Welcome to Essential Welcome to Essential Standards Social Studies Standards Social Studies IntroductionIntroduction

You will learn during this You will learn during this session:session:

1. How the Essential 1. How the Essential Standards were created.Standards were created.

2. Understand the new 2. Understand the new strands.strands.

3. How to read an 3. How to read an essential standard.essential standard.

4. Define conceptual 4. Define conceptual learning.learning.

5. The updated grade 5. The updated grade level curriculum.level curriculum.

6. Locate the crosswalk 6. Locate the crosswalk and unpacking and unpacking documents.documents.

7. Understand how to 7. Understand how to read the crosswalk and read the crosswalk and unpacking documents.unpacking documents.

8. Participate in a 8. Participate in a conceptual based conceptual based lesson.lesson.

Seinfeld ClipSeinfeld Clip

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Sample LessonSample Lesson

Concept: ProtestConcept: Protest 1. Rally Robin – One at a time take turns saying words 1. Rally Robin – One at a time take turns saying words

that relate to protest. *Jill’s Technology Tipthat relate to protest. *Jill’s Technology Tip 2. Rally Write Robin – One at a time take turns writing 2. Rally Write Robin – One at a time take turns writing

down events in American history that involve protest. down events in American history that involve protest. *Jill’s Technology Tip*Jill’s Technology Tip

3. Read/Listen “For What it’s Worth” – Buffalo 3. Read/Listen “For What it’s Worth” – Buffalo Springfield. Springfield.

4. In a group answer questions.4. In a group answer questions. 5. Create a protest sign that could pertain to a current 5. Create a protest sign that could pertain to a current

event today. *Jill’s Technology Tipevent today. *Jill’s Technology Tip 6. Be prepared to “demonstrate” your sign.6. Be prepared to “demonstrate” your sign.

ResourcesResources

ACRE training compact disc.ACRE training compact disc. ACRE professional learning community.ACRE professional learning community. Springfield, Buffalo. “Springfield, Buffalo. “For What it’s For What it’s

WorthWorth”. Acto, 1967.”. Acto, 1967. "Jerry Seinfeld History Skit." "Jerry Seinfeld History Skit." Dailey Dailey

MotionMotion. Web. 21 Jul 2011. . Web. 21 Jul 2011. <http://dai.ly/9eecmO>. <http://dai.ly/9eecmO>.