1. Elementary Social Studies and 21st Century Resources for
4th and 5th Grade Teachers’
Social Studies Academy
Elementary Social Studies and
21st Century Resources for
Teaching and Learning
Welcome

2. Session 2: Goals and Outcomes
Discuss teaching experience using the 4th and 5th Grade History Labs
Explore two Department of Social Sciences Teaching Resources: Civics in a Snap and State-mandated Programs
Explore online resources and digital content to support elementary Social Studies instruction
Discuss the SAMR Model
Explore Discovery Education resource: Board Builder
These are the main topics for today’s session which will primarily focus on online resources and digital content relevant to SS Instruction for 4th and 5th Grades.
Our main goal today is that when you leave today’s session, you will have information about various resources to enhance your social studies instruction when you go back to your classroom.

3. Session 1 Follow-Up Activity
Your Thoughts About ….
Teaching the 4th and 5th Grade History Labs
Teachers will discuss their experience and insights about teaching a history lab. This was their follow-up to session 1. (Collect their forms)
Points to remind teachers:
Session 1: Inference and Opinion, Claim Evidence Reasoning, Analyze Primary/Secondary Resources
LAFS Connection!!

4. Department of Social Sciences Resources for Elementary Education
State-Mandated Programs
Civics In a Snap
African American History
Character Education
Hispanic Contributions to the U.S.
Holocaust Studies
Women’s Contributions to the U.S.
We will take look at two resources that are readily available to you through the SS website.
Civics in a Snap (Lessons)
State Mandated Programs (Lessons)through the SS website…

5. Accessing 4th and 5th Grade Civics in a Snap Lessons
Department of Social Sciences Website
On the DOSS Website: click on the Civics in a Snap icon. The Pacing Guides/Lesson tab has three documents that have the icon embedded: Pacing Guide, Timeline, Year at a Glance
Pacing Guide page:
Within the pacing guide, see icons Civics in a Snap should be taught. Also, see the Year at a Glance and Timeline

6. Department of Social Sciences Resources for Elementary Education
Civics in a Snap
K-5 Lessons
Civic Knowledge and Dispositions
“Stand Alone” lessons
SS NGSSS & LAFS – ELA Correlations
Collaboration with The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship
15-20 minutes + extension time
Click on Civics in a Snap for Hyperlink to the lessons and Show teachers the features. **Please share this with other grade levels and colleagues
Important and meaningful content in lessons that do not take an extensive amount of time.
Links to outside sources such as videos and websites

7. Department of Social Sciences Resources for Elementary Education
Complete Lesson Plans
Support Literacy Instruction
Essential Question
Full Instructions
See the links to resources
Suggestion for Extension Activities
Some of the lessons have suggested extension activities but not all of them

8. Department of Social Sciences Resources for Elementary Education
Planning reminder:
Civics in a Snap Lessons - See
Pacing guide
Year at a Glance
Timeline
For when to teach
Department of Social Sciences Resources for Elementary Education

9. State Mandated Programs
Department of Social Sciences Website

10. Department of Social Sciences Resources for Elementary Education
State Mandated Programs
Florida Statute Required Programs
African American History
Character Education
Hispanic Contributions to the U.S.
Holocaust
Women’s Contributions to the U. S.
Click on State Mandated Programs (hyperlink) to go to site
These programs are required by Florida Statute as subjects to be taught K-12
The Student Progression Plan lists the various topics for Elementary, Middle, Senior High (by section)

11. M-DCPS Digital Convergence
M-DCPS Digital Convergence Plan
Website:
Provide a brief overview of the District’s Digital Convergence Initiative: go to the website and discuss as an FYI (raise their awareness of District’s plan.

12. Digital Convergence
What is the SAMR Model? (note gray “enhancement) and yellow “transformation”
A framework for scaffolding technology integration into education
• Used to assess and evaluate the technology use in the classroom

13. The SAMR Model
Teachers may use the SAMR Model to evaluate how they are integrating technology into the classroom
Educator Video: THE SAMR MODEL
Educator video : Introduction to the SAMR Model
Dr. Ruben Puentedura developed the SAMR model as a way for teachers to evaluate how they are incorporating technology into their instructional practice. You can use SAMR to reflect upon how you are integrating technology into your classroom. Is it an act of Substitution? Augmentation? Modification? Or Redefinition?

14. Reaching Greater Depths of Technology Integration

15. The SAMR Model: Examples of Tasks
Substitution
PowerPoint presentation
Online reading or math drills
Promethean Board: teaching
Use Internet to access information
Augmentation
Promethean Board: learning tool
Find, evaluate, analyze online information (research)
Embed media
Plan, film, edit, publish video
(teacher created)
Modification
Plan, film, edit, publish video (student created)
Promethean Boards: design lesson
Categorize, classify, tag, organize, and share digital information
Classroom blog design
Redefinition
Find contacts and connect via Skype
Involve students in creating Promethean Board: lessons and resources
Publish content to selected platforms
Collaborate globally
Comment on Global Blogs
SAMR
These are but a few examples of how the SAMR Model levels are reflected in classroom application.
Light Gray Sections = “Enhancement of Learning” (these are more teacher driven)
Pink Sections = “Transformation of Learning” (these are where students are more engaged in using the technology for learning)

16. Exploring Online Resources
Connecting with “the Dots”...
.com
.org
.edu
As a result of attending this session today, our goal is for you to have information about free online resources to use in your classroom. There are myriad resources online…some are excellent and of great instructional value. We will be looking at at number of these resources today.
These names are all part of the Domain Name System: a hierarchical naming system for resources connected to the Internet or private networks
.com : A part of the Internet address of many companies and organizations. It indicates that the site is commercial. The phrase dot-com is used to refer generically to almost anything connected to business on the Internet. Note : The explosive growth of wealth connected to the Internet in the 1990s is often said to have created many “ dot - com millionaires. ”.
.org: Organization. Originally intended for “non profit” organizations…commonly used by schools, open-source projects and communities and also for-profit entities.
.edu: educational institution…usually higher education
.gov: government agency .
. gov

17. Exploring Online Resources
Connecting with “the Dots” … Research a Website Activity
Work with colleagues to:
Review
Evaluate
Present Findings
Participants will work with partners to review assigned website and prepare a presentation to share with the group. These websites are easily accessible where teachers do not have to have an account and all of them have valuable information for use in your classroom.
Go to the computer lab and have teachers review the website. Give them specific points to report back to the group. (Handout: Notetaking page with list of sites and section for notes.)

18. Exploring Online Resources
Ms. Ofelia Alberto, Curriculum Support Specialist, Instructional Technology
This activity will take place in the computer lab. Teachers will become familiar with the Discovery Education Board Builder. They will create their own folders to store ready made boards and boards that they will make themselves or that their students will make.

19. Discussed experiences of teaching 4th and 5th Grade History Labs
In summary, today we…
Discussed experiences of teaching 4th and 5th Grade History Labs
Explored Department of Social Sciences Teaching Resources: Civics in a Snap and State-mandated Programs
Explored online resources and digital content to support elementary Social Studies instruction
Discussed the SAMR Model
Explored Discovery Education resource: Board Builder
Today’s agenda/focus

20. Discovery Board Builder
Follow Up Assignment
Build a Board with
Discovery Board Builder
Use this Board in your Social Studies
Instruction
Write a reflection to share
Session 3 (December 16, 2017)

22. We appreciate our teachers!
Department of
Social Sciences
Mr. Bob Brazofsky
Executive Director
Dr. Sherrilyn Scott
District Supervisor
Ms. Raquel Sotolongo
Curriculum Support
Specialist