2012.03.10+Resources

Effective Ways to Teach the Elementary Classroom - RESOURCES

 * 1) Links shared by #ElemChat organisers
 * 2) Links shared by #ElemChat participants
 * 3) Questions for directing discussion

Links shared by #ElemChat organisers

 * StoryPath: A Prob Solving Approach to Social Studies http://t.co/Y6F0MSZv & http://t.co/69i6tami
 * Vision of Powerful Teaching/Learning: Building Social Understanding/Civic Efficacy http://t.co/m5HwaiBZ
 * The Futility of Trying to teach Everything. Wiggins. http://t.co/0cqilZR1
 * Thinking Big by Marion Brady http://t.co/E8OIKfua
 * Teaching Social Studies Authentically http://t.co/rGviEhBE
 * Social studies and the young learner. http://t.co/kmYxjuEo



Links shared by #ElemChat participants
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 * @plnaugle: Love this Me on the Map SS project. http://t.co/tzrNJKVZ
 * @lyonmi Wrote about SS social reconstruction curriculum last Aug. Made me think... is an unbiased SS curr even poss? http://t.co/UYlv8t5P
 * @AlanTenreiro Resource: powerful and purposeful teaching and learning in elementary social studies http://t.co/5ty3KAMm
 * @plnaugle All About Explorers http://t.co/HymYnDJ3 is a great site to show kids to question things they find on Internet.
 * @gret Loved @langwitches's project "Christopher Columbus Creates 21st Century Explorers". So meaningful! http://t.co/L8nyETFl
 * @AlanTenreiro Elementary social studies essential questions #elemchat http://t.co/30gTKDXC
 * @cybraryman1 Q5 Email Around World Project -1999 was outstanding way to connect http://t.co/Z3oy2BGv
 * @plnaugle Anyone using TweenTribune for the classroom? http://t.co/QQge7JMm
 * @tcash Books of Hope is one way to get kids sharing what they learn, make global connections & do community service http://t.co/Rt858RjA
 * @sjunkins Create Silent Films of Historical Events.. http://t.co/SUz0oGq1
 * @cybraryman1 My #engsschat page http://t.co/aD3ya7FT Cross Curricular page http://t.co/9vNXz74b
 * @bruekberg Connect your students with the traveling teacher (in Cambodia right now) http://t.co/xCSL10U5
 * @plnaugle Check out Kids are Heroes - Kids are making a difference in this world http://t.co/sA4mLRdB
 * @plnaugle Love what @plugusin and his students have done with Kiva. http://t.co/UwWYVsPm
 * @mrsdelapo see my poverty project http://t.co/X9jia5e3 We cross ss, tech, math, lang arts.
 * @cybraryman1 See parent-child activity on My Family Events page http://t.co/z0vw3qyb Plan Ss Fair
 * @JoAnnJacobs68 http://t.co/F1z4YzC0 Kiva a way to empower people with $25. Have a class involved & they have made multiple loans
 * @bruekberg As part of a PLN cohort I'm in, here's our current blog with ideas for "making a difference" http://t.co/w3ur5AOv
 * @cybraryman1 My Field Trips page http://t.co/F6EPEvcA Learning takes pace everywhere
 * @plnaugle Here is a wiki I need to get working on for 4th grade SS teachers. VirtualUSA - home http://t.co/cZbh0OWh
 * @cybraryman1 My students love a dig I created. My Archaeology page http://t.co/IhxZ79pJ
 * @findingDulcinea We've curated hundreds of social studies primary sources, here: http://t.co/uTKILx37
 * @MrsMorgansClass I would rather teach SS like this any day: http://t.co/Wvzd0YWY
 * @nesticos Some of my Ss just started this https://t.co/FgFoBxdp & I'd love to find direct connections.
 * @kyleredford Our students have been documenting their global citizenship unit w/ a class blog. They'd love comments. http://t.co/1UUuzLTL
 * @flourishingkids Best resource to find global classrooms with whom to Skype http://t.co/btJ1WqVP



Questions for directing discussion
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 * Q1 What is the purpose of teaching social studies in an elementary context?
 * Q2: What does the term “social studies” encompass?
 * Q3: Do some areas of social studies tend to be over-emphasized? Is our approach balanced, or are some areas not addressed as well?
 * Q4: How can a student-driven inquiry approach to social studies be reconciled with accountability for content standards?
 * Q5: How can we use social studies as a venue for creating meaningful global interactions?
 * Q6: What are effective strategies for helping students think critically, act democratically?
 * Q7: How can social studies be integrated with other subject areas in a meaningful way?
 * Q8: Do social studies textbooks have a place in today’s elementary social studies class?
 * Q9: What are deep, meaningful ways to make social studies come alive for elementary students?