How the St.Bonaventure Interns Affect Social Studies By Jessica Zummo

Definition: the study various aspects or branches of the study of human society, considered as an educational discipline.(Merriam-Webster)Purpose: To make students informed citizens in a diverse world

The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.(Merriam-Webster)

the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships; specifically : the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings.(Merriam-Webster)

the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.(Merriam-Webster)

the study of humankind, in particular.the comparative study of human societies and cultures and their development.(Merriam-Webster)

an institution that determines and enforces a society's laws. The size and nature of a government varies according to the society it governs.

the social science concerned with the production and consumption of goods and services and the analysis of the commercial activities of a society(Merriam-Webster)

50 Social Studies Strategies For K-8Classrooms  Fourth Edition Kathryn M.  ObenchainRonald V. Morris 1.               Community Building2.               Creating Classroom Rules3.               Developing Multiple Perspectives4.               Concepts: Development and Attainment5.               Questioning 6.               Media Literacy7.               Discovery Learning8.               Inquiry Learning9.               Graphic Organizers10.                 Historical SourceWork11.                 ArchaeologicalDigs12.                 Architecture andLandscape Design Significance 13.                 Case Studies14.                 Cemetery Studies 15.                 Community Maps16.                 Custom Boxes17.                 Decision- Making 18.                 DiscerningQualifications19.                 Field Trips ofDistinction20.                 Folk Culture21.                 Games22.                 Genealogies23.                 Graphic Novels24.                 Guest Speakers25.                 HistoricalCharacters26.                 HistoricalReenactments27.                 Home LivingCenters28.                 Informal Learning29.                 Learning Centers30.                 HistoricalFiction31.                 Map and GlobesUsing Google Earth32.                 Mini-Society33.                 Mock Trail34.                 Model Factory35.                 Museum Exhibits36.                 Music History37.                 Newspaper Making38.                 Oral Histories39.                 Pen Pals40.                 Readers’ Theater41.                 Role-Playing42.                 Sand Table Maps43.                 Service-Learning44.                 Times Lines45.                 Trash Trail46.                 TravelingAmbassador47.                 Video Productions48.                 Virtual FieldTrips49.                 WebQuests50.                 Wikis

The Museum Exhibit is a smaller in class version of an exhibit that is made by the students in your classroom. The students create an "accurate, informative, accessible, and engaging exhibit about an event, era, concept, or individual." Museum exhibits are meaningful assessments that teachers and students can use to connect what they know with what they see in the outside world (Obenchain & Morris , 2015, p. 167).This unit plan could be taught to 2nd graders. The students would do research on the Seneca Nation and as a class create an exhibit that shows the knowledge they have gain about this topic.

The Sand Table Map is an interacting way that includes map making and model building to create a better understanding of geographic issues. Students naturally play in sand at home, at school or at the park, so by using a sand table map of their world, students "explore a variety of historical and current issues that link science and social studies" (Obenchain & Morris , 2015, p. 204).This lesson was taught to 2nd graders and the topic of the lesson was Geographic features. This lesson included mountains, lakes, rivers, island, ocean and valleys.

Role Play allows for students to become involved in action, words and ideas of others when they use role playing the classroom. This strategy provides students with "concrete inactive experiences through which can analyze and interpret different views and perspectives about events or issues, both current and historical." This strategy allows for students to to role play and predict what will happen inn a given situation, by portraying different characters and having students analyze the view (Obenchain & Morris , 2015, p. 199)This Role Playing lesson incorporates traditions and different cultures of a variety of families. This lesson would be taught to 1st graders.

MagazinesNewspapersDictionaryEncyclopediaPoemsMapsShort storiesPamphlets Bulletin

ComputerPreziRadioTelevisionOverhead ProjectorELMOFilmsTape recorder

ChartsModelsPostersGraphicsGamesPicturesGlobePrintings (worksheets, etc.)Real Objects

One educational theory used to teach social studies focuses on hanging new knowledge off of prior knowledge. When teaching social studies you have the opportunity to build on their prior knowledge and expand on a given topic. Another educational theory used to teach social studies incorporates learning through interactions with the world. This may include images or pictures, language and sensory experience.

As future educators we have our own education standards that we must follow. They are called the APPR. These standards are put in place to insure that each teacher is highly qualified in teaching your children. The APPR stands for Annual Professional Performance Review and is a state-governed process that determines the standards for these ratings and the process for assessing teachers' and leaders' effectiveness.Another standard that educators use to teach specifically social studies is the New York State Social Studies Framework. The social studies framework is used to teaching from K-12 and is a set of standards that are different for each grade. Each grade has a specific category. For example: Kindergarten focuses on "Self and Others" and Grade 2 focuses on "The Community and Other Communities". Teachers use these categories to create unit plans and lessons to teach children. Standards are statements of what learners must know and be able to understand.

Resources that Interns have brought to the classroom:Apps:Atlas for IPad3D National ParksTour WristOffline Topos MapsHistory Maps of the WorldMy CongressConstitution and Federalist PapersWebsites:Kids.gov-http://kids.usa.gov/teachers/social-studies/index.shtmlNational Council for Social Studies-http://www.socialstudies.orgWorld History-http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/default.phpPBS Teachers Social Studies- http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/search/?q=*&selected_facets=supplemental_curriculum_hierarchy_nodes_exact:62e1f8fc-e836-4f15-8130-9c6f1927720b&display=Social%20StudiesSocial Studies Theme UnitsEDSITEme- http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plansSmithsonian Education-http://smithsonianeducation.org/index.html

Atlas for IPad3D National ParksTour WristOffline Topos MapsHistory Maps of the WorldMy CongressConstitution and Federalist Papers

Kids.gov-http://kids.usa.gov/teachers/social-studies/index.shtmlNational Council for Social Studies-http://www.socialstudies.orgWorld History-http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/default.phpPBS Teachers Social Studies- http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/search/?q=*&selected_facets=supplemental_curriculum_hierarchy_nodes_exact:62e1f8fc-e836-4f15-8130-9c6f1927720b&display=Social%20StudiesSocial Studies Theme UnitsEDSITEme- http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plansSmithsonian Education-http://smithsonianeducation.org/index.htmlMindomo

Benefits of Having an Intern-http://oser.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=7503Teaching Social Studies Authentically-http://www.fno.org/sept07/soc.htmlSocial Studies in Today's Early Childhood Curricula-https://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200509/MindesBTJ905.pdf