn, but we do it differently –Differentiation Tap more than one to achieve maximum level of learningTap more than one to achieve maximum level of learning

5. Page 5 Cooperative Interaction Elizabeth Cohen –Higher achievement Johnson and Johnson Cooperative Learning Strategies Learning from each other

6. Page 6 Spiral Curriculum Jerome Bruner Step-by-step-discovery Everybody learns. They do not need the teacher once they are started down a path.

7. Page 7 Understanding by Design Grant Wiggins Jay McTighe Backward Design Lesson Plan Unit Plan

8. Page 8 Nonlinguistic Representation Robert Marzano Graphic Organizers Mental Images Movement

9. Page 9 Find an elbow buddy Discuss something you have learned thus far.

10. Page 10 Six Types of Activities Visual discovery (p. 28) –How have I done this tonight? Social Studies Skill Builder (p. 38) Experiential Exercise (p. 46) Writing for understanding (p. 56) Response Groups (p. 66) Problem Solving Groupwork (p. 76)

11. Page 11 Why Use This Approach? Different from traditional teaching How the past is connected to the present Teachers need guidance on how to create Use critical thinking skills, students need to become active learners. Students must be responsible for their own learning

12. Page 12 More time to work together Need realistic ways to teach social studies from a variety of perspectivesNeed realistic ways to teach social studies from a variety of perspectives Teachers need to nurture their zest for teaching.Teachers need to nurture their zest for teaching.