Uses many of the social studies disciplines to build a more profound understanding of a subject
What is Interdisciplinary instruction
100
Takes place when teachers overtly plan to teach big ideas and procedural knowledge using information knowledge as a foundation.
What is explicit teaching?
100
An untested idea or an educated guess
What is a hypothesis?
100
A visual image that assists teachers in having students develop concepts.
What is a graphic organizer?
100
A group activity that has students think about a topic, discuss the ideas with other students, and revise their thinking on the topic.
What is a think-pair-share?
200
If populations are being studied in social studies, the population numbers could be used for a math activity is an example of this.
What is an extension
200
To provide learning experiences that will create a higher likelihood of success of each unique student, while keeping the class as a whole moving forward.
What is the goal of differentiated instruction?
200
"Most homeless people are lazy" is an example of this.
What is a stereotypical generalization?
300
This model of teaching incorporates other disciplines, such as language arts, math, science, PE, art, and music.
What is the thematic teaching model?
300
The ways of representing and formulation the subject that make it comprehensible to others.
What is pedagogical content knowledge?
300
The process of drawing conclusions from observations.
What is inductive reasoning?
400
This is a great way to incorporate social studies into reading, writing, math, science, PE, music, and art lessons as a way to save on time.
What is infusion?
400
Powerful, long-lasting ideas and beliefs that you can organize facts around when you prepare lessons.
What are big ideas?
400
Theory - Hypothesis - Observation - Confirmation is the process evident in this type of reasoning.
What is deductive reasoning?
500
This is the key to creating interdisciplinary and thematic units
What is cooperation (with other teachers)
500
The process of thinking through what you plan to do and have your students do in a lesson.
What is choreographed instruction?
500
The tendency to be aware of and monitor the flow of one's own thinking.