https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct Constructivist activities and ideas for social studies lessons. en-us 2019-11-15 02:29:37 UTC 2019-11-27 16:10:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png 10641571 https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600250 Constructvism is used in the Social Studies classroom when students are asked to analyze both primary and secondary sources. When the are asked to think like a historian or argue historically. It can also be used to help students understand how complex the past can be.]]> 2019-11-15 02:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600250 10641571 https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600346 https://my.pblworks.org/project/civilized-world
This project, which would be used in a world history or world geography class, have students identify and question what is considered civilized and what is considered primitive. The students then create an exhibit of some sort to demonstrate what they have found as civilized and what is primitive and how that reflects our modern day values.]]> 2019-11-15 02:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600346 10641571 https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600466 In my "Teaching History in the Secondary Curriculum" class we had a guest speaker who talked to us about getting his students civically involved.  He told us that he had his students observe problems in the community and then bring them to class.  The example that he brought up was that students came in and told him that there was a park sign that indicated that one of the rules at the local park was "no skateboards, rollerblading, or bikes" and this didn't seem fair to them.  The class decided to focus on this issue and teacher had students research the issue by having city council members come into the classroom.  He then had the students create a proposal and had those who could attend a city council meeting to present their proposal.  They ended up getting the outdated sign removed.  But, something like this where students identify a local issue, do research, and create a proposal is a good service learning project.]]> 2019-11-15 02:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600466 10641571 https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600508 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons-plans/host-a-presidential-debate-lesson-plan/
This lesson has students debate issues that might be found in a presidential debate based on historical presidential debates. This is a problem-based lesson because students will have to identify problems, debate problems, and create solutions.]]> 2019-11-15 02:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600508 10641571 https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600557 https://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/24123
This is not a lesson, but just general guidelines to teaching an inquiry lesson. It suggests choosing any historical topic, posing a question, having students come up with a hypothesis, and providing documentation for students to analyze and come up with conclusions for. One that I could do in my classroom is posing the question "How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott successful?" and providing both primary and secondary documents for the students to analyze.]]> 2019-11-15 02:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600557 10641571 https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600618 https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/educators/lessonplan/crack-the-case-histories-toughest-mysteries/
This lesson has students look at historical mysteries and come up with ideas of what might have happened based on primary and secondary resources. This is an authentic activity because it has students doing what historians do; creating interpretations based on documentation.]]> 2019-11-15 02:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600618 10641571 https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600672 For cooperative learning students can do a jigsaw. For this assignment I might have students break into expert groups where they each read a primary or resource based on motivations for getting United States getting involved in World War I such as the sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman telegram, or general feelings surrounding the time. Then I would have the students discuss what they have read in their expert groups and split into learning groups where the would further explore the motivations. I would end the class by having a class discussion answering the question "Why did the United States get involved in World War I?"]]> 2019-11-15 02:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/10641571/naylorconstruct/wish/411600672