Interactive Flipped

Classroom Experience
EDU 555
October 15, 2015

A Spin on Learning
An Introduction to
Elementary Social Studies

https://youtu.be/Fs75dcSNyxY

Have Fun!

What is Citizenship Education?

Preparation of young people to possess the knowledge, skills and values
necessary for participation in society.
Pluralistic, there are two main views that are at odds:
Citizen Transmission Model, promotes student acquisition of certain
American or democratic values by teaching factual information that is
important to the practice of good citizenship.
Informed Social Criticism, aims to impact social transformation. It
provides students with opportunities for examination, critiques and
revision of traditions, social practices and social problems to help improve
our society.
To keep Citizenship Education beneficial for students, pluralism is necessary
because it shows deliberation. Deliberation is the cornerstone of creating,
maintaining and teaching democracy.
Teachers teach both models, theyre not at odds
Brain Fay was too idealistic when it comes to
deliberation and democracy. People are not
always rational with their beliefs, especially when
someone disagrees with them.
Diversity is changing our ideals and values, our
curriculum hasnt caught up

Social Studies for the 21

Century
What problems do young children encounter as they enter
st

school?

Diversity, coming into contact with diversity without understanding,

accepting and appreciating it
Classroom mirrors society, does it give a true sense
Rules and laws, obeying them, the reasons for them and involvement
What should
be
the definition of and rationale for social studies
in making
them

for early childhood/elementary children?

The study of political, economic, cultural, and environmental aspects of

societies in the past, present, and future.
Equip them with the knowledge and understanding of the past to help
cope with the present and plan for the future
Enable them to understand and participate in the world as a responsible
citizen, personally, socially, economically, politically and globally.

What are the goals for early childhood/elementary social

studies that no other subject in the elementary curriculum can
achieve?

Knowledge, a sense of history, geography, economics and cultures

Skills, those related to maps and globes but also researching, critical
thinking, decision making
Attitudes, norms and values of societies and similarities and difference of
cultures

Social Studies for the 21st

Century

What are the developmental characteristics of children that should be

considered in planning a social studies program?

Interest in written language (ages 4-6), use a print rich environment as well as direct
experiences
Social interest and comradery (ages 7 & 8), students are more open to learning about
people who live in other parts of the world
Transitioning between childhood and adolescence (age 11) activities should
encompass more decision making and allow them to express feelings and opinions.

What is the research base for elementary school social

studies?

Time and space, abstract concepts that are extremely important for
understanding history and geography
Social Perspective, the relationship between people and their
environment
What
is the current
status currency,
of social
studies
the
Economic
Understanding,
work,
wants in
and
scarcity

elementary school?

Decline in emphasis, approximately 20 minutes per day at the

primary level and 34 minutes in the upper elementary grades.
Students believe social studies is difficult, uninteresting, and largely
irrelevant to their present and future lives.
The lack of importance of Social Studies in school translates into the
lack of producing active, informed citizens.

Social Studies for the 21st

Century
How should we prepare teachers of early childhood and elementary social
studies?
Give them an understanding of the importance of social studies in the early years and
understanding of and an appreciation for social studies content
Stress problem-solving, critical-thinking, and application skills in Social Studies
Multicultural experiences are crucial

What type of continued professional development is needed

for early childhood/elementary social studies teachers?

New knowledge in history, the social sciences, current issues,

controversial issues, and evolving social conditions requires the
constant attention
Changing demographic patterns of the nation and the accompanying
changes in student characteristics requires training and development
The usual research related to teaching methodologies, child
development, learning principles, and new technologies

Appropriate number of daily minutes for social studies teaching

in the elementary school?
20% of the day, in a six hour school day, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Powerful and Purposeful Social

Studies
Qualities:
Meaningful
Students should be able to make meaningful connections, and expand their knowledge and
view points.

Integrated
Cross curriculum integration about topics that promote social and civic understanding.
Allow students to explore social studies while simultaneously exploring other content areas.

Value-based
Facilitate participation in learning experiences that provoke and lead to a discussion of
values, concepts and principles about common good, dignity, democracy, justice, and
diversity.

Challenging
Provide opportunities for in-depth investigation of a few concepts rather than superficial
treatment of many topics.
Instruction may includes debates, discussions, projects, and simulations, instead of simply
reading and answering questions.

Active
Use a variety of approaches, strategies, and materials to support interests and abilities.
Guide learning rather than dictate.

Powerful and Purposeful Social

Studies
Implementation:
o Positive attitude, preparation and professional
development
o Resources, wide array of materials
o Ample time, a daily instructional block for SS
o Well designed standards, curriculum, and
assessment
o Support and assistance at the local, state,
and national levels

Historical Thinking
Developing a way of thinking about
history where the following are
cross cutting concepts by which the
core ideas should be evaluated.
Historical Significance
Primary Source Evidence
Continuity and Change
Cause and Consequence
Historical Perspective
Ethical Dimensions
-To support this I would just try to constantly examine different topics in these six ways
-Then students will be expected to have a framework of thinking for history like they do
for other subjects

Historical Thinking Mini Lesson

Focus: Historical Perspectives
Objective: When given an image of an
Iroquois Village, design a walking tour
with five stops to explain all five of the
components of the Iroquois culture we
have studied thus far, daily
jobs/activities, housing, clothing, food
and transportation.

Mini Lesson
This mini-lesson would be part way through the Iroquois
Unit. We would have studied some parts of the Iroquois
culture but not all.
Break students into groups, each has one of the five
components
I would give them a large paper with their component
at the top.
Give 5-10 minutes to review and write down what they
remember
Components of Iroquois
Review what each
group wrote, cross off any incorrect
Culture
and add any additional info
Transportati
on

Housing

Clothing

Food

Daily
Jobs/
Activitie
s

Mini Lesson
Hand out the Iroquois Village Image and discuss the parts of
the village
Explain that they will design a walking tour, needs to have
five stops, one to explain each of the components
On image they will
label their stops
On separate piece of
paper they will explain
what they would say
if they were an Iroquois
giving a tour and
explaining their culture.
They use the info we just
went over.

Using Media
What I want to do with Social Studies:
o Ms. Bests Magic School Plane
o Every year I have 4 groups, each group learns about a country throughout the
year
o Each student is an expert in one aspect of that country
o They will have to fly the class to the country and tell us about the country
o A few previous students return each year to present what they had done, to my
current class

https://youtu.be/Hyji9oCM-tw
https://youtu.be/9JXLS_es48M
Some of the types of information students would present
Students will use lots of visuals such as pictures

Closing Thoughts

Your idea is good, but not the same

This was more researching and presenting a point
It required WAY more work then you anticipated
I would rather this just have been homework due next
class, I hated it
The work for your version is a lot more than watching
video/lecture, we are actually doing the work outside
of class as well
I would like to actually try the flipped classroom idea
I think the Flipped classroom is more like the
application aspect of our class and then a lecture as
homework