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MTTC Social Studies Review at CMU

MTTC Social Studies Review at CMU. Fall 2013 – quick1jm@cmich.edu – Jen Quick. How should I prepare for a test that I spent the last 16 years studying for?. One question at a time! Don’t rush, carefully read.

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MTTC Social Studies Review at CMU

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  1. MTTC Social Studies Review at CMU Fall 2013 – quick1jm@cmich.edu – Jen Quick

  2. How should I prepare for a test that I spent the last 16 years studying for? • One question at a time! Don’t rush, carefully read. • Don’t Freeze, Keep Going! Use your time well, and keep moving. If you are stumped, circle the number and move to the next question. Go back to what you have circled once you have what you know, done. • Use the “Process of Elimination.” You are NOT penalized for guessing on the MTTC. You have a one in four chance of being correct. • Cross off the answers you know are incorrect and then choose the most logical answer, this improves your “odds.” • When in doubt choose “C.”  jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  3. Most EFFECTIVE/ENGAGING Study Strategies • Reread notes, or textbook …………………. No • Do practice problems, or questions ………… Yes • Make flashcards for practice ………………. Yes • Study in groups where explanations are being • made about Social Studies information …..….Yes • Mnemonics, any learning technique that aids • information retention ………………………..Yes • Real Life examples …………………………. Yes jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  4. What is covered on the Social Studies MTTC test? • Geography…………………………………... 27% • United States (U.S.)/Michigan History ………. 18% • Political Science (Government) ……………… 14% • World History ………………………………. 14% • Inquiry, Interdisciplinary Perspective, Public Discourse ……………………………………. 14% • Economics ………………………………….... 13% jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  5. Geographic Topics/Terms Covered on MTTC jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  6. 5 Themes of Geography (Mr. Help) jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  7. Landforms and Bodies of Water jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  8. Map Projection jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  9. Latitude and Longitude jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  10. Time Zones jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  11. Biomes of the World jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  12. Climate Zones jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  13. History, Geography and Time • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/getting_started.php • This program will help you work through the Geographic parts of the MTTC test. You are able to test yourself and what you have learned by completing the Activity PDF Pages at the end of each section. jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  14. WORLD HISTORY jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  15. World History for US ALL! jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  16. Big Era One: Panorama Unit • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era1.php • The lessons in this panorama unit highlight three issues that establish the context in which human history has taken place: • Lesson 1 explores the scales of time in which the evolution of our universe, the earth within that universe, and humans on that earth has occurred. Through kinesthetic exercises, students compare the scale of such changes with scales of time to which they can relate from their own experiences. The purpose of the lesson is to develop students’ “chronological literacy.” • Lesson Two examines how humans fit into the biological realm by distinguishing the physical characteristics that make us different from any other organism. • Lesson Three further establishes our distinctive nature in terms of the cultural characteristics, notably language, that define us as uniquely human. This lesson sets the stage for Big Era Two, in which students explore how humans development of symbolic language led to the immense cultural changes that make up our history. jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  17. Era’s 2-9 of World History • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era2.php • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era3.php • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era4.php • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era5.php • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era6.php • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era7.php • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era8.php • http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/eras/era9.php jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  18. Six Basic Principles of the U.S. Constitution jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  19. Amending the U.S. Constitution jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  20. Bill of Rights for U.S. Citizens jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  21. U.S. Structure of Government (Federal Government and Most State Governments) jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  22. Classic Forms of Government jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  23. Forms of Governments around the World jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  24. U.S. HISTORY jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  25. U.S. History.org • American History – Our Nation from beginning to today. From Pre-Columbian to the New Millennium • The word history comes from the Greek word historía which means "to learn or know by inquiry." In the pieces that follow, we encourage you to probe, dispute, dig deeper — inquire. History is not static. It's fluid. It changes and grows and becomes richer and more complex when any individual interacts with it. • Knowledge of history is empowering. An event is but the furthest ripple of an ever-expanding wave that may have started eddying outward hundreds of years ago. One who "sees" history is able to harness the power of that wave's entire journey. • Finally, the best history has at its foundation a story. A printer challenges a King and so is laid the foundation of the first amendment; a New Jersey miner finds gold in California and sets off a torrent of movement westward; a woman going home from work does not relinquish her seat and a Civil Rights movement explodes. • These stories all help to ask the question, "What is an American?" You'll help to answer that question as you read through the clear and easy to read sections. jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  26. U.S. History.org • http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp • Like the World History Section, this section is all found online at the ushistory.org website. • Read the questions prior to reading the section. • Read the section and if necessary, take notes. • Go back to the questions and see what you are able to answer from having read the section. • Keep up the routine until you have read through the New Millennium Section. jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  27. INQUIRY, PERSPECTIVE, DISCOURSE • It is very important that you are able to reason and logically look at both sides of a debate. You must teach your students how to build arguments. jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  28. How Teacher’s Foster Great Debate! jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  29. Essential Questions of Inquiry jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  30. Make the story of our world come alive for your students and yourself!!! jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  31. ECONOMICS • As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton set the economic course for the U.S. jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  32. Economic Systems jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  33. Market Economy – Supply and Demand jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  34. Free Markets jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  35. Causes of Economic Downturns jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  36. ECON 101 jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

  37. Additional Materials • http://www.testprepreview.com/mttc-social-studies.htmMTTC Social Studies Practice Tests • http://www.cram.com/flashcards/types-of-geographic-features-359946 Geography Flash Cards • http://www.teacheroz.com/generalUS.htm - General U.S. History Information and Websites • http://www2.webster.edu/~woolflm/statmethods.html- Research Methods • Ushistory.org jmq.CMU.MTTC Review

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