1. Explain your understanding of the “Social Studies Practices: Vertical Articulation for grades 5 through 8 and 9 through 12 that appears on pp. 14-21 https://www.engageny.org/file/121411/download/ss-framework-k-12-intro.pdf?token=IOfbUIuGX9e2jgsqHlgQSCTp0yfuQrcaJwVG-Wt4Q4gLinks to an external site.
2. What experience did you have as a K-12 student with any of the Learning Standards for Social Studies that appear on p. 3 (US History, World History, Geography, Economics, Civics/Citizenship/Government)? How did you learn about these areas?
https://www.engageny.org/file/121411/download/ss-framework-k-12-intro.pdf?token=IOfbUIuGX9e2jgsqHlgQSCTp0yfuQrcaJwVG-Wt4Q4gLinks to an external site.
3. For the grade level you intend to teach, select one of the 10 Themes (concepts) and a related Key Idea and Conceptual Understandings. What ideas do you have to help your students understand this selected Key Idea/Conceptual Understanding?
Grades 7-8 (pp. 91-98) https://www.engageny.org/file/14656/download/ss-framework-k-8.pdf?token=g_pQ0Rw8wKoyR_5xo1JMNIgD5RFn6DxSeLozK9pQYgMLinks to an external site.
Grades 9-12 (pp. 10–51) https://www.engageny.org/new-york-state-k-12-social-studiesLinks to an external site.
4. Which of the Common Core Anchor Standards for Reading and Writing that appears on pp. 22-27 can you use in your Social Studies lesson plan? How are will you incorporate these?
Grades 7-12 https://www.engageny.org/file/121411/download/ss-framework-k-12-intro.pdf?token=IOfbUIuGX9e2jgsqHlgQSCTp0yfuQrcaJwVG-Wt4Q4gLinks to an external site.
5. Which of the Social Studies Practices can help your students to meet the Social Studies standards with the topic you’ve chosen? How can they use these practices?
For Grades 7-8 (pp. 89, 100) https://www.engageny.org/file/14656/download/ss-framework-k-8.pdf?token=g_pQ0Rw8wKoyR_5xo1JMNIgD5RFn6DxSeLozK9pQYgMLinks to an external site.
For Grades 9-12 p. 2-3)https://www.engageny.org/new-york-state-k-12-social-studiesLinks to an external site.
6. What connections can you make between the NYSED framework and concept-based teaching and learning?
7. What questions do you have about the Framework? Explain your thinking.
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