Learning Journey

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Evaluate how participatory citizenship leads to deeper engagement with social justice issues

When students are able to participate in citizenship activities that simulate real life issues, they are better able to empathize and understand the degree of importance behind the issues. Social justice issues that are simply spoken to the students might… Continue Reading →

Identify how historical thinking strategies promote critical literacy

Encouraging students to use these historical thinking strategies is a way to engage them in critical thinking and evaluate information they see, hear, and read. Establish historical significance Use primary source evidence Identify continuity and change Analyze cause and consequence… Continue Reading →

Integrate assessment strategies that enhance student learning

This is where formative and summative assessment come into play, and the more you can effectively use formative assessment, I think the better off students will be. A big thing I’ve learned is that students will be much more receptive,… Continue Reading →

Outline the process of inquiry learning in Social Studies

Inquiry needs to be a gradual process and have proper scaffolding to be successful for learners. Throwing students in the deep end of free inquiry with no previous experience in that type of learning will not yield nearly the same… Continue Reading →

Apply strategies that support diverse learners & classrooms

Strategies that support diverse learners and classrooms starts with making sure there are a variety of options available for learning and demonstrating learning. Some students are better at speaking, or reading, or writing, but might struggle in one of the… Continue Reading →

Design unit and lesson plans that combine curricular competencies and content in creative, thoughtful, and engaging ways

The lessons and unit plan I created for this class demonstrate my learning for this course objective. Social Studies is a constantly changing topic, and lessons should reflect that. Things that were once very relevant to teaching Social studies might… Continue Reading →

Describe the goals, competencies, and big ideas of the revised social studies curriculum

The goals of the revised social studies curriculum are much more in line with a competency based approach and less focused on the content. Right from the Social Studies page “The primary goal of Social Studies education is to give… Continue Reading →

Explain the purpose and value of First Peoples’ Principles of Learning

  These principles really focus on the complexity of learning. The two things that stand out the most to me from the First Peoples’ Principles of Learning are these: “Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness,… Continue Reading →

Develop a personal approach to teaching social studies

I think social studies should be a very interactive and collaborative process. The way I set up my classroom will promote this approach and the way a plan units and lessons will also model this. Social Studies is an ever-changing… Continue Reading →

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