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Week 01 - Monday, 22 January
During class (ppt)
Introductions, overviews
As a demo of the wiki, and as a follow up to our intro bit, here are a couple resources that might help you engage with getting-to-know-one-another routines for your classroom
Social studies as a job: Take a look at job openings in Allentown SD (click on HS or MS links): https://www.applitrack.com/Allentown/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?internaltransferform_Url&category=High%20School%20Teaching&subcategory=Social%20Studies
Looking at some local(-ish) courses of study in social studies
Allentown SD program of studies – link to pdf at bottom of this page: https://www.allentownsd.org/parents___students/student_resources/program_of_studies
Bethlehem Area School District 2019-20 (start at p. 23): https://basdwpweb.beth.k12.pa.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/11/FINAL-District-POS-2019-2020.pdf
Southern Lehigh 2023-24 (: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NoL31ds_XugRLTI9LfxOIE__0BRdXaaW/view
Kutztown Area School District (K-12): https://www.kasd.org/academics/curriculum-assessment-and-professional-development/social-studies
Frameworks & illustrating activities
Built environment scavenger hunt / community resources
This can be done a lot of ways. We’re doing something super simple (just photos and a paper checklist), but you can also do it (or do variations of it) using…
ArcGIS Online: https://lu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=e949efad87e142ef924c49d6617bf0de
Google Earth
Demonstration lesson #2: “Whose Land?” reflection & investigation
I’m going to ask you to use your ArcGIS Online account: lu.maps.arcgis.com
And here are the instructions (and example): https://docs.google.com/document/d/13pYrJPimsRVzk2W8ugmYA8-qL_T-us_Z8o1DCCpAmvo/edit?usp=sharing
Goals for the course, last framing metaphor
Syllabus review, looking over assignments
Closure
After class
Assignments
Starting working on your first Original Instructional Material (OIM)
Writing-to-Learn (WTL): Complete your 'Social Studies Autobiography' (just a webform): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdX5krCKkfRd3h8VFFkuUZMhS71cLnW8xZQy4yt9ve9MHTYnA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Download all of the standards in the folder in CourseSite. Save them on your computer in an easily-accessible space
Reading
Skim the C3 standards ('College, Career, and Civic Life') from the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Chapin, Ch. 1
Read NCSS, 2008. In fact, the whole list of NCSS position statements is probably worth bookmarking!
Read Gaudelli & Laverty, 2017 (find it in the 'Copyrighted readings' folder in CourseSite. FYI: Gaudelli is the dean of Lehigh's College of Ed, so give this a think!
Optional – again, you can find these in the 'Copyrighted readings' folder in CourseSite: Mehlinger, 1988; Crocco, 2004
Week 02 - Monday, 29 January
Before class
Complete reading
Fill out your 'Social studies autobiography'
Download & organize standards documents
During class (ppt)
Brief re-visit of frameworks from last week
New framework: Goals / stances for teaching social studies
Illustrative activity: Image markup, looking at branches of government
Purposes of social studies; what kind of citizen?
Eco as a starting point for discussing civics & the civic-focused mission of social studies:
Civics standards (light touch)
Pedagogical strategies for teaching civics – let's mess around on the JamBoard here:
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1Z5Bgz3_SqYV1Wb0KzVQ9KntoOiGsW-NyRGXJZMFJ7o0/edit?usp=drive_link
Closure
After class
Read civics standards: PDE + C3 civics section
Westheimer & Kahne (‘What kind of citizen’) – skim; go in depth if you wish
Chapin, Ch. 7 (“Civic Education & Global Education”, in the 4th edition; note that I’m not fully engaging with the global ed part, but please do read it)
Complete & bring to class your first Original Instructional Material (OIM)
Writing-to-Learn (WTL) in CourseSite on standards & question of ‘What kind of citizen?’
Week 03 - Monday, 5 February
Before class
Complete & bring in your OIP #1
Complete reading
Complete WTL
During class (ppt)
Current events??
OIM show-and-tell
TCH sharing his OIM: Government Game (Southside Bethlehem edition) – see ActionBound.com to learn how to build this type of game
Connecting OIMs to TPACK…
Connecting OIMs to standards, particularly civics standards
Standards in social studies – I’m about to say something dangerous, or at least contestable….
Act 35 in Pennsylvania: Civics, authority, and a permission structure for professional disrespect
Instructional planning: FRAMES for planning instruction
Giving-prompting-making (for any content area)
Self-others-action (particularly for civics?)
Closure
After class
Reading
Chapin, Ch. 2 (instructional planning)
optional: Hammond & Manfra, 2009 (giving-prompting-making)
Assignments
Create & turn in HTCE image set
WTL on civics (two-parter!)
Think about OIM #2
Week 04 - Tuesday, February 12
Before class
Create & turn in HTCE image set
WTL on civics
(Thoughts about OIM #2? We’ll want to discuss in class)
During class (ppt)
Current events? I’m thinking about news.google.com – can you curate a version of the news feed to give you what you need for a civics class??
Housekeeping
Sequencing – civics-first is a relatively recent move for me…why??
And a warm up civics activity: let’s have a debate!
Rationales for the emphasis on civics
NCSS
(vs. the usual inertia)
my evolving rationale
re-thinking some classic civics moves
Re-thinking debates: Who gets to call too-close-to-call elections?
‘Structures of government’ lesson – re-build this to emphasize democracy & its virtues?? (stand-alone Jamboard)
Attempted social frame for my civics rationale
A special case: Games & simulations for civics; games = civics …and civics = games??
A very special case: Jane Elliott’s Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes simulation (start at 5:00; trigger warning for language depending on how far we get!)
More games (& simulations) for civics: iCivics.org/games
Closure
After class
Reading: Chapin, Ch. 3
Complete & turn in OIM #2
Complete WTL on iCivics games
Week 05 - Tuesday, February 19
Before class
Complete reading
Complete OIM #2
Complete WTL
During class (ppt)
Housekeeping & framing ideas to date
Touching some final resources / activities for civics
iCivics: https://www.icivics.org/games
Project Citizen: https://www.civiced.org/project-citizen
Street Law: https://store.streetlaw.org/lessons/
Current events! Suggested principles
Local > non-local
Engage students: Seek relevance; leave room for voice/choice
Link to civic knowledge / skills / dispositions
PA Constitution: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/00/00.HTM
Set up routines
Civics as the integrative discipline
Legislated civics
Constitution Day / Citizenship Day: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/fund/guid/constitutionday.html
PA Act 70 of 2014: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/li/uconsCheck.cfm?yr=2014&sessInd=0&act=70
Civics & geography
Water infrastructure: https://lu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=e4f2cc5fe9ce443cbf617166780b5153
What's in a state name
Spreadsheet
Map
Civics & history
Signers of Declaration of Independence: https://lu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=e4f2cc5fe9ce443cbf617166780b5153
Civics & economics
Food supply chain (rare complete example): https://aihstigers.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=455d0839ee4b4e2cb92978c8b9b38807
Closure
After class
Read Chapin, Ch. 4
Complete & turn in Course Plan #1
Write the history of the world...in 30 minutes or less
Week 6 - Monday, 26 February
Before class
Complete reading
Turn in Course Plan #1
Complete WTL