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| The content or scope of the social studies program |
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| One of the five qualities of powerful and authentic social studies |
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| Four aspects of effective integration |
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1. Integration of experiences
2. Social integration
3. Integration of knowledge
4. Integration as a curriculum design |
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| What is the key to successful integration? |
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| It results in enhanced understanding and appreciation of subject matter content and processes in ways that promote progress toward social education goals. |
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| How can integrating children's literature be helpful? |
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| It has the potential for deepening the cognitive and affective dimensions of content. |
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| How can integrating art be useful? |
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| When teaching a geographic understandings or a specific historical period. |
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| How does integrating music have potential? |
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| By fostering respect for diversity in authentic ways. |
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| What does the NCSS recommend as one of the integrative areas within social studies? |
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| What should integration do? |
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| Tie directly in the subject and add meaningfulness |
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| One means of inappropriate integration |
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1. Activities that lack or mask social studies education goals.
2. Cost effectiveness ("hands on" should also mean "minds on"
3. Content distortion
4. Difficult or impossible tasks
5. Feasibility problems |
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OWN THOUGHT:
Why is social studies integration important? |
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| Social studies integration is important because it ties everything together. It also helps students pinpoint what is important. Another thing integration does is help students understand concepts. |
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OWN THOUGHTS:
Give an example on how integration helps students understand key concepts. |
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| Example: If a student does not understand the concept of a map, and the concept of a "scale", then the teacher can tie in a real world example. The teacher can also use math to help that student understand what a scale is. They can measure things, and then create a scale as if the student were to put it on a map. |
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OWN THOUGHTS:
Give an example on how integration can be inappropriate. |
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| Difficult or impossible tasks: do not give students assignments that are seemingly impossible to complete. For example, when teaching students on Van Gogh, do not ask students to "remake" a painting. This would be very frustrating to students, and it would be difficult to grade for teachers. |
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