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TE 401: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners

TE 401: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners. Class 11 November 6, 2008 PASS Video, Planning, Civics, and Simulation Group Microteaching. Agenda. Reflections on the Election Civics PASS Video Brophy and Alleman Ch.9 Planning Workshop Micro-teaching: Simulation.

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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 11 November 6, 2008 PASS Video, Planning, Civics, and Simulation Group Microteaching

  2. Agenda • Reflections on the Election • Civics • PASS Video • Brophy and Alleman Ch.9 • Planning Workshop • Micro-teaching: Simulation

  3. Reflections on 2008 Election • State News Editorial • Rock the Vote • Your thoughts?

  4. Civics – Brophy & Alleman pp. 156-168 • Civics – “because democracy is not a spectator sport” – civics is about educating citizens about the how government works • Elementary students civic knowledge: • Limited to leaders (i.e. President) • Government is benevolent • Core democratic values

  5. Building civic knowledge: classroom constitution

  6. Other activities to build civic knowledge • Mock election and Kids Voting • Simulations (mock congress, mock budget) • Debate public policy issues • Photo essay – how government is involved • p. 163-164 Brophy and Alleman

  7. What do these all have in common? Government Regulation

  8. Assessing the Video for Authentic Pedagogy • On a piece of paper or on your computer, make a chart on which to write down examples of how the instruction reflected: • Higher Order Thinking • Deep Knowledge • Substantive Conversation • Connections to the World Beyond the Classroom • https://angel.msu.edu/section/default.asp?id=GROUP-080805-151835-MAZ

  9. Video Discussion • How did the teacher meet/miss the criteria: • Higher Order Thinking • Deep Knowledge • Substantive Conversation • Connections to the World Beyond the Classroom

  10. Ch. 9 – Brophy and Alleman • Video accentuates Ch.9 themes • Activities should include: • Goal relevance (follows your objectives) • Scaffolding in a child’s Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) • Motivating (i.e. mind’s on) • Applicable to life • Feasible and cost effective • Complete

  11. Metacognitive Moment • Twitter – like • Go to te401social.wikispaces.com, click Discussion and post a message • Or if you belong to twitter.com, you can twitter it • Write a summary of what you learned in 140 words or less. • If you have a question, you can write that as well.

  12. For Next Time • Joint Committee on Geographic Education (coursepack) • Brophy and Alleman, Chapter 6 • Muir and Frazee (coursepack) • Microteaching: Literature Circle • Any readings?

  13. Workshop Time • Finish your digital stories, email to ebyker@gmail.com • Final Lesson Planning • Microteaching

  14. Micro-Teaching: Simulation • Please provide feedback to the micro-teaching group using the form

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