Everything is Social Studies:
Hands-on & Authentic Tasks for the elementary (ENL) Classroom
Exhibited by:
PLO Attended:
- Engaging All Students in Social Studies
Coached by:
- Ann Iparraguirre
PLO LEARNINGS:
PLO LEARNINGS:
- Social Studies is embedded in all subject areas and instruction can be designed to incorporate hands-on authentic experiences
- There are six social studies practices: Gathering, Using and Interpreting Evidence, Chronological Reasoning and Causation, Comparison and Contextualization, Geographic Reasoning, Economics and Economic Systems, and Civic Participation
- Historical thinking is about the big ideas, human agency, and making the world in which we live better
IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNIQUES & PRACTICES:
IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNIQUES & PRACTICES:
- Aligned current instruction with six practices of social studies
- Planned story of units by using the Passport to Social Studies curriculum located on www.weteachnyc.org
- Designed instruction that incorporated authentic, hands-on tasks
- Brainstormed and then incorporated BIG IDEAS into all content areas (math, reading, writing, science, etc.)
IMPACT and DATA:
IMPACT and DATA:
- Social Studies became an integral part of our instruction, rather than an isolated period
- Teachers and students became invested in social studies instruction
- Provided students the opportunity to take ownership of their learning
- Student engagement and participation increased dramatically
NEXT STEPS:
NEXT STEPS:
- Create social studies team that includes a representative from each grade level (K-5) to turn-key information learned through PLO
- Meet with all grade levels to align current instruction within the six practices of social studies
- Design hands-on and authentic experiences within all K-5 classrooms
Reflect and evaluate the success of instruction with team members