STUDENT BASED LEARNING and SOCIAL STUDIES

Student based learning is very appropriate for the study of Social Studies and History. Student Based or Learner Centered classes do the following:

-Connect life experiences to the learner -Provide purposeful thinking for the learner -Usually include student products that demonstrate student learning Life experience Purposeful thinking Product

Examples of Student Based or Learner Centered Instruction Problem Based Learning- cooperatively working to find solutions to real life issues Example: What were the roles of men and women in colonial America and how did those roles influence family life?

INQUIRY BASED LEARNING Asking a question such as “Explain the convergence of three worlds?” or playing a game similar to “Twenty Questions” where the teacher or students make a thinking statement such as “I’m thinking about a form of government” and students ask yes or no questions to discover the correct response.

INDUCTIVE METHODS A series of unknown facts or questions and learners search out answers.

ROLE PLAY Student takes on the characteristics of someone else.

SIMULATION Creating a real life scenario in the classroom

STUDENT PRODUCTS Cartoons; websites ; crossword puzzles; songs; play scripts; newspapers ; historic document; reports; maps; murals; lesson plans; performance; illustrated time line; quilts…

ASSESSMENT GUIDE or RUBRIC Establishing assessment guides for projects allows teachers and students to know exactly what is expected.