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Effective Strategies for Small Groups in K-5 Social Studies

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Teaching in a classroom with a diversity of learners is very demanding and can pose difficult challenges. This two hour workshop will focus on the following:

  • Planning for instruction based on the learners needs.
  • The teacher as a reflective learner in the classroom.
  • Key elements of good social studies instruction.
  • Resources and strategies teachers can use in planning for small group activities in K-5 Social Studies classrooms.

 

Key points to Ponder!

 

 Consideration for the learner and the learner's needs

 

  • Learning modalities
  • Multiple Intelligence
  • Cultural differences
  • Learner's needs
  • Data- PASS, MAP 
  • Grouping Strategies refers to the varied approachjes a teacher can use to arrange students for affective learning in the classroom.  
  • Participant+content+task 
  • Choice and inquiry
  • Effective lesson planning
  • Three components of  effective social studies instruction
  • Historical thinking
  • Historical literature
  • Student engagement 
  • Resources and strategies
  • Importance of writing in the learning process 
  • Standards in a trunk project

 

Handouts:i 

Teaching_Strategies_for_Differentiating_Instruction_to_Meet_the_Learner_Needs[1].pdf 

Eight Styles of Learning.pdf  

Question Stem That Promote Historical Thinking.pdf

 

CICERO- (This is Free to all BCSD Teachers)

 CICERO offers an extensive professional development program for elementary, middle and high school teachers that allows them to increase their own knowledge of the subject, bring rich historical content to their classrooms, and develop superior teaching techniques that significantly increase their students’ academic success.---

 

CICERO login..

 

Click here to download guide for setting up a teacher account with Cicero!

 

Links to Resources:

  1. American Memory Collection- Library of Congress
  2. Teacher Resource Page- Library of Congress
  3. Library of Congress Resources for South Carolina
  4. NHEC TeachingHistory.org
  5. Center for Applied Special Technology 
  6. SCORE
  7. Creative Ways to Use Podcasting in the Classroom
  8. DISCUS- SC Virtual Library and DISCUS Kids- SIRS Discoverer- find text by lexile levels (Research) 
  9. S3 Curriculum Site for Social Studies (SC Department of Edcuation) 
  10. http://differentiationcentral.com/ 

 

Digital Resources:

  1. VoiceThread
  2. Audacity- Turn your computer into a recording studio. Email "HELP" bout having them put this software on your computer.
  3. Other Digital Tools
  4. Resource Tools from CAST
  5. Wordle.net 

 

Primary Source Kits at each School

  • My Country (K-2)
  • My Community (K-2)
  • My Family (K-2)
  • American Revolution (3-4) 
  • Colonial America (3-4) 
  • Constitution and New Government (3-5)
  • Pioneer (4)
  • Westward Expansion (4-5) 
  • Industrial Revolution (5) 
  • Immigration (5)
  • Cold War (5)
  • Great Depression (5)
  • Reconstruction (5) 

 

District Portal Links

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

 

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