ICE 458CIE 658: Teaching Elementary School Social Studies

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ICE 458/CIE 658Teaching Elementary School
Social Studies
Simulations

• Christy Keeler, Ph.D.

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Puzzling Concepts
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It is the white spaces on the maps that
fascinate me.
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I have learned that peoples faces, like the
face of the land, reflect the forces that have
shaped them.
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Maps and charts are the language of geography.
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The study of geography is a voyage of discovery.
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There must be a bit of the poet in the
geographer. Like the artist, the geographer
uncovers patterns and themes.
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Regions are worlds within a world.
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Puzzling Concepts
Puzzling Concepts
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Puzzling Concepts

• Prizes
• What are the benefits of this activity?
• How might you use this activity as part of either
  the unit plan you developed yourself or the
  social studies strand of the interdisciplinary
  plan you created in a group?

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Daily Objectives

• Students utilize simulation methods and other
  teaching strategies within elementary-level
  social studies classrooms.
• Identify methods of using puzzles to increase
  social studies skills.
• Students identify methods of social studies
  instruction that enable learners with special
  needs to fully participate in classroom lessons.

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Daily Outline

• Collaborative Grouping Puzzling Concepts
• Opening
• Lecture Teaching Strategies II
• Lesson Demonstration Crossing the Atlantic
• Closing

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Teaching Strategies Buzzwords

• Project-based learning
• Constructivism
• Authentic learning
• Addressing special needs

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Student Rights

• Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
• Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
• Individualized Education Plans (IEP)

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Delivery Models
Inclusion
Cooperation/ Consultation
Resource Rooms
Specialized classrooms
Specialized schools
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What does this mean for social studies
classrooms?
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Crossing the Atlantic
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Crossing the Atlantic

• How did it feel to cross the Atlantic in the
  mid-1800s?
• What were some of the trials faced by
  European-American immigrants in the 1880s?
• How might the immigrants have felt when they saw
  the Statue of Liberty?

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Simulations

• How long do you think students might remember
  simulation experiences and why?
• How might simulations be particularly useful when
  working with students with learning disabilities?
• What precautions might you need to take before
  engaging simulations such as the Crossing the
  Atlantic lesson?
• How might you relate the Crossing the Atlantic
  experience to immigration today?
• What activities or adjunct materials might you
  use in conjunction with a unit including
  Crossing the Atlantic?

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Daily Objectives

• Students utilize simulation methods and other
  teaching strategies within elementary-level
  social studies classrooms.
• Identify methods of using puzzles to increase
  social studies skills.
• Students identify methods of social studies
  instruction that enable learners with special
  needs to fully participate in classroom lessons.

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Daily Outline

• Collaborative Grouping Puzzling Concepts
• Opening
• Lecture Teaching Strategies II
• Lesson Demonstration Crossing the Atlantic
• Closing

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For Next Session

• Readings and synopses/syntheses
• Patty Reeds Doll, pp. 81-143 (audio
  availability)
• Reading synopses/syntheses due 3/6 or 3/8
• Participation grade next session
• Reflective classroom observations due 3/22
• Next session
• Marcia Stribling
• Educating Citizens

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ICE 458/CIE 658Teaching Elementary School
Social Studies
See you next session!

• Christy Keeler, Ph.D.