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100What is Interdisciplinary instruction
Uses many of the social studies disciplines to build a more profound understanding of a subject
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100What is explicit teaching?
Takes place when teachers overtly plan to teach big ideas and procedural knowledge using information knowledge as a foundation.
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100What is a hypothesis?
An untested idea or an educated guess
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100What is a graphic organizer?
A visual image that assists teachers in having students develop concepts.
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100What is a think-pair-share?
A group activity that has students think about a topic, discuss the ideas with other students, and revise their thinking on the topic.
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200What is an extension
If populations are being studied in social studies, the population numbers could be used for a math activity is an example of this.
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200What is the goal of differentiated instruction?
To provide learning experiences that will create a higher likelihood of success of each unique student, while keeping the class as a whole moving forward.
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200What is a stereotypical generalization?
"Most homeless people are lazy" is an example of this.
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300What is the thematic teaching model?
This model of teaching incorporates other disciplines, such as language arts, math, science, PE, art, and music.
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300What is pedagogical content knowledge?
The ways of representing and formulation the subject that make it comprehensible to others.
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300What is inductive reasoning?
The process of drawing conclusions from observations.
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400What is infusion?
This is a great way to incorporate social studies into reading, writing, math, science, PE, music, and art lessons as a way to save on time.
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400What are big ideas?
Powerful, long-lasting ideas and beliefs that you can organize facts around when you prepare lessons.
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400What is deductive reasoning?
Theory - Hypothesis - Observation - Confirmation is the process evident in this type of reasoning.
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500What is cooperation (with other teachers)
This is the key to creating interdisciplinary and thematic units
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500What is choreographed instruction?
The process of thinking through what you plan to do and have your students do in a lesson.
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500What is metacognitive thinking?
The tendency to be aware of and monitor the flow of one's own thinking.
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