
The Social Studies Foundations series is a great way for leaders and instructional coaches to gain valuable insight into the intricacies of the Social Studies classroom and its unique blend of content and process. For classroom teachers – especially NEW teachers, the learning videos provide tangible, easy-to-implement strategies and ideas for enriching the classroom environment and process-based instruction.
What does content literacy mean and what does it look like in the classroom?
Content literacy is a blending of Social Studies content standards and process standards. STAAR 2.0 requires a new level of content literacy, and we need to prepare students for that level of thinking now. Since the process standards are tightly vertically aligned from 4th grade-EOC, it is important this foundation is solid. The Social Studies Foundations ePLC addresses the fundamentals of social studies content literacy.
- 8 pre-recorded learning videos
learning video for STAAR 2.0 – helping students show what they know with short constructed response
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Social Studies Consultant
Jodi Denton
Social Studies enthusiast, Jodi Denton, M.Ed., serves as one of lead4ward’s content leaders. Utilizing the experiences of her 20 years of service in education, Jodi empowers teachers, instructional support teams and administrators to meet the increasingly complex requirements for student success. Read more–>
Audience
Leaders, instructional coaches, & grades 4-EOC teachers
Topics
Setting up the Social Studies Classroom
Embedding Vocabulary and Teaching Terms
Using and Evaluating Visual Sources
Making Sense of Primary Sources
Understanding Context and Point of View
Sequencing, Categorizing, Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationships
Drawing Inferences and Conclusions