1. TE 401: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners Class 12 November 13, 2008 Geography and Literature Circle Microteaching

2. Agenda Reflections on field teaching Final lesson plan reminders 5 themes of geography Geography centers Literature circle microteaching

3. Reflections What were the teaching moments? What did you learn about teaching? Visiting you – next week

4. Final Lesson Plan All five parts turned in as one document You are the lead author CT feedback form Rubric on Angel Annotated bibliography – cite class texts/articles in the coursepack Email to bykereri@msu.edu label this way: firstnameandlastname.SSfinal.TE401 Questions?

5. What is geography? Geography - an integrated discipline that brings together the physical and human dimensions of the world in the study of people, place, and environment focusing on the earth ’ s surface and the processes that shape it, the relationships between people and environments, and the connections between people and places.

6. Five Themes of Geography Location: Position on earth’s surface Place: Physical and human characteristics Human-Environment relationships Movement: Relationship between place Regions: How they are formed/change

7. Geography Centers

8. What are centers? A review Planned activities that enhance and supplement class instruction Often used as an “ informal ” assessment Independent or small group focused Often used so children can work independently while teacher works with small group

9. Guidelines for Centers Establish rules Set time limits for the centers. Decide how many people will be allowed at each center. Show students how to behave, properly use and pick up the centers. Rotate assignments Decide if certain centers will be available on certain days or create a chart to decide who attends what center and when. Schedule Decide how to incorporate centers into the classroom schedule, and decide what kind of center best complements the current instruction being taught. *Taken from http://www.howtodothings.com/education/a2359- how-to-incorporate-centers-in-the-classroom.html http://www.howtodothings.com/education/a2359- how-to-incorporate-centers-in-the-classroom.html

10. Centers using five themes of geography! Theme 1: Location – Google Earth – find the absolute and relative location of your country using Google Earth screenshots. Upload into PowerPoint Theme 2: Place – DiscoveryAtlas on UnitedStreaming.com – distinguish physical and human characteristics Theme 3: Human-Environment Interaction – Material World books Theme 4: Movement — Factmonster.com the moving of people, ideas, information, and products Theme 5: Regions — World Fact Book - how they form and change; an area with one or more common characteristics or features, which gives it a measure of homogeneity and makes it different from surrounding areas.

11. For next time... McBee article (course pack) Skim Ch. 10 of Brophy and Alleman Weinstein & Mignano Ch.11 Discussion Group Microteaching Any readings?

12. Literature Circle Microteaching

13. Location South Africa

14. South Africa: Absolute Location Runs from 22 degrees 34 degrees S Lat Runs from 16 degrees to 32 degrees E Long

15. South Africa: Relative Location South Africa is found in the Southern tip of Africa; to the west lies the Atlantic Ocean; to the east lies the Indian Ocean; several countries border South Africa to the north: Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Mozambique

16. Place South Africa

17. Place Physical Beaches Mountains Oceans Plateaus Diamonds Gold Human Mines Winelands Soweto cooling towers Robben Island Prison Lighthouse

18. Human-Environment Interaction South Africa

19. Human Environment Interaction Surfers (many world competitions) on the ocean ’ s beaches Mining- much of central/northern South Africa is used to mine such things as diamonds, etc. that are extracted by humans Vineyards – Cape Winelands produce many world renowned wines

20. Movement South Africa

21. Movement

22. Region Southern Africa

23. Region Southern Africa (Sub-Saharan Africa) The purple area shows the region of Southern Africa

24. Region Region is similar because it is south of the Sahara Desert Landforms in common: plains, mountains, plateaus from old mountain ranges Similar wet/dry seasons and climates Similar natural resources – much of the region has mining, national parks, lakes, rivers, animals such as monkeys, and impala Countries include: Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia, Swaziland