ICE 458CIE 658: Teaching Elementary School Social Studies

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ICE 458/CIE 658Teaching Elementary School
Social Studies
Philosophy of Social Studies Education

• Christy Keeler, Ph.D.

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Word Organization Challenge

• In groups of four, organize the words on the
  board by breaking them into four categories.
• Provide a title for each category (it may be one
  of the words, or not) and list your selected
  words beneath it.
• You must use all the words, but you may use words
  more than once.
• When finished, prepare to present your schema to
  the class.

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Word Organization Challenge

• Explain your categorization process
• What is the purpose of this activity?
• Why do you think I chose this activity for the
  beginning of todays class?
• How could this activity be modified to work with
  students at various grade levels within the K-8
  spectrum?

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Daily Objectives

• Differentiate between curriculum and instruction.
• Utilize concept mapping strategies to organize a
  philosophy of elementary social studies education.

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Daily Outline

• Word Organization Challenge
• Opening
• Demonstration Inspiration
• Discussion Social Studies in Context
• Lecture Philosophy of Elementary Social Studies
  Education
• Closing

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Review of Readings
Section 001

• Identify the main points from last sessions
  assigned readings.

Inspiration
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Concept Mapping
Section 003

• Translating concepts into spatial relationships

Inspiration
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Discussion

• What do you feel is critical for you to learn so
  you may achieve excellence in social studies
  teaching?
• Do the social studies change based on time,
  politics, economics, or other factors? If so,
  what factors change the field and what does that
  mean for educators?

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A Philosophy of Education

• Differences
• Content area
• Academic level
• Style
• Examples
• Your Philosophy of Elementary-Level Social
  Studies Education
• Inspiration accessibility
• Technical assistance (Student Computing
  Resources, Computing labs, Instructor, Online
  video)

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A Philosophy of Education
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Daily Objectives

• Differentiate between curriculum and instruction.
• Utilize concept mapping strategies to organize a
  philosophy of elementary social studies education.

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Daily Outline

• Word Organization Challenge
• Opening
• Demonstration Inspiration
• Discussion Social Studies in Context
• Lecture Philosophy of Elementary Social Studies
  Education
• Closing

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For Next Session

• Readings
• Knowledge-Based Learning Environments A Vision
  for the Twenty-First Century
• CCSD CEF (Skim online, print social studies
  standards/goals/objectives)
• Reading Synopses/Syntheses
• Philosophy Concept Map
• Due next session

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ICE 458/CIE 658Teaching Elementary School
Social Studies
See you next session!

• Christy Keeler, Ph.D.