1. Effective Strategies for Small Group Instruction in Social Studies Berkeley County School District

2. Planning for Instruction Essential Elements for Teaching Social Studies Resources and Strategies http://bgaskins.pbworks.com/

3. Copied from http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4443168109/sizes/m/in/photostream/ "All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith

4. The Learner

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6. Carol Ann Tomlinson, Ed. D.

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8. The Challenge of Teaching Social Studies in the K-5 Classroom

10. Understand

11. DoWhat will the instruction design look like?

12. Reflective Activity #1 Using the support document, discuss with your partner or group about the possible ways of differentiating instruction to meet the needs of the diversity of learner in the classroom. How will you plan for student learning plans, multiple intelligences, learner’s modality, and student’s cultural and life experience influence your instructional planning? What other things need to be considered in planning instruction? How will you plan for assessment?

13. Three Key Elements of an Effective Social Studies Instruction

14. Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources Check out more books about Lincoln! Book Hook Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

15. Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources You’ll find many more Civil War books? Book Hook Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

16. Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources Students can read the book and locate “evidence” that supports the story. Book Hook Winnick, Karen. Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 1996. Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

17. Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources Book Hook Book Hook Teaching Strategy: Compare books written on the same topic. Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

19. Historical Thinking

20. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

21. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

22. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

23. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

24. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

25. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

26. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

27. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

28. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources Do you see a connecting theme? PD Builder: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

29. Library of Congress Teacher Page for Social Studies TEKS Activity: Connecting With Primary Sources What does this group of documents have in common? PD Builder: Connecting With Primary Sources Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

30. Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources Traveling on the ship… Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

31. Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources First view of the Statue of Liberty… Teaching Strategy: Use an image as a story starter or a prompt for writing dialogue. Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

32. Books as Hooks to Online Primary Sources Arrival at Ellis Island… Education Outreach www.loc.gov/teachers/

34. Encourage research and inquiry

35. Must connect the literacy element

37. Resources http://bgaskins.pbworks.com/FrontPage Cicero Library of Congress TeachingHistory.Org District Portal

39. Copied from http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4443168109/sizes/m/in/photostream/ "All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith

40. For more information, contact Bill Gaskins. gaskinsb@berkeley.k12.sc.us