TE 401: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners
Class 11November 6, 2008
PASS Video, Planning, Civics, andSimulation Group Microteaching
Agenda
Reflections on the Election Civics PASS Video Brophy and Alleman Ch.9 Planning Workshop Micro-teaching: Simulation
Reflections on 2008 Election
State News Editorial
Rock the Vote
Your thoughts?
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
Building civic knowledge: classroom constitution
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
What do these all have in common?
Government Regulation
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=GR
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Video Discussion
How did the teacher meet/miss the criteria:– Higher Order Thinking– Deep Knowledge– Substantive Conversation– Connections to the World Beyond the Classroom
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
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.
For Next Time
Joint Committee on Geographic Education (coursepack)
Brophy and Alleman, Chapter 6 Muir and Frazee (coursepack) Microteaching: Literature Circle
– Any readings?
Workshop Time
Finish your digital stories, email to [email protected]
Final Lesson Planning
Microteaching
Micro-Teaching: Simulation
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