Clinical Field Experience A: Social Studies Observation

Allocate at least 4 hours in the field to support this field experience.

Part 1: Observation

Observing a classroom environment can provide much needed detail and understanding of students’ learning needs and continued progress.

Observe a K-8 classroom during a social studies lesson. During your observation of the lesson, complete the “Social Studies Observation” form.

Speak with your mentor teacher and, provided permission, use any remaining time to seek out opportunities to observe and/or assist your mentor teacher or another teacher and work with a small group of students on instruction in the classroom.

Part 2: Collaboration Summary

Following your observation, have a discussion with your mentor teacher about the social studies lesson. In 250-500 words summarize your observation and discussion with your mentor teacher, and describe how you will apply what you have learned to your future professional practice.

Your discussion should include the following:

1. How do you engage your students in social studies lessons?
2. How do you apply real-world relevancy to the lessons?
3. What examples do you have of incorporating the arts into social studies lessons?
4. What strategies do you use to create learning experiences that activate students’ prior knowledge?

Speak with your mentor teacher about implementing a social studies pre-assessment during Clinical Field Experience B. Inquire about the unit and standards that the classroom is learning in order to prepare your pre-assessment.

Submit your observation form and collaboration summary as one deliverable.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Document the locations and hours you spend in the field on your Clinical Field Experience Verification Form.

Submit the Clinical Field Experience Verification Form to LoudCloud in the last topic. Directions for submitting can be found on the College of Education site in the Student Success Center.

50 Social Studies Strategies for K-8 Classrooms

Read Part I, chapters 6-10.

URL:http://gcumedia.com/digital-resources/pearson/2015/50-social-studies-strategies-for-k-8-classrooms_ebook_4e.php

Questioning Strategies

In order to engage students in instruction that integrates social studies and the arts, teachers need to use a variety of questioning strategies. Questioning engages students’ depth of knowledge and promotes problem-solving and higher-order thinking.

Part 1: Questioning Strategies

In Topic 1, you researched instructional strategies that support a learning activity that integrates social studies and the arts.

For this assignment, you will use the same grade level standards in social studies and the arts, and the learning objective you used in Topic 1. Examine questioning strategies that develop higher-order skills, stimulate discussion, and promote inquiry and critical thinking, in order to complete the “Questioning Strategies” template. The questions you create should include concepts in social studies and the arts, procedures and applications from social studies and the arts, activate prior knowledge for the lesson, and encourage exploration and problem-solving. The “Questioning Strategies” template includes:

• Social studies standard and an arts standard, grade level, and learning objectives from Topic 1.
• A variety of five probing questions that can be used as pre-assessment and formative assessment questions.

Part 2: Reflection

In 250-500 words, summarize and reflect on how asking a variety of questions and using different questioning strategies can help students develop higher-order skills, activate prior knowledge, encourage exploration, and promote problem-solving and inquiry. Explain how questioning strategies can be implemented to meet the learning needs of diverse students in your future professional practice.

Support your findings with a minimum of three scholarly resources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Generating Effective Questions

Read “Generating Effective Questions,” by Finley, located on the Edutopia website.

URL:https://www.edutopia.org/blog/new-classroom-questioning-techniques-todd-finley