1. STUDENT BASED LEARNING and SOCIAL STUDIES

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

3. -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

4. 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?

5. 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.

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

7. ROLE PLAY Student takes on the characteristics of someone else.

8. SIMULATION Creating a real life scenario in the classroom

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

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