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| Workshop Section |  | Social Studies: "Best Practices" ~ June 2, 2016 |
| Registration |  | You can't register for this workshop section because it occurs in the past.
Check to see if there are any other sections of this workshop coming up. |
| Department |  | ESU 9 |
| Primary Contact |  | Kristen Slechta |
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| Description | | Presenter: Raleigh White from Hastings Middle School
Please Note: In order to take this course for college credit, participants must also attend Social Studies: Capitol Experience & Service Learning on June 3.
Agenda:
I. History as Narrative
A. What are the goals of history/social studies curriculum?
1. Content/skills
2. Engage students in the narrative of history
3. Identity: what does it mean to be American, a citizen, Nebraskan
4. Prepare students to make decisions, exercise rights, vote, etc.
B. Making it relevant
1. Current events
2. Connections/comparisons between history and present
3. Comic strips
II. Historical Sources in the Classroom
A. Primary/Secondary Sources
1. Role(s) of the text
2. Non-fiction articles
3. Strategies for using Primary Sources
4. Artifacts/hand-on learning
III. Classroom Routines
A. “Building a mental timeline” (Creating context)
1. Today in History
B. Classroom notebooks
C. Managing student responses
D. Students monitor learning
IV. “Living” History in the Classroom
A. Music
1. The “Amendments” Song
2. The banjo/sing-a-long
a) “The Battle of New Orleans”
b) “Goober Peas”
B. Civil War Day/ Living History Day
1. Organization
2. Demonstration
a) A “haversack” talk
b) Dress ‘em up
V. Classroom Competition
A. “Presidential Trivia Challenge!”
B. Jeopardy!
C. Google “buzzers”
D. Kahoot.it
E. Whiteboards
VI. Vocabulary
A. Comic Strips
B. Definition matching
VII. Technology
A. Online videos, Kahoot, Quizlet
VIII. Assessment
A. DYGIs- short, written response
1. Open-note quiz
2. Identifying struggling students
3. Small-group intervention
Persons taking this course for college credit will also be charged the ESU 9 registration fee. |
| Location | | ESU 9 - DL |
| Status |  | This section is currently open.
11 Registered
8 Minimum; 35 Maximum |
| Section Date(s) | |
| June 02, 2016 | 9:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
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| Registration Deadline | | December 31, 9999 |
| Add to Calendar |  | Add to my calendar |
| Pricing Information | |
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ESU 9 Area Teachers
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$25.00
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No
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Outside ESU 9 Teachers
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$50.00
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No
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| Materials Fee | | Materials Fee: $0.00 |
| Lunch | | No, lunch is NOT provided. |
| College Credit | | Yes, this section can be taken for college credit. |
| T-Shirts | | No, this section does NOT have t-shirts. |
| Comments | | 1 credit hour from Hastings College pending |