Introductions

Syllabus Survey thoughts/reflections: While going through the survey I was thinking about my education growing up. Often times Social studies was a dull experience (filled with pirate worksheets); however I was blessed with a few good teachers that could tell me the story of our past, which I always found interesting. Still, I do not believe enough teachers put enough emphasis on thinking skills, like must subjects I believe it is easy to go in with the concept of this is what you have to learn, remember it for the test. I believe this is sad, because our education has become a place where students learn how to pass, but leave the school with no knowledge of how to live in the real world. Relevant Connected/Out and in Memorable Differentiated/Learning Styles Think Takes Time I used to think Read the first two paragraphs Then read section 2 For each paragraph in section 2, pick out three words that are in the paragraph that best summarize or encapsulate what is being said in that paragraph. Look at all the words youve selected and look at the section as a whole. Now pick out three words that you think best summarize or encapsulate the whole section. Beliefs Practices Transform Compose a sentence using those three words. Our practices as we teach influence our beliefs; however we need to be willing to transform our methods to best serve our students. Reading Strategy: 3 word combo A look Back Purpose of Education

Why were you there in general? What about at the course level (SS)? I was in school because I had to. The government made me. Social studies was time when teachers could just hand us textbooks and worksheets, that way they could sit at their desks and get their work done. Nature of the Learner How were you viewed as a student? Quiet=better students Person and Offices of the Teacher Why were some teachers meaningful? Why not? Ms. Campington she was nice to all her students. High school, I cant remember their names, however they challenged me, and taught me as much as they could. It was in high school that I actually began to learn. In middle schools, I had two teachers that would teach and they were meant to teach different subjects while connecting them. They would bash each other in front of students. One teacher stopped me in middle school to ask me if everything was okay. Learning Process What were the common instructional methods? Books Worksheets Lecture Powerpoint Conceptualization of the Subject Matter Compartmentalized? Useful and relevant to life? Economic: trial experience Economic: Real life finances. Sacred/Secular dichotomized? Religion was never mention, I went to public school Use of knowledge did you do things with new knowledge or did you just intellectually work with it, master it and move on?

Mostly for me education was to work on it, test, then move on. Teaching Redemptively Donovan Graham Brief History of Social Studies Teaching Prior to mostly to memorize and recite-dates were the most important. Progressive Education-Parker and Dewey-late 1800s and 1900s More than memorization of facts, Student need to think Activity based, requires firsthand experiences Requires the use of many instruction resources Build on tinterests of students Bruner-New Social Studies Importance of doing it Solving problems answer complex questions Inquiry Essential understanding/concept are most important.

Now NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Standards- define what students should know and be able to do, and define at what age those goals be accomplished NCLB-2002 Importance of reading and math High Stakes Assessments Some teacher pay based on students achievement assessments. Common Core Standards NCLB Waiver for Michigan K-8 Overview K Myself and others 1 Families and schools 2 Local Community 3 Michigan 4 United States and Michigan 5 Integrated American History 6 Western Hemisphere 7 Eastern Hemisphere

8 Integrated US History

Expanding environments Anatomy of a GLCE Grade Level Content Expectations CTRL F Circular flow CTRL F wants and needs Themes: H= History G=Geography C=Civics P=Public Discourse E=Economics U=United States W=World History

Getting to Know Learner/Teacher Thinking Styles Introvert vs. Extrovert Learning Style Submit on Moodle in week 2 reading response the following:

The other Analysis of the results of your diagnostic tests (please refer to the specific results as well as an analysis of the results) What did you find out about you as a learner? What are the implications?

Include anything else you might think is important for me to know about you. Reading Responses

Reading Assignment Chapters 2 Complete Reading Responses one for each chapter Write a short 4-5 sentence paragraph summarizing the chapter. Make a bulleted list of specific ideas or examples that will be helpful for you as a future teacher. (Include the page number of where the idea is located.) Ask a thoughtful and authentic question to the writer regarding this section of reading. (Add any background that might be needed to understand the question you are asking the author.) What assumptions or ideas did you have about what you read that you are now questioning or looking at differently or deeper? Be ready for a reading quiz at the start of class Next week: Chapter 2 reading response and quiz Video Critique - http://www.learner.org/resources/series166.html# Choose a social studies video and watch the entire video. Two page critique of the video: Brief summary including: Teaching strategies the teacher used that worked Teaching strategies that did not work Overall thoughts on the lesson. Strategies or ideas that you will incorporate into your own practice.

1. I learned about the different themes of social studies 2. This material has affected me because I learned about what the common core is. 3. These notes did not really challenge my thinking in any certa in way.