Secondary Social Studies

Scope and SequenceLearner-Centered Activities

Tips and Tools!(Magda Martinez-Sosa and Joan Dickey)Secondary Social Studies Coordinators

(6th Grade thru 12th Grade)

Check List!!“Doing History” (stapled booklet)CD (Women’s Rights: video-clip)CD (Painless Constitution Guide)Orange cards with pictures/academic vocabularyYellow evaluation formGreen TEKS HandbookFolder: Teaching using the “Big Picture” with lots of graphic organizers8 Strands in Social Studies (yellow cards)Brown file folder with today’s powerpointMint green booklet (Social Studies Academic Vocabulary: English and Spanish)American History Facts (in a gallon baggy: a cd/audio and hard copy of U.S. History facts.

Today’s ObjectivesTEKS/TAKSIce-BreakerScope and Sequence (hi-lite and flag subjects/grade levels)Activity: Data Analysis (Three groups)Learner-Centered Teaching(Please see Social Studies famework “Doing History”)Basic Do’s and Don’tsFirst Day/First WeekEchalk: We have two group pages (Secondary Teachers and Secondary Social Studies Teachers)United Streaming: school code and tips

Ice-Breaker!Blue: I will be teaching at the best campus in town! I am at?Red: What is making you feel anxious about your first day/week?Brown: I have these 3 really big questions!Black: What was the most boring experience you had (from a student’s perspective) and what is your plan to make sure “history” doesn’t repeat itself with you as the instructional leader!Green: What is one of your goals?Orange: What kind of impact do you want to have on your students? Explain.Yellow: What is the most important thing you have learned this year?

Aligning the Written, Taught and Tested

Curriculum It is the expectation of the district that learning will be enhanced by adherence to an aligned, articulated scope and sequence that promotes continuity and cumulative acquisition of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. The TEKS are integrated into our districts’ scope and sequence. The fulfillment of this expectation will result in accomplishing our district goal-improved student achievement.

Taught CurriculumScope & Sequence

Written CurriculumTEKS

Tested CurriculumTAKS

Aligning the Written, Taught and Tested Curriculum

All of the social studies TEKS are essential for students to know & be able to do, but not all the TEKS require the same amount of class time or the same level of emphasis.

Blueprint for Social Studies TAKS

Middle School & High SchoolObjective 8th 10th 11th

History 13 7 13Geography 6 12 9Economic and SocialInfluences

9 7 13

Political Influences 12 12 9Social Studies Skills 8 12 11

Total 48 50 55

Introduction to the Scope and Sequence

TimelineTEKS are non negotiableDistrict wide curriculumTEKS TARGETED TESTS

What Is Learner Centered Instruction?

Teacher’s Role

LESS OF… MORE OF…Teacher Role: As dispenser of knowledge

Teacher Role: As Coach and facilitator

Transmits information Communicates with groups

Communicates with individuals Helps students process info

Directs student actions Coaches student actions

Explains conceptual relationships Facilitates student thinking

Teacher’s knowledge is static Models the learning process

Directed use of textbook, etc. Flexible use of materials

Traditional Inquiry-Based

What Is Learner Centered Instruction? Students’ Role

LESS OF… MORE OF…Student Role: As passive receiver

Student Role: As self directed learner

Records teacher’s information

Processes information

Memorizes information Interprets, explains, thinks critically

Defers to teacher as authority

Shares authority for answers

Traditional Learner Centered

Learner Centered Instruction in the

Classroom

LESS OF… MORE OF…Student Work: Teacher prescribed activities

Student Work: Student-directed/inquiry based learning

Emphasizes worksheets Directs own learning

All students complete same task Tasks vary among students

Teacher directs tasks Designs and directs own tasks

Anticipates quiet classrooms Emphasizes reasoning, reading and writing for meaning, solving problems, building from existing cognitive structures, and explaining complex problems

Traditional Learner Centered

The Lesson Cycle at a Glance

Review, Motivate, and Set Focus State the Objective / Expectation (Always write it

on the board!! List steps as to what you expect students to do and learn…)

Direct Teach Modeling Check for Understanding Guided Practice Independent Practice Closure Assessment

Basic Do’s and Don’ts

Rushing to …first block?

It’s not cool to be late!!Don’t expect from kids what you cannot do.

Preparation is Key.

Do come to class prepared!Kids will know that you are

not prepared and will not respond to you! I promise, you will quickly lose them!

Anger Management

Never, Never let your kids see the “dark side”! It will become

their mission to know which buttons to push and therefore,

they have won!

Solving Your Technology

Problems

When technology fails us…remain calm, do remain calm.

Do not panic. Chances are your neighbor or students can

bail you out of a lost day of instruction.

First Day/First Week

Seating ChartsUse index cardsEstablish classroom rules and consequencesFollow through/definitely call parents/always start with something positive about their child…Get to know your kids!Activities for first days…

Using MediaTechnology, Technology, Technology…not an option not to use it!!Every Social Studies teacher should have an “Eiki”, “Elmo” and a laptop. See librarian or department chairperson. Kids are more often than not, visual learnersPowerpoints, video clips, audio (music/speeches), still pictures as primary source interpretation…www.unitedstreaming.com www.dreamhistory.orgEchalk/ My Groups (secondary social studies)