Topic 1 What is Social Studies?

1.Syllabus PowerPoints I cover the syllabus first. 2.Topic 1: What is Social Studies? Includes information from the Preface and Introduction of the Textbook as well as Topic 1. 3.About the Professor Follows and is optional This is the first day of class PowerPoint transparencies. As a result, these slides are constructed assuming the students do not have their textbooks Prologue: Cartoons & 1st Class Meeting I like to use cartoons as attention getters to start class. Various websites permit use of their cartoons without a fee by faculty in their classrooms. – V83WRGDKUFMGJE3F4&whichpage=1&findby=popular&s_keywords=xschool – – – – –

1–3 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in, the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates... – Anonymous Introduction & Topic 1: What is Social Studies Assignment 0.1 Eric Search Assignment 1.1 What is Social Studies? Assignment 1.2: What is Exploration?

1–4 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but, in practice, there is. –Jan L. A. Van De Snepscheut Teaching is a Challenge “I was surprised at how easy it is to get by as a mediocre teacher and how hard the job is if you want to be a really good teacher.” –New teacher after first year

1–5 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. –Will Rogers Teaching Social Studies Is Not a Joke What is the first name of every social studies teacher in America?

1–6 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Thomas Edison said Success is “99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration.” Teacher’s Tip A famous quote placed on the board every day and debriefed by a teacher is an excellent strategy to have children consider their goals and obligations. Quotes may be found at: Teaching Is a Challenge

1–7 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Opportunities for Learning You will be encouraged to reflect on your personal belief system as a foundation for teaching social studies. You will be expected to “construct” a working theory and strategies for social studies instruction You will make extensive use of the Internet and learn how to make the best use of it in social studies instruction. Not all the topics in this text can be covered by the professor in class, so learning about some topics not covered in class, but presented in the book, will require your initiative.

1–8 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Special Features of the Textbook Teacher’s Tips Quotes for Reflection Assignments Questions Strategy Boxes References Internet Resources

1–9 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Uses of the Internet Searches of the Internet Criteria for Selection of Websites Specific Websites For searches by topics and lesson plans, I like ERIC at the University of Syracuse at For searches by document number, Search Eric at or EDR’s Express Search at

1–10 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Classroom Lesson: List Group and Label Method Assignment 1.1 What is Social Studies? –List all the terms, words, adjectives that come to mind. –Then organize the list into categories. –Share your list and categories with the class.

1–11 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Teacher’s Tip New teachers are often under the misperception that they don’t have to plan listing items on a chalkboard during a lecture or discussion—that they should just "wing it." The best practice is to develop a model set of answers, then lead the students to them during the discussion. List: Some Possibilities History Maps Government Timelines Cultures Boring Worksheets

List Group & Label: Social Studies How would you organize the terms into a table?

SubjectInformation Knowledge Procedural Knowledge Big Ideas History Geography Economics Government Social Sciences List Group & Label: Social Studies

1–14 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Assignment 1.2: What is Exploration? 1.Apply the List, Group & Label Method to the concept, “Exploration.” 2.Develop a list of vocabulary words or concepts that you associate with Exploration? 3.Organize the words into a table with columns and rows that bring a logical order and relationship to the terms.

List Group & Label: Exploration Headings

HeadingLandWaterSpaceMedicineTechnology Who What When Where When Why How List Group & Label: Exploration A Superordinate Approach, see Topic 27 The Who What When Where Why Method, see Topic 10

Heading North East America FloridaLouisiana Territory South America Caribbean Who What When Where When Why How List Group & Label: Exploration 2 A Subordinate Approach, see Topic 27

1–18 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved For Assignment 2.2, create a web out of the section in Topic 2, Goals, Concepts & Vocabulary Preview of Assignment 2.2: Web of Social Studies If you were asked to create a web of the elementary school, what would it look like? First, you would start by brainstorming terms like: –Classrooms, people, school buses, cafeteria, etc. Then you would create a web.

School People Rules Facilities Students Teachers Parents Bus drivers Cafeteria workers Assignment 2.2, requires you to apply this concept to the section in Topic 2, Goals, Concepts & Vocabulary ? ? ? Web of a School