3rd grade social studies/ cba training nancy lenihan kellie fremont tracy davis
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3rd Grade Social Studies/ CBA Training
Nancy Lenihan
Kellie Fremont
Tracy Davis
Session OverviewIntroductions/ Overview
Cultural Universals Activity
Break
Article Discussion
GLE Overview
Lunch
CBA Overview
Break
Curriculum Map for the Year
Bringing this Back to your Building
Wrap Up
Introductory Task
On the template, describe your life and culture
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Cultural Universals are useful for understanding a given society or making comparisons across societies.
The human experiences have existed in all cultures, past and present though the activities may not have the same form or meaning in each society.
Cultural UniversalsFood
Clothing
Shelter
Family structures
Government
Communication
Transportation
Science and Technology
Money or other forms of economic exchange
Occupation
Religion
Recreation/Entertainment
Activity - Westlandia
While listening to the story, use the template to analyze how the boy in the story incorporates
the cultural universals into his world.
Use this section
Cultural UniversalsFood
Clothing
Shelter
Family structures
Government
Communication
Transportation
Science and Technology
Money or other forms of economic exchange
Occupation
Religion
Recreation/Entertainment
What students should know:How our social system works (with respect to each cultural universal)
How and why it got to be that way over time
How and why related practices vary across locations and cultures
What all of this might mean for personal, social, and civic decision making
Issues to be aware of:Zone of Proximal Development
The information students won’t naturally acquireTeachers need to use a standard set of vocabulary
Presentism and ChauvinismIdeas that the people of the past are ignorantIdeas that we are “better than” other cultures and civilizationsStudents need to appreciate that all people are “players” in history and that hindsight is NOT the only lens for viewing the past.
Break
Article Discussion
Social Studies and the Young Learner - Students at the Center
Overview of GLEsEALR 1 Civics
EALR 2 Economics
EALR 3 Geography
EALR 4 History
EALR 5 Social Studies Skills
Looking at the New GLEs
Compare the GLEs with what you are doing
Exit Note to Lunch
1 idea about the GLEs
2 ideas about concept development
3 ideas about cultural universals
How do we fit it all in?
•Cultural Universals
•Five Themes of Geography
•GLEs
•CBAs
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Why CBAs?Why CBAs?
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The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.
- National Council for the Social Studies
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Goals of the CBAs = Goals of the CBAs = Authentic Intellectual Authentic Intellectual
WorkWork
Construction of KnowledgeDisciplined InquiryValue Beyond School
CBA - Humans and the Environment
What is it?
What does the rubric look like?
How is it given?
How is it scored?
How is it reported?
Where are the resources?
How do we get there?
Realistic Expectations2008-2009 School Year - Focus on the CBA and do what you can to work through the process
2009-2010 School Year - Teach social studies throughout the school year
Next year, the CBA scores will be on the report card and reported to parents
Social Studies Curriculum Guide
Taking this back to your school…
How and when will you share this information with your colleagues?
What other support would you need to accomplish this?
On your way out…Fill out your clock hour evaluations
Have a great weekend!
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