Date

Readings and Assignments Due Today

Class Topic(s)

Tues., Jan. 23

10:00 – 1:00 AND

class at 1:15 – 2:30

Block 1 Shared Class: Orientation Meeting

NYS SS Standards, pg. 1

SS Resource Guide, pgs. 3-36

Topics on content: Introduction to Block 1, Block 1 requirements, establish cooperative groups.

 Intro. to course, establish cooperative groups, defining SS, NCSS, NYS Standards

Topics on pedagogy:

Attitude & Active Learning

Thurs., Jan. 25

1:15 – 2:30

Assigned readings for class

Topics on content:

Community, Diversity, Culture

Topics on pedagogy:

Experiential Learning & Memory

Tues., Jan. 29 through

Wed., Jan. 31

Trip to Raquette Lake

Thurs., Feb. 1

Reflecting on trip to Raquette Lake and writing lesson plans

Tues., Feb. 6

Zinn, Ch. 1: pgs. 1-22

Reader Response #1 Due

Thurs., Feb. 8

Bigelow: pgs. 10-21

CBs at Barry School

Tues., Feb. 13

1:15 – 2:30

Peer Teaching Assignment &

Lesson Plan Due

Thurs., Feb. 15

1:15 – 2:30

Zinn, Ch. 2: pgs. 23-38

Bigelow: 22-43

Reader Response #2 Due

Tues., Feb. 20

1:15 – 2:30

Meet in Computer Lab to research VFTs

Thurs., Feb. 22

1:15 – 2:30

Meet in Computer lab to work on VFTs

Zinn, Ch. 3 pgs. 39-58

Tues., Feb. 27

1:15 – 2:30

VFT Due in class (present in small groups)

Topics on content:

Time, Continuity and Change; People, Places & Environments

Topics on pedagogy:

Cooperative Learning

Thurs., March 1

12:15 – 2:00

VFT with 6^th graders from Barry School

Tues., March 6

1:15 – 2:30

Zinn, Ch. 4: pgs.59 -75

Reader Response #3 Due

Thurs., March 8

1:15 – 2:30

Zinn, Ch. 6: pgs. 103-124

Tues., March 13 –

Thurs., March 15

Spring Break-

No classes

Tues., March 20

1:15 – 2:30

Zinn, Ch. 7: pgs. 125-148

Reader Response #4 Due

Thurs., March 22

1:15 – 2:30

Mid Term Exam

Tues., March 27

1:15 – 2:30

Reading: TBA

Topics on content:

Global Connections;

Maps, Multiple Representations

Topics on pedagogy:

Bloom’s Taxonomy &

Learning Centers

Thurs., March 29

1:15 – 2:30

Zinn, Ch. 9: pgs. 171-210

Atlas: pgs. 3-38

Tues., April 3

1:15 – 2:30

Atlas,  pgs. 39-71

Thurs., April 5

10:00 – 2:00

Class at CM

Learning Center Due

Tues., April 10

1:15 – 2:30

Reading: TBA

Thurs., April 12

1:15 – 2:30

Mini-Unit Lesson Plans 1& 2 Due

Topics on content:

Individual Dev. & Identity; Production, Distribution & Consumption

Topics on pedagogy:

Inclusion & Differentiated Instruction

Tues., April 17
1:15 – 2:30

Zinn, Ch.11: pgs. 253-295

Thurs., April 19

1:15 – 2:30

Mini-Unit Plan Due (ALL 4 lessons) Due in class AND on Taskstream

Tues., April 24

1:15 – 2:30

Readings in class

Thurs., April 26

1:15 – 2:30

Bigelow, pgs. 44-70

Community and Diversity Analysis Paper Due

Tues., May 1

1:15 – 2:30

Bigelow, pgs. 142-151

Topics on content:

Teaching for Social Justice; Civic Ideals and Practices; Social Studies Across the Curriculum

Topics on pedagogy:

Multiple Intelligences

Thurs., May 3

1:15 – 2:30

Children's Social Justice

Literature Presentations

Tues., May 8

1:15 – 2:30

Last Class

Date: TBA

Time: TBA

Block 1 Final Conversation