In
this course students will examine and unpack the History and Social Science
Standards of Learning. Methods for effectively teaching and testing the
standards will be explored. Participants will develop instructional and
assessment strategies that will assist students to learn and teachers to
evaluate student performance. A key concept of the course will be the
integration of the History and Social Science standards with other content
areas. Technology integration will also be a part of the course
objectives.
Prerequisites: No course work, however, at the beginning of
this course participants should be:
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Familiar with the scope
and sequence of the History and Social Science Standards of Learning.
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Able to analyze the
standards to identify key concepts and generalizations.
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Familiar with
instructional strategies and resources that will facilitate the teaching of the
standards.
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Able to develop their
own instructional and assessment strategies for use in classroom instruction.
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Able to integrate the
History and Social Science standards with other content areas.
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Able to integrate
History and Social Science standards with the technology standards.
Goal: To assist
teachers to effectively address the Virginia Standards of Knowledge as detailed
in the Curriculum Framework in order to enhance the preparation of students for
success on the Virginia Standards of Learning tests.
Objectives:
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To explore the Virginia
SOL Curriculum Frameworks for a detailed understanding of the standards and how
they will be embedded into classroom instruction
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To gain an
understanding of strategies and activities that will help in the instruction of
the standards
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To research the current
information on the brain and learning and to discuss and explore some of the
research-based methods to enhance retention
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Use a specific template
to design a multimedia lesson that will engage students and encourage
collaboration and higher order thinking.
Course
Requirements:
1. Attend all sessions, read assignments, and
participate in activities,
2. Unpack one standard and correlate it to another area
of content.
3. Create a final product lesson plan that identifies an
instructional objective in history/social science, analyzes a task associated
with this objective, selects a specific instructional strategy designed to
promote student learning, designs a product or performance assessment task,
identifies, performance criteria, and present a written copy with a short oral
explanation to the class.
Evaluation:
Successful completion of this course includes
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Participation in course
discussion
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Completion of the final
lesson project
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Attendance in class
sessions
University of Virginia Honor Code
All work should be pledged in the spirit of
the Honor System of the University of Virginia. The instructor will indicate which assignments and activities are
to be done individually and which permit collaboration. Students signed the pledge when filing their
course materials. Students can refer to
the University Graduate Record (pages 36 & 37) for more information concerning
the Honor Code.
Special Needs
If you are a student with special needs you
should let the instructor and the Staff Development Office know as soon as
possible prior to the beginning of class.
Grading
This course carries the grades of
S--Satisfactory or U—Unsatisfactory. To
receive a satisfactory grade, students must earn a minimum of 85 points.
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Attendance and
participation (30 points)
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Lesson Plan (40 points)
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Instructional
Relevance/organization and design (30 points)
Web
Resources Used in the Class (Recommended Text):
The
Virginia Standards of Learning (2001 revision). Virginia Department of
Education. Richmond, Virginia.
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/DOE/Superintendent/Sols/home.shtml
History
and Science Scope and Sequence (2001 revision)
Documents of American History
The
National Standards of History. National Center for History in the
Schools.
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/standards/
Graphic
Organizers
http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html
http://www.smcps.k12.md.us/mbms/writing/graphorg.html
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Course Sequence |
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Session 1 |
Overview |
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Virginia SOL (2001
revision) |
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Terminology |
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Unpacking the SOL--what's
there, what's not! |
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Bloom and Social Studies |
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Session
2 |
Strategies that
Work: Hands-on Active Learning |
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Integration:
Technology and Social Studies |
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The Brain and
Learning: What, When, and How? |
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Assignment:
Think of one piece of literature and how you could connect (use) it in
your class |
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Session 3 |
Visual Imaging: How
Memory Works |
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Graphic Organizers |
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Interactive Notebook &
Interactive Slide Lectures |
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Primary Resources |
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Assignment:
Create a Graphic Organizer (Reminder: Lesson Plan Due next session) |
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Session 4 |
Assessment: How to
Align |
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Designing Assessment |
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Sharing and discussion of
Lesson Plans |
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Lesson Plan Due |
Final
Course Assignment (Lesson Plan) Requirements:
1. Must be a useful original instructional application
of the material studied.
2. Must be written to be replicable by other teachers.
3. Turn in one printed copy. If you do not want
this material shared with other teachers, write confidential on the outside
pages. If you would like a copy returned to you with comments, turn in two
copies and a self-addressed envelope.
4. Put you name, school, and school division on the
bottom of each page (footer).
Resource Web site for the course
http://cynthiasparks.tripod.com