Dr. Aaron Bodle August 29th, 2013

ELED 434: Social Studies and Children

What is Social Studies?Introductions Intro to Powerful Social StudiesBreaking down our essential questionLooking ahead

Agenda

What is “Social Studies?”

Which academic subjects do you think of when you hear “Social Studies?”

History GeographyCivicsCultureEconomics

Five Disciplines of Social Studies

1. Who are you? (Name (add a meaningful descriptor of the same letter) Ex(s): Amazing Aaron, Lazy Larry, Stupendous Stephanie)***

2. What is your hometown?3. Pick a question out of the cup. 4. Answer the question, or if you don’t want to answer the question, put it back in and pick another one (you have the right to pass)5. Name that discipline! From what social science discipline does your question come? History? Economics? Geography? Civics? Culture?6. Name again!

Introductions

Use the card on your desk to make a name tag!

“The door is open. The house is yours.”

How can we, as educators, lead our elementary students in becoming 21st century thinkers in social studies, incorporating past, present, and future local and global issues to which these students can connect?

Essential Course Question

What do we mean by “Powerful Social Studies?”

Count off by “fives”Review and discuss your group’s aspect of

“powerful” Social StudiesPresent your work using the paper and

markers provided

Teaching “POWERFUL” Social Studies

Community profile assignment overviewYou will receive an email pairing you up with

someone for this class.You will present your profile assignment in

week 4

Community Profile Assignment

Social Studies Now You will sign up to present one daily report this semester. On your

selected day, you will prepare and present a Social Studies Now report to the class. They include: A brief but detailed update on a significant current event (use various

news sources). Today in History (Commonwealth, Nation, AND World) Share some activity of interest available this week (or next) at JMU or

in the Harrisonburg area that is related to at least one of the five disciplines of social studies

Social Studies-themed children’s book (review the book for us) A moment of historical wonder. What would you have done if you were

there? Consider the impact of one of the historical events you shared above. What if it had never happened or if it had a different outcome?

You will see a similar assignment in Dr. Almarode’s science class. Thanks, Dr. Almarode

Intro to “Social Studies Now”

Read Syllabus (Come with questions)Read Virginia SOLs for Social Studies in the

elementary grades (through Virginia Studies)Read Introductory Chapter in Brophy,

Alleman, and Halverson

Looking Ahead to Next Week

Metacognitive MomentOn a sheet of paper Draw the following and

answer the questions

What is 0ne thing I learned in class today?

What is one thing we

discussed in class that I plan

to explore further this

week?

This is your ticket out of class. Please give them to me before you leave.