1. S OCIAL S TUDIES Week One Instructor: Pat Elliott

2. W ELCOME Who am I? Attendance – TeacherKit App – take picture - Add name and email

3. L IFE T IMELINES – ICEBREAKER HTTP :// WWW. HOWDOYOUPLAY. NET / ICEBREAKERS / HOW - TO - PLAY - LIFE - TIMELINES. HTML HTTP :// WWW. HOWDOYOUPLAY. NET / ICEBREAKERS / HOW - TO - PLAY - LIFE - TIMELINES. HTML Create a timeline of your life: High points, Low points and In Between events How things have changed over time Key places, events, important people Draw pictures or write on your timeline Create graph of happiness Divide into meaningful chunks Share with those at your table Share a couple of things to whole group

4. A LL A BOUT M E B AG Historical pictures – family Kids’ pictures Dog Globe Technology Recipe book Next Week bring your “All About Me Bag” Minimum 5 items

5. S OCIAL S TUDIES & S TORIES Everyone has a story. Social Studies provides us with the opportunity to learn, to tell and to create our story. Who do you think You Are Who do you think You Are Social Studies provides: a natural vehicle for the integration of literacy and numeracy skills, an opportunity to develop lifelong skills that are fundamental to learning in all subjects which include critical thinking, inquiry and research, an opportunity to understand the relationship between natural environment and human activities; groups of people and relationships; society and technology, (Environmental Education, Aboriginal Peoples)Environmental Education an opportunity to understand that the individual and the group can make contributions to the betterment of society and evolution of Canada and its place in the world, (Character Education) an opportunity to develop the growth and identity of a responsible Canadian and Global citizen and to recognize that every individual can make a difference.

6. W HAT IS S OCIAL S TUDIES ? What words, phrases, or images come to mind when you think of “Social Studies”? Write down one word or phrase, or draw an image, in each segment of the Reaction Wheel.

7. W HAT IS S OCIAL S TUDIES Exchange your reaction wheel with a peer. Talk about what each of you have included in your Reaction Wheel for clarification. What experiences led to these reactions?

8. W HAT IS S OCIAL S TUDIES ? What do you remember studying and doing in social studies classes when you were an elementary school student? Did you enjoy social studies? Why or why not? Do you think you learned anything of importance? Why or why not? Do you want to teach social studies in the ways that it was taught to you? Why or why not? Add any salient ideas to your Reaction Wheel Page

9. W HAT IS S OCIAL S TUDIES In your group look at your reactions. Try to classify the reactions into the knowledge you learned, the skills you learned, Subject disciplines in social studies Knowledge you Learned The Skills you Learned Subject Disciplines

10. D ISCIPLINES OF S OCIAL S TUDIES Anthropology Archeology Economics Geography Environmental Studies History Law Philosophy Political Science Psychology Religion Sociology Space Science

11. E XPANDING E NVIRONMENTS A PPROACH TO S OCIAL S TUDIES Me Family Community Provinces and Territories Country World

12. P UTTING THE “S OCIAL ” INTO S OCIAL S TUDIES Active listening Active participation Conflict resolution Cooperation Goal setting Independence Initiative Organization Problem solving Study skills Task completion Use of information

13. V ALUES IN S OCIAL S TUDIES Character education Citizenship studies Communication skills Critical thinking Research skills Economic education Global education Human rights education Incisiveness Peace education Sustainability Global stewardship Technological skills Treaty rights education Value and conflict resolution

14. R ESOURCES FOR S OCIAL S TUDIES Artifacts Collections Computers Costumes and culturally accurate dress Display boards Digital cameras Field trips Globes GPS units Literature Local Officials (interviews) Magazines Maps Newspapers Photographs Reference texts Samples Scanners Volunteers

15. T HE S YLLABUS Overview of the assignments Topic Selection

16. C OURSE L INKS D2L Turn In Assignments electronically EDUC 4015 C&I Social Studies http://4015ss.wordpress.com/

17. S OCIAL S TUDIES Use of Technology during course Edmodo – Register as a teacher https://www.edmodo.com/home https://www.edmodo.com/home Join Group FAO (Mon. 10:30)- ithrzj Join Group FBO (Thurs. 2:30) - agcuow Join Group FCO (Thurs. 8:30)- hgft8s Join Group FDO (Mon. 2:30) - v6us4x You will be receiving a message to join Edmodo Posts Work Groups

18. F OR N EXT W EEK “My Story Bag” – min. 5 items Read the Social Studies Curriculum and complete the Scavenger Hunt (posted on the http://4015ss.wordpress.com/ website) http://4015ss.wordpress.com/2-1-preparation/http://4015ss.wordpress.com/ http://4015ss.wordpress.com/2-1-preparation/