FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Junior Social Studies.

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FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES Junior Social Studies

Social Studies is about: PEOPLE and their ideas events actions interactions PLACES spaces environments culture resources money EVERYTHING!!!

What the NZC says... Social Studies students learn to participate as critical, active, informed and responsible citizens. Contexts are drawn from past, present and future, and from places within and beyond New Zealand KEY COMPETENCIES: thinking relating to others understanding text & visuals managing self participating & contributing

Social Studies achievement objectives are from one or more of four conceptual strands...

CULTURE AND SOCIETYPLACE AND ENVIRONMENTIDENTITYCHANGEECONOMYSUSTAINABILITYHUMAN RIGHTSPERSPECTIVEINTERACTIONGOVERNMENT KEY CONCEPTS IN SOCIAL STUDIES

B Y O D – a teaching and learning tool… iBooks – targeted resources Teaching apps eg; ‘explain everything’, Kahoot! Quizlet etc… – resource sharing and feedback Office365 – subject sites OneNote – organising notes, resources and activities Instant research opportunities iMovie – communicating ideas apps for collecting & processing information eg; surveymonkey; xcel spreadsheets & graphing etc… apps for presenting ideas eg; Prezi, Showbie, powerpoint etc… General development & application of digital skills

SOCIAL STUDIES develops: Written and verbal communication skills and digital literacy Critical, creative and reflective thinking and analytical skills Statistical analysis, numeracy, mapping and graphing Experience in inquiry research methodology Self-management & ability to meet deadlines Understanding perspectives Developing independent viewpoints Social and co-operative skills

Classics & Art History are offered in Y12 & Y13

THE FACULTY 18 experienced and professional staff specialising in Geography, History, Art History, Classics, Travel and Tourism and junior Social Studies students/classesYear 11Year 12Year 13 Total number of students in Social Science classes % of total MAGS students participating in at least ONE Social Science class 45%58%52%

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