3rd Grade Social Studies/ CBA Training

Nancy Lenihan

Kellie Fremont

Tracy Davis

Session OverviewIntroductions/ Overview

Cultural Universals Activity

Break

Article Discussion

GLE Overview

Lunch

CBA Overview

Break

Curriculum Map for the Year

Bringing this Back to your Building

Wrap Up

Introductory Task

On the template, describe your life and culture

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Cultural Universals are useful for understanding a given society or making comparisons across societies.

The human experiences have existed in all cultures, past and present though the activities may not have the same form or meaning in each society.

Cultural UniversalsFood

Clothing

Shelter

Family structures

Government

Communication

Transportation

Science and Technology

Money or other forms of economic exchange

Occupation

Religion

Recreation/Entertainment

Activity - Westlandia

While listening to the story, use the template to analyze how the boy in the story incorporates

the cultural universals into his world.

Use this section

Cultural UniversalsFood

Clothing

Shelter

Family structures

Government

Communication

Transportation

Science and Technology

Money or other forms of economic exchange

Occupation

Religion

Recreation/Entertainment

What students should know:How our social system works (with respect to each cultural universal)

How and why it got to be that way over time

How and why related practices vary across locations and cultures

What all of this might mean for personal, social, and civic decision making

Issues to be aware of:Zone of Proximal Development

The information students won’t naturally acquireTeachers need to use a standard set of vocabulary

Presentism and ChauvinismIdeas that the people of the past are ignorantIdeas that we are “better than” other cultures and civilizationsStudents need to appreciate that all people are “players” in history and that hindsight is NOT the only lens for viewing the past.

Break

Article Discussion

Social Studies and the Young Learner - Students at the Center

Overview of GLEsEALR 1 Civics

EALR 2 Economics

EALR 3 Geography

EALR 4 History

EALR 5 Social Studies Skills

Looking at the New GLEs

Compare the GLEs with what you are doing

Exit Note to Lunch

1 idea about the GLEs

2 ideas about concept development

3 ideas about cultural universals

How do we fit it all in?

•Cultural Universals

•Five Themes of Geography

•GLEs

•CBAs

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Why CBAs?Why CBAs?

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The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.

- National Council for the Social Studies

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Goals of the CBAs = Goals of the CBAs = Authentic Intellectual Authentic Intellectual

WorkWork

Construction of KnowledgeDisciplined InquiryValue Beyond School

CBA - Humans and the Environment

What is it?

What does the rubric look like?

How is it given?

How is it scored?

How is it reported?

Where are the resources?

How do we get there?

Realistic Expectations2008-2009 School Year - Focus on the CBA and do what you can to work through the process

2009-2010 School Year - Teach social studies throughout the school year

Next year, the CBA scores will be on the report card and reported to parents

Social Studies Curriculum Guide

Taking this back to your school…

How and when will you share this information with your colleagues?

What other support would you need to accomplish this?

On your way out…Fill out your clock hour evaluations

Have a great weekend!