icon caret-left icon caret-right instagram pinterest linkedin facebook twitter goodreads question-circle facebook circle twitter circle linkedin circle instagram circle goodreads circle pinterest circle

SOCIAL STUDIES DIARY

Across the Blue-Green Sea

September 29, 2009
Tags: Poem in Celebration of Our National Parks
ACROSS THE BLUE-GREEN SEA
(A Celebration of our National Parks)


There’s a land that calls to me
Far across the blue-green sea

Nature has worked to shape this land
In God’s eye it is more than grand

It’s a land where beauty is found
Crossed by rivers where lakes abound

It’ Read More 
Be the first to comment

VI Cognitive Development Strategies and Activities

September 20, 2009
Tags: Social Studies, Social Studies History, Social Studies Methods
Effective social studies instruction relies on the premise that learning requires cognitive processes that are aimed at encouraging student comprehension; consequently, effective social studies instruction relies on the need for student engagement in instruction. In other words, for instruction to be successful, students must be able to actively encourage thinking about substantive issues associated  Read More 
Be the first to comment

Phi Delta Kappa Fastback #199

September 9, 2009
Tags: Social Studies, Social Studies History, Social Studies Methods
If you would like a free copy of Fastback #199: "What Should We Be Teaching in the Social Studies?", please send me a self-addressed post card or email and I will send you a copy. I would appreciate receiving back the cost for mailing the booklet (about one dollar). This booklet, published by Phi Delta  Read More 
Be the first to comment

V. Structured Instruction

August 2, 2009
Tags: Social Studies, Social Studies History, Social Studies Methods
Surprisingly, teacher led instruction is often a matter of informal or unstructured presentations that require little more preparation other than the introduction to the topic followed by an exploration about what the topic entails. For example, it is not uncommon for a teacher to simply say or write a topic on the board followed  Read More 
Be the first to comment

IV. Task Orientation

July 17, 2009
Tags: Social Studies, Social Studies History, Social Studies Methods

Task orientation is an important aspect of Effective Teaching because it relates to how much time the teacher actually spends on a designated instructional task. A task is a lesson that involves goals and activities that are designed to enhance student comprehension of identified concepts, skills or values. As a rule, the more uninterrupted  Read More 
4 Comments
Post a comment

III. Instructional Variety

July 10, 2009
Tags: Social Studies, Social Studies History, Social Studies Methods
Effective instruction relies on the idea that students will attend (pay attention) to the lesson and not become distracted; therefore, one of the most important aspects of planning must include a consideration for avoiding timing-out, or the loss of focus, of one or more students. The typical instructional time allotted for the secondary class  Read More 
1 Comments
Post a comment

II. Lesson Clarity

June 30, 2009
Tags: Effective Teaching, Social Studies Methods
Lesson Clarity

Listed as the first of the ten elements of Effective Instruction, Lesson Clarity is the keystone of good instruction. Lesson Clarity requires clear and precise lessons that can be communicated to your students. Therefore, the first competence of an effective teacher rests on the ability to plan an effective plan (Lesson Plan).  Read More 
Be the first to comment

Effective Teaching - I. Introduction

June 29, 2009
Tags: Effective Teaching, Social Studies Methods
Introduction

Meeting Needs and Providing Effective Instruction

Beginning in the 1960s and 1970s, educational researchers probed into teaching behaviors and practices that helped to promote effective teaching. For example, Rosenshine and Furst attempted to identify teacher behaviors that are positively correlated with student learning by compiling over fifty research reports of effective teaching. They  Read More 
Be the first to comment

A Patriot's Song of Freedom

June 27, 2009
Tags: Poetry, Patriotism, Independence Day Celebration
Freedom is not a gift of the Gods
Its birth is against most of the odds

Injustice marks the first stage of the conception
Tyranny is the flame that feeds the deception

Fear is fed by a threat of force
Old alliances are broken beyond recourse

Revolution is born on a blood soaked bed
It demands a toll of countless dead Read More 
Be the first to comment

It's All About Me!

June 24, 2009
Tags: Philosophy, Philosophy of life, democracy
Aristotle concluded that democracy was one of the worst forms of government because it allowed it citizens to become extremely self-centered, which opened the door to totalitarianism - The people became weak because they were encouraged to live and do exactly as they liked! "Its all about Me!!!
Be the first to comment
Loading…}