Reaching Today’s Students (and CCSS)

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Addressing  CCSS  ² Requires  reworking  curriculum  

 ² Demands  attention  to  reading  in  

the  Social  Studies  classroom    

² Steps  up  the  accountability  for  engaging  instruction  

 ² Necessitates  the  use  of  primary  

sources  and  challenging  texts    

² Allows  room  for  diverse  teaching  strategies  and  utilization  of  diverse  

teaching  materials  

What does this mean for the

Social Studies classroom? Curriculum  Changes  –  Few  

Instructional  Strategy  Changes  –  YES  Resource  Changes  -­‐  DEFINITELY  

How  must  instructional  strategies  change?  

Students  Must:  •  Read  more  •  Analyze  more  •  View  more  •  Evaluate  more  •  Compare  more  •  Consider  more  •  Integrate  more  •  Assess  more  

Teachers  Must:  •  Use  strategies  that  will  

engage  students  •  Be  creative  to  interest  

students  •  Be  motivational  to  

encourage  student  reading  

•  Keep  curriculum  moving  to  cover  all  standards  and  address  all  content  

Strategies  to  help  reach  students  

AND    implement  CCSS    

Centers  &  Stations  

Walking  Tours  

Archeology  Digs  

Investigation  Activities  

Discovery  Tasks  

Research  Projects  

Centers  &  Stations  Walking  Tours/Gallery  Walks  

Investigation/Discovery  Tasks  Research  Projects  

Presentation  Projects  

Role-­‐Playing  Image/Video/Music  Analysis  

Games  &  Competitions  Collaborative  Activities  

Centers  &  Stations  

Image/Video/Music  

Analysis  

Presentation  Projects  

Role-­‐Playing  

Games  

Class  Competitions  

What  resources  will  address  CCSS  AND  keep  student  attention?  

•  Primary  Sources  (find  intriguing  topics)  

•  Images,  Video,  Music  

•  Activities  Involving  Movement  (Walking  Tours)  

•  Activities  Involving  Curiosity  (Archeology  Digs)  

•  Controversial  Activities  (Response  Groups)  

•  Hands-­‐On  Activities  (Discovery/Investigation)  

•  FUN  Stuff!  (Games  and  Competitions)  

What  resources  to  AVOID  

Anything    Repetitive  

 Anything  Ordinary  

Technology                        Engagement  

A note about “texts”

The  Common  Core  Standards  refer  to  the  use  of  texts  in  almost  every  standard.    This  does  NOT  mean  a  textbook.    It  simply  means  any  content  provided  to  students,  most  

often  that  in  written  form.    

Be  creative.    Use  a  variety  of  written  (and  visual)  sources  in  your  classroom  to  keep  your  students  curious  and  

interested  in  reading  and  learning.  

And  finally…  The  Resources  

In  no  particular  order…  

•  NCSS:  www.socialstudies.org    

•  Smithsonian:  www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators    

•  National  Archives  (Primary  Sources):  www.archives.gov/education/lessons  and  www.digitalvaults.org  

•  Discovery  Education:  www.discoveryeducation.com/teachers    

•  The  History  Channel:  www.history.com/shows/classroom  

•  PBS  Teachers:  www.pbslearningmedia.org  

•  Teaching  American  History:  www.teachingamericanhistory.org  

•  White  House  Official  Site:  www.whitehouse.gov  

•  United  States  Memorial  Holocaust  Museum:    http://www.ushmm.org/educators  

•  Teaching  Tolerance:  www.teachingtolerance.org  

•  Facing  history  &  Ourselves:  www.facing.org    

•  European  Union  Lesson  Plans  &  Resources:  www.Euintheus.org    

•  Modern  Germany  from  the  Goethe  Institute:    http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/lp/prj/top/mat/enindex.htm          or  for  print  materials:  http://reports.balmar.com/goethe/goetheform.aspx    

•  Books  by  the  Foot  Library  Books:  www.booksbythefoot.com    

Classroom  resources  are  all  around  us  every  day.    It’s  identifying  those  

resources  and  learning  to  use  them  effectively  in  your  classroom  that  

makes  all  the  difference.    

Another  thing  to  consider  is  the  amount  you  invest  in  your  classroom  

each  year  for  resources.    If  your  school  only  provides  textbooks,  you  may  want  to  utilize  the  free  materials  you  can  find,  yet  sometimes,  even  

the  resources  that  cost  can  save  you  valuable  time,  energy,  and  stress!  

My  Favorites!  •  Blogs  

•  K-­‐1  -­‐  Mrs.  Jump’s  Class:  http://mrsjumpsclass.blogspot.com/    •  Elementary  -­‐  Rachel  Lynette’s  Minds  in  Bloom:  http://www.minds-­‐in-­‐bloom.com/    •  Middle  School  Blog  Log  (All  Content  Areas):  

http://2peasandadog.blogspot.ca/p/middle-­‐school-­‐blog-­‐log.html    •  High  School:  

•  ELA  –  Ms.  Orman’s  Classroom:  http://www.traceeorman.com/    •  Social  Studies  –  MY  BLOG:  A  Lesson  Plan  for  Teachers:  

http://www.alessonplanforteachers.blogspot.com/    

•  Facebook:  Teacher  Made  Freebies  @  https://www.facebook.com/TeacherMadeFreebies    

•  TeachersPayTeachers  •  Michele  Luck’s  Social  Studies:  

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Michele-­‐Lucks-­‐Social-­‐Studies    •  Many  others  can  be  linked  to  from  my  blog,  A  Lesson  Plan  for  Teachers!