Week 12April 7, 2011

TE 402: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners

AgendaMicroteaching- Jessica, Kara, and Autumn

teaching literature based instruction Focus on the Field Geography and social studies

Break

Feedback forms to Microteaching group

(teachers send to me)

For Next Time

Newmann – “Heather Has Two Mommies”

McBee (coursepack)Controversial issues- mock parent teacher

conference

Focus on the Field

– Janae, Sharnae, & Mike

What is Geography?

integrative discipline that brings together the physical and human dimensions of the world in the study of people, places and environments

more than arcane facts; it’s putting the facts together, combined with perspective

Essential Questions

Why are knowledge and skills in geography critical To social studies education? To development for citizenship?

Brophy and Alleman, Chapter 6 – Geography

Joint Committee on Geographic Education (coursepack)

Muir and Frazee (coursepack)

How does teaching for geography contribute to citizenship?

understanding of cultural differences of places can help people overcome ego, ethnocentrism and geocentrism and act in ways that are respectful of differences

understanding of the fragile balance of humans and environment will lead to responsible actions toward the environment

knowledge of place and environment helps citizens make informed political decisions

Five Fundamental Themes of Geography

MR.HELP (mnemonic device)

Movement Region Human/Environment Interaction Location Place

Movement

people (migration)

goods (trade): integration with economics

transportation

Regions

a region is an area that displays unity in terms of selected criteria

criteria: landform, religion, ethnicity

examples of regions

Human-Environment Interaction

ways in which humans change their environment to meet needs

ways in which the environments shapes human life

natural resources

Location

absolute location (cardinal directions, longitude and latitude position) cartography gps system

relative location (close, near, two blocks from campus)

Place (cultural geography)

the cultural characteristics of places

language, religion, politics, customs, gender roles, transportation, laws, economics, food, industry/agriculture

Choropleth Maps: from: http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-

county.html

Muir & Frazee

Think-pair- sharecome up with the common

misunderstandings

Teaching with Maps and Globes

Group 1: Choropleth Map “human-environment interactions” http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/geography/chlormap.htm

Group 2: use Google Earth to talk about “place”

Group 3: make a map of our school

Absolute vs. Relative Location

Task: using a map, explain to the class how you get from Erickson Hall to your apartment using absolute location

Task: using a map, explain to the class how you get from Erickson Hall to your apartment using relative location

Map lessons

Share how taught maps What did you do? How would you do it differently?