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The category of social sciences includes
history, geography, economics, psychology, anthropology, political
science/civics and sociology
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Whyà
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To understand people and societies
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To understand change and how the society we live
in came to be
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To understand the importance of history in our
own lives
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To understand how history contributes to moral
understanding
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To provide identity- cultural literacy: a shared
history that is assumed all already know.
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To become responsible citizens
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To develop essential skills such as critical
thinking, questioning, making connections, and adapting to new situations
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To succeed in the world of work
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Schools used to emphasize solely the
memorization of facts à
my childhood
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Essential questions à Questions that make students
think and do not have a “right” answer
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Convergent questions à 1 answer, factual, 4 Ws (Who,
what, when, and where)
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Divergent questions à open ended questions,
multiple answers
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Certain skills needed for the 21st
century
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Creativity
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Innovation
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Critical Thinking
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Problem Solving
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Communication
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Collaboration
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Information and Media Literacy
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Five strands of Social Studies:
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World History
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US/NY History
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Economics
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Geography
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Civics
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Social Studies teaching and learning is powerful
when it is meaningful, integrative, value-based, challenging, and active
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