Class-Monday, Sept 9-
This week, we are discussing Chapters 1,2,and 11 of our textbook in class. Our
assignment over the weekend was to read these chapters and be ready to discuss them in class. Chapter 1 was called "What is Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies?" and Chapter 2 was called "How do Students Engage in Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies?" These two chapters combined elements that will help teachers make social studies meaningful and valuable for their students.
In class we asked "What is Social Studies?". Social Studies is the body of integrative concepts, skills, generalizations, and theories in the Social Studies field. In order for teachers to make Social Studies meaningful and powerful they must keep in mind 5 tips. These 5 tips are: meaningful, integrative, value-based, challenging, and active. In class, we discussed what we mean by these methods. Meaningful means the teacher makes their students have a connection with Social Studies to the real world situations, family, and community. Integrative means that the teacher incorporates more than one skill or subject while teaching Social Studies. Value-based is when students' democratic values and social responsibility are strengthened through learning Social Studies. Challenging means that the teacher should allow their students to be challenged to bring out their thinking skills. Active learning is when students are physically doing things like role-play or using manipulatives to connect to Social Studies.
Dr.Smirnova made us do a short and fun activity. We had to guess the percentages of how we think people learn:
My guesses were: reading 45%, hearing 50%, seeing 65%, see&hearing 70-75%, discuss 60%, do things 80%, and teach others 85%
assignment over the weekend was to read these chapters and be ready to discuss them in class. Chapter 1 was called "What is Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies?" and Chapter 2 was called "How do Students Engage in Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies?" These two chapters combined elements that will help teachers make social studies meaningful and valuable for their students.
In class we asked "What is Social Studies?". Social Studies is the body of integrative concepts, skills, generalizations, and theories in the Social Studies field. In order for teachers to make Social Studies meaningful and powerful they must keep in mind 5 tips. These 5 tips are: meaningful, integrative, value-based, challenging, and active. In class, we discussed what we mean by these methods. Meaningful means the teacher makes their students have a connection with Social Studies to the real world situations, family, and community. Integrative means that the teacher incorporates more than one skill or subject while teaching Social Studies. Value-based is when students' democratic values and social responsibility are strengthened through learning Social Studies. Challenging means that the teacher should allow their students to be challenged to bring out their thinking skills. Active learning is when students are physically doing things like role-play or using manipulatives to connect to Social Studies.
Dr.Smirnova made us do a short and fun activity. We had to guess the percentages of how we think people learn:
My guesses were: reading 45%, hearing 50%, seeing 65%, see&hearing 70-75%, discuss 60%, do things 80%, and teach others 85%
The real results were on the learning pyramid were:
I got close to the results in the teaching others, practice by doing, and discussion group.
Dr. Smirnova told us: "teaching others is learning twice"
We then learned about the structure of knowledge created by Jerome Bruner. Facts are content that is going to be taught. Concepts help students show connections. Generalizations are the group of different facts, understanding concepts, and making generalizations about what is being taught. Metacognition is the highest level of thinking. Metacognition is thinking about one's own thinking and thought process. It also helps regulate behavior.
We also discussed educational philosophies. Perennialism/essentialism is the behaviorist theory. Progressivism is the constructivist and cognitive theory. Existentialism is humanism and learning styles. Re-Constructionism is the social cognitive theory.
Chapter 2-The basis of chapter 2 teaches different standards that are taught towards different grade levels. The 10 themes of Social Studies Standards include: culture, time/continuity/and change, people/places/and environment, individuals/groups/and institutions, power/authority/and governance, production/distribution/and consumption, science/technology/and society.
Conclusion- Today's class was really interesting. I learned new things about the structure of knowledge and educational philosophies. Dr. Smirnova's presentation of these slides helped me visually to better understand the theories. I hope to use these theories and apply them in my classroom.
We also discussed educational philosophies. Perennialism/essentialism is the behaviorist theory. Progressivism is the constructivist and cognitive theory. Existentialism is humanism and learning styles. Re-Constructionism is the social cognitive theory.
Chapter 2-The basis of chapter 2 teaches different standards that are taught towards different grade levels. The 10 themes of Social Studies Standards include: culture, time/continuity/and change, people/places/and environment, individuals/groups/and institutions, power/authority/and governance, production/distribution/and consumption, science/technology/and society.
Conclusion- Today's class was really interesting. I learned new things about the structure of knowledge and educational philosophies. Dr. Smirnova's presentation of these slides helped me visually to better understand the theories. I hope to use these theories and apply them in my classroom.
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