Enhancing Social Studies Education Through Interactive Strategies in Elementary School
This workshop focuses on modern instructional strategies for teaching Social Studies in elementary classrooms, showcasing Behaviorism versus Constructivism approaches. Participants will explore various teaching styles and engage in a game show format to review NCSS strands. The session includes group work activities and an overview of Chapter 3 from the text. Assignments involve a Technology Project and reading Chapter 5 on Social Studies in Primary Grades.
Enhancing Social Studies Education Through Interactive Strategies in Elementary School
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JANUARY 25 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School Elem 341
TODAY Take “worksheet” from table for group work. On a note card put your name and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for NCSS strands—use Roman numerals please!
TODAY • QUICK WRITE (5 pts) Using what you learned from Ch. 3 (text), describe your favorite and least favorite teaching styles and give reasons for your choices. • GAME SHOW FORMAT TO REVIEW NCSS (PP. 3-30) • OVERVIEW OF CHAPTER 3 • INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES GROUP WORK
Behaviorism (instructivism) Traditional curriculum design is characterized by: Teacher as knowledge provider Student as passive learner Curriculum as a confined body of knowledge Objective evaluation (tests with only 1 right answer) Constructivism Constructivism curriculum design is characterized by: Teacher as a guide Student as active learner Curriculum that reflects essential understandings Authentic assessment (i.e. performance demonstrations) COMPARISON:Teaching and learning theories
More authentic curriculum design Multiple Intelligences Student Centered Brain-based Inquiry Discovery Learning Problem-based Authentic Learning CONSTRUCTIVISM
ASSIGNMENTS: • Technology Project (due next time) • Read Chapter 5 (text): Social Studies in the Primary Grades