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I just spent the last five hours in the car in an attempt to get to my Career Switchers class. Living on the Eastern Shore of Virginia has it's advantages and disadvantages. The Shore is a beautiful place. There are lots of open spaces, fields of summer wheat, woods and lots and lots of water. Because the Shore is a peninsula, for decades it was isolated from the rest of the state of Virginia, and in turn the rest of the country. To this day, there is only one way to get off of the Shore going south by car. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel was built around 1962 and spans 27 miles across the Chesapeake Bay, connect the Eastern Shore and Virginia Beach. Sometime last night a barge that was being used to repair the bridge, broke loose and rammed into the bridge. Because of this "maritime" accident, the bridge was shut down this morning. At six thirty in the morning, the last sign you want to see is: Bridge Closed. The alternative north route would take about 5 hours, which looking back, would have gotten me to class at the same time. 1. What is the most uncomfortable question you can ask and why? Sex, money, politics, religion. All have a window into a person's inner thoughts. 2. Why is it important to meta-cognate? It is important to meta-cognate because we need to be teaching students to teach and the more we think about thinking, the better we may be able to teach. 3. To what extent is POV the essence of the social studies classroom? POV is the essence of context for historical events. 4. To what extent should the social studies classroom be the venue for a writing workshop? Thoughts can be clarified through writing. When we ask students to form an opinion, or think about motivation and bias, etc. they have to organize and justify their thoughts when writing coherently. 5. Is reading truly needed in today's society? Yes! We are not yet to the point where we can get a disparate number of opinions, especially regarding history, verbally. Event - what, who.....................................Summary (knowledge from article) Examples - where, when, how...................Other times this took place (previous readings) Reasons- why..........................................Opinions

To nuance is to recognize details or use persuasive language. The cold historian attends classes at the HenPen. Any thoughtful question is acceptable. The end of class, facts, teaching active listening skills. I don't know. Iceburg - Point of View - bias, perspective Writing rubric - Idea, Voice, Organization,Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Context SOCACA - Supported, Opinion, Comprehensive, Analytical, Clear, Arguable - for thesis statements Bucket, Cloth & Thread

Describe the perfect teacher. Role etc. The perfect teacher would be knowledgable about the subject, interested in me as a student and a person, fun, interested in learning themselves, creative, organized, prepared, flexible and humble. Their role would be a disciminator of information and a facilitator for the student to explore and come up with their own ideas and opinions.

Contract 1. Respect self

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Essays by definition are opinion - don't use I believe, I think - weakens argument

__**Additive Approach**__ Thesis - 1 point Analysis - 1 point Evidence - 1-2 points WHC - 1 point Address the question - 1-2 points Expanded andwers - 1-2 points

__**NO BE VERBS!!! -**__ assign a who and what be is are was were being been will be ...

__**Thing endings -**__ avoidance tactics - too ambiguous something anything everything

__**Personal pronouns**__ I we you my mine your our

[|www.gng.org/] - Global Nomads send video crews around the world so that classrooms can interact people around the world.

What products are worthy of showcasing? **(P.R. for school/self/students)** Art work (posters, paintings, projects), videos, drama, music, interpretive dance, bulletin boards, student created newspaper, podcast, wikispaces, website, e-magazine, play, writing, rap, poetry, similation, candid camera, essays, competitions, community service,

What does the student get out of showcasing? scholarships tasks/skills education recognition identification self confidence validation

Teacher must facilitate and network in order to showcase student's work.

Tidewater Association of Jews - essay contest

PRACTICE VIDEOCONFERENCING BEFOREHAND!! Introduce yourself and the school you're from. When you're finished say thank-you. Have a moderator. monitor for: repetition, appropriateness, Videoconferences shouldn't have anything in them that you can Google. Don't wear bright or white colors. Don't comment on technical difficulties. Have students realize that it takes a lot to organize a videoconference.

For Dec. 10th 1. teacher knowledge 2. Theme: Ideas for the future...state of human rights 3. Each school has its own focus/clusters 4. articles...comparisons...examples in which rights were upheld/violated...Are human rights a shifting baseline? 5. Individual projects - Look at skill set you want to showcase.

Right to education children around the world map/pic/voiceover

skin color - spectrum cultural reactions

Women's rights - Boy's - how might your life be different Boys - My life without women. When I was born... Boy - when I was born... Girl - when I was born...
 * Boys vs. Girls - movie "I work 10 hrs. a day" Hold up signs. Written on whatever.**

Have student's write question. Teacher looks at it before it's asked.

__Things to avoid__ Inattention / not listening Redundancy Embarrasment

6. 10 min. maximum

6. Teachers should disseminate some knowledge, but in a community of learners, everyone can learn from everyone else. 7. Technology allows for independent learning if a student is interested in learning. Many students today are very comfortable with using technology for learning, playing, socializing, communicating, etc. Allowing students to use technology helps them learn in a way that they're familiar with.

8. There is too much information out there, and the task for the Social Studies teacher of the 21st century is to find sources for their classroom. In order to determine the validity of a source you must look at affiliations. Anyone can put anything on the internet, therefore allowing for lots of "rubbish." 9. Students will perform for you if they know you care and expect them to perform up to their ability. When a student's work is showcased he gets validation from those outside of his learning community. 10. There is a standard which must be met by all students. 11. Some students need time to ruminate, so silence is the best gift you can give them. A student should not "hog" the floor, but students should be speaking most of the class period. 12. Movies can be purely entertainment, or they can be a teaching tool. Often explanations are needed. 13. Yes! Discipline should always protect the learning process. Bad behavior interrupts the learning process. 14. A teacher who is not passionate is boring, and it’s really difficult, but not impossible to learn from a boring teacher.

Movies - Give students something to do - questions. Follow up discussion. Preview!! Fast forward.

Perfectionism - We all are perfectionists in some area. Do we allow students to make mistakes in our "perfection" area? How do you balance high standards with perfectionism? What do you do with a student who does not allow themselves to make mistakes?

Discipline - Respect the content. Praise in public, correct in private. Set up expectations day 1. Get others in on it! (parents, coaches, etc.)

Movie sources: Library (inter-library loans) Naro PBS United Streaming Check out foreign films - be sure to preview.

Questions that go across the film asking about perspective or theme are better than plot questions.

Movies that help the student experience the situation (war, political upheaval, etc.) are good. Intersperce movies (a few minutes) in lectures and powerpoint.

Movie suggestions

Lesson Plan Feedbacks How do I state objectives in a measurable way? -refer to SOL standards -what measures -how do you measure Understanding - watch verbs

closure student led closure - ticket out discussion??? Thesis statement ticket out

Introduction: Objectives keep broad strokes...you want to direct students to a goal

Incorporate definitions Front load - Show definitions

KWL - good

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