Powerful Social Studies

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Powerful Social Studies by Mind Map: Powerful Social Studies

1. Integrative

1.1. For example: The teacher integrates powerful SS across the curriculum by how she intertwines her plans by teaching her students the four seasons for Science.

1.2. For example: the teacher also used literature for her SS class to read to her students before doing centers, which also involves Language Arts.

2. Value Based

2.1. For example: Respect towards others is fundamental. For example: The teacher treates her students with respect and her students respects her. Students learn to make informed decisions by investigating all sides to an issue and assessing the merits of competing arguments. They learn to consider the value of alternative.For example: The students work in groups to help their peers with their project, they ask their teacher questions for help, and by imitating with peers.

3. Challenging

3.1. The students works hard to develop a learning community. For example: the students put their hands up to ask or answer a question, and how they get along with their peers while working in groups. All students listen carefully and thoughtfully while the teacher is talking. Students are expected to continually connect prior knowledge/learning to new content, to raise questions, to comment thoughtfully on what they've learned. For example, the teacher explains what they are going to do, then she asks her students why they think they are doing it.

4. Active

4.1. The teacher encourages students to think deeply, critically about what they are learning and why they are learning it. For example: The teacher asks who, what, when, where, and why questions to her students about what they are learning, and why they are learning it. Such as, what do you think it's about, or what country.The teacher plans for student interaction and hands on activities to make it real for what happens in other countries.

5. Meaningful

5.1. Teacher helps students see how content is meaningful both in and out of school. For example: by making everything in the classroom applicable outside the classroom. Another example: The teacher is reflective in planning, implementing and assessing instruction.For example, The teacher explains each group of students what to do while she is assessing her students by asking them questions while their doing their work.