TCH 347 Social Studies Methods

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TCH 347 Schedule

Chapter I. What is Social Studies?
1.1. Social Studies Defined
1.2. Social Sciences
1.3. Humanities
1.4. 10 Themes

Chapter II. Why Do We Need to Learn Social Studies?
2.1. Goals of Social Studies
2.2. Social Understanding
2.3. Civic Efficacy
2.4. Digital Citizenship
2.5. Values and Beliefs
2.6. Thinking & Study Skills
2.7. Morality & Characters

Chapter III. Social Studies Standards & Curriculum
3.1. National Standards
3.2. PA Standards
3.3. Social Studies Curriculum
3.4. Social Studies Textbooks

Chapter IV. The Learner
4.1. Learner Diversity
4.2. Whole Child Education

Chapter V. Social Studies Methods
5.1. PASS
5.2. Instruction Models
5.3. Instruction Activities
5.4. Questioning & Grouping
5.5. Lesson Planning
5.6. Technology Integration
5.7. Assessment
5.8. Data Analysis & Presentation

Chapter VI. Teaching Historial Documents
6.1. U.S. Constitution
6.2. Declaration of Independence
6.3. Gettysburg Address
6.4. I Have a Dream Speech

Chapter VII. Teaching History
7.1. Content of History
7.2. Methods for History
7.3. Pennsylvania History
7.4. History Quiz
7.5. History Quiz (PA)

Chapter VIII. Teaching Geography
8.1. Content of Geography
8.2. Methods for Geography
8.3. Pennsylvania Geography
8.4. Geography Quiz
8.5. Geography Quiz (PA)

Chapter IX. Teaching Economics
9.1. Content of Economics
9.2. Methods for Economics
9.3. Economics Quiz

Chapter X. Teaching Civics
10.1. Content of Civics
10.2. Character Education
10.3. Methods for Civics
10.4. Civics Quiz

Chapter XI. Teaching Government
11.1. Content of Government
11.2. Methods for Government
11.3. Government Quiz

Chapter XII. Teaching Current Affairs
13.1. Current Affairs
13.2. Current Affairs Quiz
13.3. Controversial Issues

Chapter XIII. Teaching Culture
12.1. Content of Culture
12.2. American Culture
12.3. World Culture
12.4. Methods for Culture
12.5. Culture Quiz

Chapter XIV.
Teaching Multiculturalism
14.1. Multi-cultural Education

Chapter XV.
Teaching Globalization
15.1. Global Education

Chapter XVI.
Teaching 21st Century Skills
16.1. 21st Century Skills

Chapter XVII. Thematic Lessons
7.1. Holidays

Chapter XVIII.
Professional Development
18.1. Professional Development

Media Center

Video Workshops

Data Center

Data for Social Studies

References

Books and Materials

Tools & Resources

Online Resources

Social Studies Projects on Wiki

Graphs and Data Presentation

Diagram & Graphic Organizers

Worksheets Collection

Social Studies Quizzes

Who is Who in Social Studies

Geography Methods Demo

Geography Methods Checklist

Five Themes Video

Sample Concept Mapping

Conceptual Approach ---------------------------------

Pairs

Triad

Cluster with a label

Cluster with number and label

Part and whole

Extremes

Using Visuals ---------------------------------------------

Landforms

Natural Disasters

Hands-On --------------------------------------------------

U.S. Map Jigsaw

Drawing Maps

Blank Maps

Outline Maps from Education Place

Maps of All Kinds

Create Personal Timeline (Places lived in)

Design/Create a City

Google Earth
Google Maps
Google Sky
Microsoft Worldwide Telescope

Making Connections ----------------------------------

Find where Things are Made in by Checking Clothing and other Commodity Tags (VHS)

Guessing and Travel Games -----------------------

What am I?

Where am I?

Global Travel (State Travel) (Fill in blanks)

Dramatizing-----------------------------------------------

Plants and Animals

People from Different Places

Games ------------------------------------------------------

Water Cycle

Weather Maker

U.S. Regions

The Growth of A Nation

Food Chain Gam e

Virtual Tours ---------------------------------------------

Virtual Jamestown

Virtual Gettysburg

Video --------------------------------------------------------

Latitude & Longitude

Thematic Approach ----------------------------------

Human Life and Environment

Settlement and environment
Food and environment
Clothing and environment
Shelter and environment
Transportation and environment
Products and environment

Tropical animals

Agriculture in Illinois

Inquiry Approach---------------------------------------

What causes an earthquake?

What is the ranking order of the drinking water qualities in the 10 largest cities in U.S.?

Which city is closer to New York, Johannesburg or Helsinki?

Which state has the most coal reserves in the United States?

Please name five cities in the world where you can live comfortably across the four seasons with shirts and shorts on you.

What do you find when comparing the population of China and that of Europe?

What are major factors that define a land biome?

What are the five major religions in the world?

How many languages are spoken in the world? How are they distributed globally?

Why Kyoto treaty is so controversial?

Why do people move from region to region, and from country to country?

What are the major industries in your State? Why?

	Examples
	People Move
	50 States in Numbers
	US Regions
	US Natural Regions
	Five Oceans of the World
	Lesson Plans
	K-12
	50 States Quarters
	Natural Disasters
	Settlement
	Amazing Space
	WebQuests for SS
	Mississippi River
	Tools
	Favorite Country Template
	Favorite State Template
	Free PPT
	City Creator
	StrataLogica
	Virtual Resources
	San Diego Zoo
	Animal Cams
	Toledo Zoo Web Cams
	Afri Cam Wild Animals
	Games
	Wonderful World Games
	Geo Games
	Weather Maker
	Water Cycle
	Food Webs
	Play GeoNet
	Map and Map Games
	Elwood City Map

	Five Themes Matching Game
	State Nickname Matching Game
	Video
	If the World were a Village of 100 People