Social Studies Networking High School

1. October 16, 2013 Social Studies Networking High School

2. Welcome • Introductions

3. Agenda • Sharing • Implementing the PA Core Standards – Teaching Channel • Professional Reading and Discussion • Web Resources for Social Studies • Web 2.0 Tools for Writing • Collaboration • Exit Slip

4. Sharing • What have you been trying in the area of • Shifts necessary for the PA (Common) Core? • Reading in Social Studies • Writing in Social Studies • Higher Order Thinking? • Webb’s Depth of Knowledge • What needs to be added to the Content Area Wiki for ELA?

5. Implementing the PA Core Standards • Best Practices • Teaching Channel • Links on Wiki • Choose a video • Watch video • What ‘take aways’ did you glean? • Whole group discussion

6. Professional Reading & Discussion • Choose from the articles listed on the wiki • May read more than one • Read and note items for discussion • Form groups by article and discuss • Return to table and share each article

7. Web 2.0 Tools for Social Studies • Links on Wiki • View and critique • Add worthwhile links to the appropriate area of the wiki

8. Web 2.0 Tools for Writing • Links on Wiki • View and critique • Add worthwhile links to the Literacy area of the wiki

9. Collaboration Time • This is your time to continue sharing and collaborating.

10. Team Time • Districts or Schools • Each person hare one new learning or idea. • What will we share back at our sites? • Assignment • Each team will share at least one of the following: • Best practice for teaching Social Studies • New resource • Lesson incorporating reading and/or writing • Questions with higher DOK Levels • Next Meeting: March 13

11. Exit Slip • Share • Apply • Evaluate (link on the wiki)