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TE 401: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners

TE 401: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners. Class 12 November 13, 2008 Geography and Literature Circle Microteaching. Agenda. Reflections on field teaching Final lesson plan reminders 5 themes of geography Geography centers Literature circle microteaching. Reflections.

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TE 401: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners

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  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 • Plannedactivities 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

  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 LocationRuns from 22 degrees 34 degrees S LatRuns from 16 degrees to 32 degrees E Long

  15. South Africa: Relative LocationSouth 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. Physical Beaches Mountains Oceans Plateaus Diamonds Gold Human Mines Winelands Soweto cooling towers Robben Island Prison Lighthouse Place

  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

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