district social studies training 3 monday, october 19 th, 2015

DISTRICT SOCIAL STUDIES TRAINING 3 Monday, October 19 th, 2015 Slide 3 Presentation Agenda 3 October Social Studies Training Indiana Bicentennial with IHS 8:30 9:30 Teaching Geography and Geographic Thinking 9:30 10:15 Authentic Instruction with Current Events 10:20 11:15 Evaluation 11:15-11:30 Slide 4 Pathway to Social Studies Resources 1. Go to myIPS.org 2. Click on Who we are and then Divisions 3. Next, click on Academics and Curriculum and Instruction 4. Then click Social Studies Resource Documents 4 Slide 5 Locating Resources 5 Find District PD PPTs DBQ PD Resources Slide 6 Why teach geography? Students need to orient themselves to the world around them and they are clearly not! (see data) Knowing where you are will help you understand where youre going concretely and figuratively Looking at physical places and spaces, and the human interaction in that context, helps students grasp the past more clearly The language of geography (maps and other text features) teach important literacy skills that will aid them as adults (see articles) http://www.calvin.edu/chimes/2014/12/04/opinion-geographic-literacy-merits-greater- attention-in-american-education-system/ http://www.calvin.edu/chimes/2014/12/04/opinion-geographic-literacy-merits-greater- attention-in-american-education-system/ http://www.theguardian.com/education/2011/aug/18/geography-top-10-alevel-subjects Slide 7 Scale of Geography Learning Gap National Geographic/Roper Survey (U.S., 2006) When interviewing respondents between the ages of 18 to 24 1/3 couldnt pinpoint Louisiana on a map and 48% were unable to locate Mississippi. Only 3 in 10 thought it important to know the locations of countries in the news 6 in 10 could not find Iraq on a map of the Middle East. Many agreed the outsourcing of jobs to India has been a major U.S. business story, 47% could not find the Indian subcontinent on a map of Asia. Nearly 3/4 incorrectly named English as the most widely spoken native language in the world. 7 Slide 8 Rank the Content In terms of overall importance to foundational learning in social studies, how would you rank geographical ideas/concepts in importance? (compared to historical, civic, economic or other learning) 1(lowest) -5 (highest) 8 Slide 9 Turn and Talk (1 minute) How have you covered geography and geographical concepts in your classroom in the past? (e.g. beginning of year, at start of unit, just in select units) What set of strategies or tools might increase student comprehension of geography in our classrooms? (e.g. more tech, greater focus on subject, different approach to its presentation) 9 Slide 10 Five Themes of Geography Location Longitude, latitude, relational position Places Physical, human features Region Places united by common physical and/or cultural features Interaction Human adaptation to environment or human impact on environment Movement Human movement from place to place or exchange of goods, ideas and practices 10 Slide 11 Maps Maps are a great starting pointand should reveal more than location Find maps that are information rich (combining other data) and provide vocabulary for speaking about that Compare maps (similarities/differences) over time Allow students to manipulate maps Ask students to explain what they see to each other and independently through writing 11 Slide 12 Other geographic text features Photographs Charts Diagrams Captions Keys/Legends Scales/timelines Primary/secondary writing (quotes) Citation information (source of feature) 12 Slide 13 Geographic Skills to Build on Each Other 13 Asking geographic questions Acquiring geographic information Organizing geographic information Analyzing geographic information Answering the geographic questions Slide 14 Level of Geographic Question/Knowledge What is geographic information? describing How is the geographic information applied to a question? analyzing Which geographic information is best for answering that particular question? synthesizing Why did they provide that geographic information in the first place? evaluating 14 Slide 15 Ways to Practice Geographic Thinking Looking at geography text features in creative combination Set a purpose around the geographical analysis essential question Model some steps but leave room for students create next steps and change purpose of analysis 15 Slide 16 Combining Text Features to Deepen Understanding of Geo Inquiry 16 Treaty Northwest Territory Settlement Pattern Push/Pull Indiana Alliance Woodland Slide 17 Geo Inquiry Step 1 How did Indiana become a state? 17 Slide 18 Geo Inquiry Step 2 How did Indiana become a state? 18 Slide 19 Geo Inquiry Step 3 How did Indiana become a state? 19 Slide 20 Student Geo Inquiry How did Indiana become a state? (Student finds and or even creates additional feature) 20 Slide 21 Combining Text Features to Change Purpose of Geo Inquiry 21 Religious movement Asia Tropical Mountain/Alpine Temperate Silk Road Slide 22 Feature Analysis #1 What regions are influenced by Buddhism ? 22 Slide 23 Feature Analysis #2 What are the differences in the regions influenced by Buddhism? 23 Slide 24 Feature Analysis #3 How were these different regions in Asia influenced by Buddhism? 24 Slide 25 Student Feature Analysis Why ? (Student selects and explains choice of feature)? 25 Slide 26 Resources for Dynamic Geo Inquiry Prezzi (more dynamic than PPT) https://animoto.com/ Animoto (incorporates multimedia) https://prezi.com/ Map Making Tools: Umapper Atlas QuickMaps More Web 2.0 tools http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Mapping+Tools 26 Slide 27 Dynamic Maps StatSilk http://www.statsilk.com/maps/world-stats-open-data *GENI Geography Educators Network of Indiana www.iupui.edu/~geni www.iupui.edu/~geni *Assoc. for American Geographers Center for Global Geography Education (Lesson Modules) http://www.aag.org/cs/cgge/modules Geo Currents http://www.geocurrents.info/ 27 Slide 28 Session 4: National History Day Presenter: Matt Durrett, coordinator, Indiana Historical Society and National History Day [email protected] Teacher presenters: Troy Hammon and Tobi Elmore Link to NHD site and IHS workshops: http://www.nhd.org/ http://www.nhd.org/ http://www.indianahistory.org/teachers- students/history-day/history-day- workshops#.VcTATflViko http://www.indianahistory.org/teachers- students/history-day/history-day- workshops#.VcTATflViko 28 Slide 29 Current Events in Social Studies Instruction How would you normally use current events in your classroom? As a teacher, what do you see as its advantages? Does the use of current events present any challenges or pitfalls? 29 Slide 30 Why Teach Current Events? Students understand the importance of people, events, and issues in the news. Enables teachers to cover a wide range of subjects, connecting to all areas of the curriculum Students build language, vocabulary, reading comprehension, critical thinking, oral expression, and listening skills. Students see a writing model that is clear and concise in the style of news writing. Potentially connects students with parents through issues/stories Developing informed citizens and lifelong news readers. 30 Slide 31 Infographic Analogy This infographic is drawing attention to the scale of the crisis by making a hypothetical analogy between Syria and New York City Does this comparison help students understand the issue? Does it create any misconceptions? 31 Slide 32 Power of Media 32 Slide 33 Current Events as Analogy Part (Actor/Action) Indian Removal Act Philippine American Conflict and Migration Vietnam Refugees Whole (Event/Idea) Push-Pull Forced migration Geographic theme of movement Part (Actor/Action) Syrian refugee crisis Whole (Event/Idea) Humanitarian crisis Current Event Analogy Content Topic/Concept 33 Essential Question Slide 34 Turn and Talk (1 minute) Where do our best opportunities exist as social studies teachers to use this approach? What could be the pitfalls inherent in the approach? 34 Slide 35 Current Event Resources USA and World News Link Site http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html CNN Student News http://www.cnn.com/studentnews http://www.cnn.com/studentnews NBC Learn https://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/products https://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/products Choices Program (Brown University) Teaching with the News http://www.choices.edu/resources/current.php http://www.choices.edu/resources/current.php 35 Slide 36 Wrap Up What PD is useful to you? Use the sheet at your table to indicate interest in planned future PD sessions Collectively brainstorm some sessions you would like to see throughout the rest of the year Dont forget your evaluation! 36 Slide 37