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\nEveryone Can Benefit from Professional Development\n

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\nThese resources will point you in the direction of valuable professional development opportunities.\n
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\n\"Technology\n\n
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\nTechnology Resources for the Social Studies Classroom\n

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\nLooking for ways to increase engagement by bringing technology into your elementary social studies class? Teachers are introduced to the technology resources available for social studies and then they show their students specific...\n
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\nTeaching Strategies for the Social Studies Classroom\n

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\nEngage your class in a instructional activity that is concerned with the development of skills in the realm of teaching strategies needed for Social Studies. They will participate in delivering content using several strategies that are...\n
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\n\"Using\n\n
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\nUsing the Internet to Challenge Young Writers\n

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\nDesigned as a professional development exercise to introduce teachers to the Internet, the activities in this resource ask novice web surfers to access a series of sites, bookmark them, and answer question about information found on the...\n
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\n\"Diversity\n\n
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\nDiversity Issues in Teacher Education\n

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\nStudents send E-mail to a partner describing an experience related to their identity and abilities, culture, ethnicity, race, or religion. Partners then reflect their opinions about this experience back to their partner.\n
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\n\"Constructivist\n\n
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\nConstructivist Theory\n

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\nStudents in a teacher education program are introduced to the constructivist theory. In grade level teams, they take their subject matter focus and create lesson plans related to the constructivist theory. They are graded with a rubric...\n
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\nMock Trials/Five Themes of Geography\n

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\nStudents engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts related to the teaching major themes of Geography. They participate in a role playing activity using the context of a court case. The lesson includes a time set for teacher...\n
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\n\"Mother\n\n
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\nMother Nature Pattern Maker\n

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\nYoung scholars in a teacher education program enhance their awareness of patterns. They discover how to support their students in developing this skill in mathematical terms. They role play the role of a K-2 student and collect images...\n
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\n\"Creating\n\n
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\nCreating a Literacy-Rich Learning Environment\n

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\nStudents in a teacher education program use a jigsaw method to identify the six areas of language arts to be taught in an early childhood classroom. They describe their vision of a literacy rich environment and practices uses a KWL...\n
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\n\"Assessment\n\n
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\nAssessment Strategies in the Elementary School Classroom\n

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\nTwelfth graders in a teacher education program research various assessment strategies to use in an elementary classroom. In groups, they use the internet to discover different types of rubrics. Using this information, they create their...\n
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\nDeveloping Effective Instructional Plans and Assessments in Mathematics\n

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\nStudents in a teacher education program develop a technology based lesson plan. After the lesson is created, they develop their own performance assessment. They identify the characteristics of good assessment instruments and model best...\n
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\nBecoming a Professional Social Studies Leader\n

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\nStudents engage in a lesson that is concerned with the development of skills needed for the teaching of Social Studies. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used to solidify the importance of...\n
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\n\"Teaching\n\n
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\nTeaching Elementary Social Studies: Lesson Presentations\n

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\nStudents demonstrate the cumulative knowledge while practicing the skills of lesson delivery for Elementary Social Studies. They set up for the lesson and then teach it to professional peers. They are assessed by the professor for the...\n
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\n\"Power\n\n
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\nPower to the People: Social Movements of the 1960s\n

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\nStudents engage in a professional development workshop for teachers in the delivery of curriculum about the era of the 1960's. The emphasis of the workshop is using popular culture of the time in order to launch investigations that are...\n
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\n\"Creating\n\n
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\nCreating And Implementing Web Quests\n

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\nStudents in teacher preparation take a look at using webquests as part of the curriculum. They research what subjects the quests could be used as teaching tools to support. The instructor models a well prepared webquest and then the...\n
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\n\"Incorporating\n\n
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\nIncorporating Literature into Social Studies Teaching and Learning\n

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\nStudents engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's...\n
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\nMore Simulations: Decisions, Decisions! and Flat Stanley\n

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\nPupils investigate the concepts related to instructing students using Flat Stanley in the Social Studies classroom. They examine the different instructional materials and are shown how to present the material to class. The focus is upon...\n
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\nDesign-a-Lesson-Packaging a Product\n

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\nStudents in a teacher education class address consumer related issues involving packaging. Using volume, surface area and graphs, they create a package for a given volume of a product. They design modifications for this lesson plan and...\n
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\nCinderella Stories\n

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\nStudents in a teacher education program examine motifs within a fairy tale. Using that information, they discuss how the motifs can reflect the culture of the country of origin of the fairy tale. Using the internet, they research...\n
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\nAuthoring Stories for Guided Reading\n

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\nStudents in a teacher education program write their own children's book. Using books already written, they review age appropriate for their grade level placement. They write their own story and illustrate it using various software...\n
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\nCreating And Using Digital Imagery\n

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\nStudents in a teacher workshop experiment with using digital media in the classroom. The lessons focus around the development of comfort using digital cameras, scanners, and converting them into media presentations. The workshop also has...\n
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\nWhat is Technology and How is it Used in Schools?\n

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\nStudents use KidPix to describe their view on technology. They share their work with others in the class. Students brainstorm ways teachers use technology with students. They differentiate between productivity and instructional tools....\n
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\nPortfolio Reviews\n

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\nStudents engage in a lesson that is concerned with the steps needed to put together a teaching portfolio. They collect artifacts to accompany the portfolio and then present them as a part of a cumulative project grade. Some students may...\n
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\nAppreciate Those Who Teach!\n

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\nDiscover a wealth of activities for teachers, pupils, and administrators to savor during Teacher Appreciation Week.\n
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