Dr. Aaron Bodle August 29th, 2013

What is Social Studies? Introductions Intro to Powerful Social Studies Breaking down our essential question Looking ahead

History Geography Civics Culture Economics

1. Who are you? (Name (add a meaningful descriptor of the same letter) Ex(s): Amazing Aaron, Lazy Larry, Stupendous Stephanie)*** 2. What is your hometown? 3. Pick a question out of the cup. 4. Answer the question, or if you don’t want to answer the question, put it back in and pick another one (you have the right to pass) 5. Name that discipline! From what social science discipline does your question come? History? Economics? Geography? Civics? Culture? 6. Name again!

“The door is open. The house is yours.”

How can we, as educators, lead our elementary students in becoming 21 st century thinkers in social studies, incorporating past, present, and future local and global issues to which these students can connect?

Count off by “fives” Review and discuss your group’s aspect of “powerful” Social Studies Present your work using the paper and markers provided

Community profile assignment overview You will receive an pairing you up with someone for this class. You will present your profile assignment in week 4

Social Studies Now You will sign up to present one daily report this semester. On your selected day, you will prepare and present a Social Studies Now report to the class. They include: A brief but detailed update on a significant current event (use various news sources). Today in History (Commonwealth, Nation, AND World) Share some activity of interest available this week (or next) at JMU or in the Harrisonburg area that is related to at least one of the five disciplines of social studies Social Studies-themed children’s book (review the book for us) A moment of historical wonder. What would you have done if you were there? Consider the impact of one of the historical events you shared above. What if it had never happened or if it had a different outcome? You will see a similar assignment in Dr. Almarode’s science class. Thanks, Dr. Almarode

Read Syllabus (Come with questions) Read Virginia SOLs for Social Studies in the elementary grades (through Virginia Studies) Read Introductory Chapter in Brophy, Alleman, and Halverson

On a sheet of paper Draw the following and answer the questions What is 0ne thing I learned in class today? What is one thing we discussed in class that I plan to explore further this week? This is your ticket out of class. Please give them to me before you leave.