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TLT 431, Spring 2013 - Course record

TLT 431, Spring 2013 - Course record

Apr 22, 2013

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Session 1 - Tuesday, 15 Jan

Before class

  • Buy (borrow, rent) a copy of the textbook: A Practical Guide to Middle and Secondary Social Studies (June R. Chapin, 2011; Amazon page -- also available in the LU bookstore)

  • If you can, check out the course resources linked from the main course page: this wiki, the bookmarks list, the Moodle site.

During class (ppt)

  • Introductions

  • Tour of course sites, resources

    • Textbook: A Practical Guide to Middle and Secondary Social Studies (June R. Chapin, 2007; Amazon page -- also available in the LU bookstore)

    • Public face of the course: Wiki

      • Intended curriculum: Map

      • Enacted curriculum: Record, built session-by-session. See previous version of this course for an example.

    • Private face of the course: CourseSite.

      • You're probably familiar with Blackboard; we'll be using a different courseware system called Moodle. Lehigh has named theirs CourseSite.

      • Note that Moodle is a free tool. If you're interested, you can set up your own Moodle and use if for teaching your classes--an example is here.

    • Course bookmarks--some websites that you may find useful during the semester.

    • And in case you don't have one already in front of you: classroom laptops

  • Reviewing syllabus

    • Static copy (pdf) vs. dynamic copy (Google doc)

      • Please flag any corrections or questions as we go along! That's the whole point of the dynamic copy....

    • Part 1: General overview, expectations

    • Part 2: Assignments

  • Conceptual work:

    • What is social studies? (via Jigsaw(-ish) / LGL activity)

  • Instruction presentation: What is social studies? A natural evolution in education? A historical oddity? An ill-defined object? A battlefield?

  • What is a social studies methods course?

    • Content? Techniques? Lesson planning?

    • Significance of model lessons: LGL / Jigsaw, Hilda Taba

  • Why does social studies matter?

  • Closure: Discussion of WTL, original instructional materials assignments

After class

 

Session 2 - Tuesday, 22 Jan

Before class

  • Complete reading (above)

  • Complete WTL in CourseSite (see prompt above)

  • Create your first original instructional material, bring it to class ready to share with a classmate. Don't forget to also write up a paragraph describing its intended use. 

  • If you haven't already, fill out the survey about iPads: http://tinyurl.com/73k9vs2

During class (ppt)

  • iPad distribution and training

  • Framing construct for the course: (t)PCK. Along the way, I'll show you my original instructional material, a couple of Google Earth overlays used in a lesson about the Great Wall of China.

    • De-brief of activity: the T..., the P..., the C...; how's your toolbox looking?

  • Pair-and-share of original instructional materials

  • Reporting out on pair-and-share–how did it fit into (t)PCK?

  • Discussion of next original instructional materials product–look at Keeler and Langhorst, 2008

  • Framing for the course: Content areas, subdivided into content schema, disciplinary skills, standards, research findings, current practice, emerging practice, building your toolbox, and pursuing the civic mission of social studies

  • Getting started on history education 

  • Closure: How's your TPCK coming along?

  • Discussion of HTCE assignment.

After class

  • Reading

    • Chapin, Ch. 1 (review), Ch. 6 (new)

    • PCK: Shulman, 1986

    • Teacher dispositions: Thornton, 2001

    • Keeler & Langhorst, 2008 (to help plan for original instructional material product #2)

    • Barton & Levstik, 1996 (to prep for HTCE work)

    • Primary source analysis: Hicks, Doolittle, & Ewing, 2004

  • Assignments

    • WTL: Take 20 minutes and --without consulting any sources-- write a brief history of the world. Yes, this is a bizarre thing to ask you to do, but given that you're headed toward becoming a history teacher, you need to figure out what your version of the narrative is (i.e., what's your internal account) and where the gaps are. 

    • Complete HTCE image set, annotations and turn it in via CourseSite.

    • Start thinking about your second original instructional material assignment.

 

Session 3 - Tuesday, 29 Jan

Before class

  • Complete reading

  • Do WTL

  • Complete and turn in your HTCE image set

During class (ppt)

After class

  • Reading for Feb 12

  • Assignments

    • WTL: Take some time to (a) report out on how you're using your iPad -- how is it useful (or not) for this class? Are you using it for other classes? Are you using it for any extra-curricular purposes that might connect to social studies and/or education? (b) What thoughts do you have about using iPads (or other mobile technology) for teaching social studies? For example, St. Thomas More in Allentown is using iPads in its middle school social studies classes -- what might you do if you had to teach in that environment?  

    • Download and install Aurasma (link: itunes.apple.com/gb/app/aurasma-lite/id432526396), create an account for yourself. 

    • Complete and turn in your second instructional material assignment

    • Come to class prepared to go outside!!

Session 4 - Tuesday, 5 Feb

No class session, due to STEM presentation. In lieu of our meeting, please meet with Richard Rosenblum, one of our doc students. He will be leading you through an augmented reality exercise (created by other doc students) and an GPS-based activity (created by me!). The augmented reality is designed for history ed (history of Bethlehem Steel) and the GPS activity is designed for geography ed (specifically latitude and longitude), but these technologies can of course be applied to other content areas / topics. Soak in the concept of these tools and think about how / why you might apply them to your own instruction. They fit into the theme of 'social studies is ripe for change', thanks to new technologies or (in the case of GPS) fairly old technologies that are now becoming more broadly available. 

 

Session 5 - Tuesday, 12 Feb

Before class

  • Complete and turn in your first course plan

  • If you haven't already: Complete and turn in your second original instructional material assignment

  • Complete reading

  • Do WTL

During class (no ppt this week – everything runs from the wiki)

  • Discussing last week's activities

    • Questions? Curiosities? Anyone confused as to why we did it? 

    • Extensions

      • Technology: Using devices other than a GPS unit to generate a lat-lon

      • Instruction

        • Geocaching

        • Trees, cars, and carbon activity

    • Plug for TLT 368

    • Invitation to do something with augmented reality as part of your microteaching, or perhaps make something for use at Centennial

  • History education

    • Wrapping up methods for history ed: Maps and globes (more t/k when we pivot to geography); primary sources (see heuristics); timelines.

    • Timelines get us into two other issues

      • Chronology as a tool for history

      • The role of (multiple) perspective in history education (and other social studies fields)

  • Social studies and diversity / multiculturalism

    • The danger of a single story (video) – this is a TED talk by Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie, July 2009

    • History ed and single stories

      • Timelines

      • Maps

      • Textbooks

      • Documentaries

  • Wrapping up history ed

    • The eternal beta of historical reasoning and teaching: Metaphor of an album

    • Touching our touchstones one last time

      • Standards

      • Resources

      • Methods

    • What you need to do as a history educator to keep moving forward – role of textbook, articles, fieldwork, etc.

  • iPad time: For next week, I'd like you to explore some specific apps, targeted at social studies content

    • Lincoln Telegrams (website, app) – this one comes from the history ed community, specifically the good people at NC State. 

    • History: Maps of World (app) – this one comes from I have no idea where; it doesn't seem to be an educator

    • Pick anything from the "Education" section of the app store: http://www.apple.com/education/apps/– scroll down to the "History and Geography" section. Find something, try it out, keep track of where it's coming from: inside or outside the education community? From a social studies educator or someone more generically focused (e.g., a technologist)?

    • Pick anything from a specialized list – for example, http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/Social+Studies+Apps

  • Time permitting: Let's talk about the State of the Union!

  • Housekeeping

    • Original instructional materials #2? 

    • Everything OK with the first course plan?

    • Checking on HTCE participants

    • Discussing fieldwork

After class

  • Reading

    • Chapin, Ch. 4

    • Hammond, 2010

    • optional: Hammond & Manfra, 2009

  • Assignments

    • Update me on your field experience: Do you have a placement? Have you contacted the teacher? Do you have a schedule in place to get in your hours? Do you need any help with this? 

    • WTL: Apologies, but there are a lot of things I want you to do. In separate posts, 

      • Describe and comment on your iPad exploration – what apps did you look at? What did you like / dislike? How might you use them? 

      • Draw a map of the world, scan it, upload it to your thread (to prep for geography next week)

      • To prepare for a guest speaker next week: Pretend that you are going to teach a unit, the topic is either India or Islam (your choice). Spend a little time thinking about what you might teach and how you might teach it. BE SURE to specify the learners you have in mind: Rural / suburban / urban; high-achieving / low-achieving / mixed; public / private / charter, etc. 

    • Finalize your HTCE participant

 

Session 6 - Tuesday, 19 Feb

Before class

  • Post update on your field experience progress (if any)

  • Complete reading

  • Complete WTL – see prompts, above

During class

After class

  • Reading

    • Chapin, Ch. 7 (3rd ed.) or Ch. 8 (2nd ed)

    • Carano & Berson, 2007

  • Assignments

    • WTL

    • Complete second course plan

 

Session 7 - Tuesday, 26 Feb

Before class

  • Complete WTL, second course plan.

  • Complete reading

During class (ppt)

  • Housekeeping – previewing assignments

  • Geography ed, re-cap from last session

  • Moving forward

    • Stances

    • Maps & empathy

    • New method and some essential content: Map projections. See relevant bookmarks.

    • Another method, plus reminder on importance of technology: 'Weaving the Globe': Input your data; look at others' output.

    • Another method, plus a plug for Teachers Curriculum Institute materials (and a model for micro-teaching) – we'll make use of some YouTube videos for this, courtesy of Lyle Hiroshi Saxon. Literally THOUSANDS of videos. Thanks, mate!

    • Geography and history: Reclaiming Henry Noll

  • Recap of geography ed

  • Picking micro-teaching assignments

After class

  • Reading – both of these pieces point out the possibilities for technology to significantly impact geography teaching, content, and student outcomes.

    • Doering & Veletsianos, 2007

    • Milson, Gilbert, & Earle, 2007

  • Assignments

    • WTL

    • Work on HTCE

    • Complete and turn in curriculum map assignment

    • Sign up for microteaching time slot via this handy form.

 

Session 8 - Tuesday, 5 Mar

Before class

  • Complete reading

  • Complete WTL

  • Turn in curriculum map

  • Sign up for microteaching slot – see links above

During class (ppt)

  • Getting our microteaching organized: Confirming dates; who wants what topic? 

  • And a little sidebar on pedagogical stances. This refers back to an optional reading from earlier in the semester: Hammond & Manfra, 2009

  • Getting started on civics