Social Studies That Sticks: How to Bring Content and Concepts to Life
The announcement that “It's social studies time” often elicits dread from students who mistakenly view the subject as a near-death experience. And who can blame them when this fascinating subject has been stripped of the heartbreak, adventure, conflict, treachery, strategic brilliance, and spectacular foibles - in short, the humanity - that it's supposed to explain? Student apathy and rock-bottom test scores scream that it's time for a change - for unforgettable, not regrettable, social...
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The announcement that It s social studies time often elicits dread from students who mistakenly view the subject as a near-death experience. And who can blame them when this fascinating subject has been stripped of the heartbreak, adventure, conflict, treachery, strategic brilliance, and spectacular foibles in short, the humanity that it s supposed to explain? Student apathy and rock-bottom test scores scream that it s time for a change for unforgettable, not regrettable, social studies. It s time for Social Studies That Sticks. In Social Studies That Sticks Laurel Schmidt introduces a brain-compatible approach to integrated, standards-based instruction, using the four elements of the human learning cycle: awareness, exploration, inquiry, and action. This dynamic approach brings content and concepts to life, while sharpening skills in questioning, thinking, reading, writing, and the visual and performing arts. It promotes academic achievement, models the habits of active citizenship, tunes students ethical antennae to social problems, and teaches tools students can use to advocate for change.
Getting the Big PicturePutting the Social Back in Social Studies: Teaching So Kids Learn 1What's Your Problem? Human Dilemmas at the Heart of Social Studies 30Tools of the TradeInvestigations: Discovering the World Through Primary Sources 42Informants: How to Make Dead People Talk 72Getting the Picture: Thinking with Things 107Real World ConnectionsCommunity as Classroom: Place-Based Explorations and Discoveries 128Reading Between the Lines: Cultural Perspectives, Point of View, Politics, and Propaganda 169Does This Still Happen? Linking History to Current Events 194Who Do We See About That? Social Justice Projects Beyond the Classroom 215Resources 240Works Cited 243Index 246
