“Why do we learn this stuff”?- Gibson by bdyck https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz EDUC 535.11 en-us 2016-09-15 16:14:52 UTC 2017-01-17 15:21:04 UTC hello@padlet.com "A number of research studies consistently found that social studies is often the least liked course that children and youth take in school and the one that they feel most lacks relevance to their lives" (Gibson, 2012).  brendadyck https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124130193 2016-09-15 16:45:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124130193 skoconno https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124204983 The purpose of social studies is described as providing "opportunities for students to develop the attributes, skills and knowledge that will enable them to become engaged, active, informed and responsible citizens" who are "aware of their capacity to effect change in their communities, society, and the world. ]]> 2016-09-15 20:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124204983 Gap between what is taught and what ought to be learned. cj_boiss https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205134 (facts vs. what it means to be a good citizen)]]> 2016-09-15 20:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205134 ajnixon https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205242 Hard for teachers and students to move beyond  specific content and towards citizenship/identity more broadly


]]> 2016-09-15 20:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205242 "So you can get good on your tests" (Gibson, 2012) wjsandbe https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205243 2016-09-15 20:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205243 Teachers need to concern themselves with the bigger picture jgmurray https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205248 2016-09-15 20:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205248 The "human" in humanities seems to be forgotten somehow. The heart and personal connection feels like it hasn't/isn't being made... heidi_exner https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205258 "Learning to be a good citizen is rarely mentioned..."]]> 2016-09-15 20:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205258 "zone of between :  One world is the curriculum as planned; the other is the curriculum as lived in the classroom" (Gibson, 2012) jasmeen_sidhu https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205332 2016-09-15 20:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205332 Contextual understanding and relevance to the real world tends to be lost during lessons; the understanding of the teacher does not transfer to the students. cj_boiss https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205382 2016-09-15 20:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205382 https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205395 "Curricular -Instructional Gatekeepers"

Teachers required to concern themselves with the bigger picture and not just with transmitting the officially sanctioned knowledge in the curriculum (curriculum as planned vs. curriculum in the real world

(Gibson, 2012)]]> 2016-09-15 20:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205395 I think it’s really important to learn about other communities in the world because in case you have any relatives from there and you know why they do things like my uncle he’s Scottish so I know why he wears a kilt. (Grade three student) (Gibson, 2012)  hayleybrag https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205420 2016-09-15 20:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205420 cxtran89 https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205452 To "develop our children's understanding about what it is to be a good citizen." (Gibson, 2012)]]> 2016-09-15 20:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205452 https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205548 I like the idea about teaching about other cultures and being aware of life in other countries; however, not all children at this age can understand these concepts.]]> 2016-09-15 20:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205548 “Good teachers possess a clear vision of education and of what it will do for their students. They are not simply technicians who take a prescribed curriculum or textbook and work their students through it” rogerio_peartree https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205555 2016-09-15 20:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205555 …because if we didn’t have social studies we wouldn’t know where our past have been. Like what has changed…cause sometimes our past tells stuff about us like what we have done in the past, like what has been like the good stuff and like the bad stuff.  wjsandbe https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205589 2016-09-15 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205589 https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205627 Listening to our students’ voices about how they make sense of their school experiences is an important first step in understanding the impact of what happens in our classrooms (Erickson, et al., 2008; Thiessen & Cook, 2007 as cited in Gibson, 2012))]]> 2016-09-15 20:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205627 6440sonder https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205656 The teachers talked about the new curriculum being more “student centred” and “connected to the children’s lives”. (Gibson, 2012)

]]> 2016-09-15 20:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205656 cameron_rokosh https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205778 Where is Tunisia? It bothers me that they picked a country that there's not a lot of information on]]> 2016-09-15 20:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205778 ... the pedagogy is quite a bit different. It really does lend itself to inquiry, in fact it demands it. So for me that’s the major change. It’s not the content; it’s how it’s delivered.  https://padlet.com/brendadyck/7fgoh9istvqz/wish/124205790 (Gibson, 2012)

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