Florida Atlantic University Better and Improved Social Studies Discussion

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• Essential Question(s): How do we teach better (and more inclusive) social studies?

• Part 1: Wrestle with the essential question(s) and respond to it/them. Answer the question(s) clearly and concisely, providing evidence or examples for claims, cite the readings/videos/podcasts when appropriate, making connections to your life and/or current events, and being reflexive over how the material has shaped your previous and present understandings of the topic.
• Part 2: List a SAC that fits within the bounds of this lesson. And briefly explain how you think this SAC is related to this module, what you learned, and make suggestions about how the SAC and module could be used in their future classroom.

*Don’t forget to make connections to your life/experiences in Part I and in Part II to describe how you would use the SAC and module in your future classroom.

Cruz, B.C. & Thornton, S.J. (2008). Social studies for all: ESOL strategies for the elementary classroom. ActionsSocial Studies and the Young Learner, 21(2), 11-16.

https://youtu.be/bDvKnY0g6e4 (Links to an external site.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7-D3gi2lL8 (Links to an external site.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdYev6MXTOA (Links to an external site.)