Schedule+FAll+2010

=Tentative Schedule for Fall 2010=


 * **Week** || ** Monday ** || ** Wednesday ** ||  ||
 * #1

Sept 9th Rosh HaShanah || **Sept. 6**

Labour Day - No Classes
|| **Sept 8** **Building A Caring Community** ** For Next Class: ** __Read:__ 1) Required Reading and References Link on Right side of Screen for Week One 2) Check out this course website

__Create & Post:__ Social Studies Teacher's Manifesto (See Outcome #1) ||
 * #2

Sept. 18th Yom Kippur || **Sept 13** Defining Social Studies / Social Studies Goals / The History of Social Studies Education
 * Teaching Plan: The Curriculum**


 * //Activities:// Brainstorming / Concept Mapping/ Think-Pair-Share/ Value Lines **

For Next Class: __Task:__ Social Studies Curricula (Outcome 1) __Read:__ C21st || **Sept. 15** // **Planning to Teach - A Constructivist Approach** //

// For Next Class: // // Outcome Planning for Grade 6 Social Studies // // Unit 1: An Introduction to Culture // // Apply the 5 Steps to a plan. // ||
 * #3 || **Sept. 20**
 * Planning to Teach - Designing a Format**


 * __Share__: Constructivist Lesson Plans **

//See Reading Link for Templates etc.//

__Research:__ Outcome #2 (see for details)
 * For Next Class: **
 * 1) 1. Check my [|Delicious Site] and find a website that you might use in class. Bring the web site address to class to share with the group.
 * 2) 2. Find __two__ journal articles that include great teaching strategies or methods that you can apply to the New Brunswick social studies curricula. At the end of next class pass in an annotation of the two articles and the web site you zre bringing to next class. || **Sept. 22**
 * Collaborating in Lesson Development**

A **Recap of where we are and where we're going. Moving towards methods and strategies. **

__Share:__ Journal Articles you found & teaching Resources - Start to plan: The what, how, when, etc. Find resources.

1) See Reading Link for Reference Article "Lesson Study.."
 * For Next Class: **

2) Complete the "Technology in Social Studies" worksheet. Lesson Plan Due - Sept. 29th (See Outcome 3B for details on requirements) || [|Festivals of World Religions] || **Sept. 27** **Engaging Students Through our Lesson Plans**  Lesson Plan & Presentation Due Presentation in Paired Groups: Collaborative Lesson Plans ||
 * #4
 * Resources for Teaching-**
 * Finding Teaching Materials / Using Web-Based Resources** || **Sept. 29**
 * #5 || **Oct. 4**
 * Teaching Strategies- Class Activities or Projects**
 * Active Engagement in Teaching Strategies **

**Teaching Strategies:Projects and Products** // Outcome #4 //
 * For Next Class: **
 * Complete the strategy activity that was assigned to the group. Be prepared to show us your final product and describe in a 5 minute time frame. Develop a constructivist lesson plan to match the activity. ** || **Oct. 6**

Further discussion on projects and products as teaching strategies. Steps for group activity: 1. Read the Material (Articles and visit the Wikispace) 2. Create the Product / Resource 3. Presentation - Show us the resource/product and give us a handout to 'take away" It should include: || **Thanksgiving - No Classes** || **Oct. 13** Presentation of Projects & Products
 * #6 || **Oct. 11**

Resources for Teaching:
 * Technology in Social Studies Education** ||
 * =====#7===== || **Oct. 18**
 * Presentation of Projects & Products **

For Next Class: Case: Beyond Inert Facts and Concepts: Teaching for Understanding pp. 148-151; Read: Case Article "Course, Unit and Lesson Planning " to p. 295 || **Oct. 20**

Observation Days - No Classes
||
 * #8

Oct. 31st Halloween || **Oct. 25**

Course & Unit Planning Begin Work on Outcome #3

**Possible** Sample Unit: Teaching About Immigration and or Spiral Curriculum - Human Rights

**For Next Class:** ** Organizing for Instruction - Lesson Planning **
 * Complete Curriculum Map & Outcomes for a Unit to be assigned ** || **Oct. 27**

** Choosing Resources - Lesson Planning Activity **

For Next Class: Individually develop a lesson plan for one of the classes in your unit.

DUE: Final Unit Project || **Issues in Social Studies Education:** || **Tuesday, Nov.2** ||
 * #9 || **Nov. 1**

**Other Events:**
November 2010 Holidays and Events
 * November 7 (Sunday), __[|Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m.]__
 * November 11 (Thursday), Remembrance Day (UK, Canada)
 * November 28 (Saturday), 2010 Grey Cup (Edmonton, Canada, game and week long festival)

December 2010 Holidays and Events
 * December 2 (Thursday), __[|Hanukkah]__ (begins at sundown the previous day)
 * December 25 (Saturday), Christmas
 * December 26 (Sunday), Kwanzaa
 * December 26 (Sunday), Boxing Day (UK, Canada, Ireland)
 * January 1, 2011 (Saturday), New Year’s Day