1. Social Studies Academy FOR Elementary Teachers
Welcome on behalf of DOSS – Introduction
Brief description of cohorts
WE SHAPE HISTORY

2. Cross Curricular Integration
Reading Strategies in the Social Studies Content Area Ms. Tania Gonzalez-Gomez Curriculum Support Specialist Social Studies and Music Integration Mr. Matthew Sabatella
We welcome colleagues from Division of Academics, Elementary English Language Arts and within the Division of Academicswho will work with us today on

3. Session 4 Goals Learn reading strategies to with informational text
Explore how to integrate music in the social studies classroom
Discover elementary competitions to motivate and engage students
Learn about a free app for fun, formative classroom assessments
These are the main topics for today’s session.

4. Elementary Social Studies Competitions
“Bee” excited about learning social studies!

5. Theodore Gibson Oratorical
41st Annual Theodore Gibson Oratorical
Competition

6. Geography and History Bees General Information
Announced via Weekly Briefings
Student teams compete
DOSS Website: See Competitions
Teacher training for the “Bees”
Registration and fee
May 2018
These are the main topics for today’s session.

7. Resources

8. DEMONSTRATION OF THE HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY BEE

9. TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Captain
Team Captain

10. Team A Wins the Coin Toss
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Captain
Team Captain

11. May read the question twice)
What national park is considered the largest subtropical wilderness in the U.S.?
(30 SECONDS TO ANSWER
May read the question twice)
Team A’s Original Question
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Captain
Team Captain
Team A’s captain answers “Biscayne National Park”
Score
0 - 0

12. “Sorry that is incorrect”
(Reads the same question one more time to Team B.)
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Capitan
Team Capitan
Team B’s captain answers “Everglades National Park”
Score
0 - 0

13. “Correct! One point for team B. Now for your Original Question Team B”
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Captain
Team Captain
Score
0 - 1

14. Team B’s captain answers “Wool”
Together, Australia and New Zealand produce more than 40 percent of the world’s supply of what textile fiber?
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Capitan
Team Capitan
Team B’s Original Question
Team B’s captain answers “Wool”
Score
0 - 1

15. Team A your original question now. Correct. You now have two points.
To visit the ruins of Persepolis, an ancient ceremonial capital of Persia, you would have to travel to what present-day country?
Team A your original question now.
Correct. You now have two points.
Team A’s Original Question
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Capitan
Team Capitan
Team A’s captain answers “Saudi Arabia”
Score
0 - 2

16. You have now used your challenge. Here is your new question.
Sorry that is incorrect…
Team A’s Original Question
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
CHALLENGE!
Team Captain
Team Captain
Score
0 - 2

17. Which country includes Caprivi's Finger?
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Captain
Team Captain
Team A’s captain answers “Namibia”
Score
0 - 2

18. Team B your original question.
Correct. The score is 1-2 with team B in the lead.
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Captain
Team Captain
Score
1 - 2

19. Time Passes…

20. Team B’s captain answers “Equatorial Guinea”
Which African country is the only one in which Spanish is the official language?
Team B your original question and for the win…
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Captain
Team Captain
Team B’s captain answers “Equatorial Guinea”
Score
3 - 9

21. Correct. Congratulations on winning this round.
TEAM A
TEAM B
Moderator
Team Captain
Team Captain
Score
3 - 10

22. Remember it is double elimination
THE END
Remember it is double elimination

23. Complete Reflection for Session 4
Follow up Activity
Complete Reflection for Session 4
Implement a content area reading strategy from today’s presentation within your social studies instruction
Use with any non-fiction social studies text (textbook, Department of Social Studies resource or other passage)

24. Department Of Social Sciences
We Shape History
Mr. Robert Brazofsky Executive Director Dr. Sherrilyn Scott District Supervisor Ms. Raquel Sotolongo Curriculum Support Specialist
Department Of Social Sciences