Links to REQUIRED & SUPPLEMENTAL on-line readings:
Alberta Education Social Studies Curricula:
**NEW** 2018 REVISED Curriculum Documents
TOPIC
COURSE READINGS
What is Powerful Social Studies?
Powerful, Purposeful Pedagogy in Elementary Social Studies
Backwards Design, Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings,
Essential Questions
"Backwards Design" chapter in Understanding by Design (Wiggins & McTighe) - requires U of A Library login if accessing off-campus
Focusing on Big Ideas and Key Issues
3-Dimensional Model of Bloom's Taxonomy
Bloom's Taxonomy Action Verb & Task Wheel
Creating Successful Learning Objectives
Social Constructivism
Constructivism & Social Constructivism in the Classroom
Assessment
Alberta Assessment Consortium website
Alberta Assessment Consortium: Key Visual (Assessment flowchart)
Carol Ann Tomlinson: The Bridge between Today's Lesson and Tomorrow's
Diversity & Inclusion
ATA: Here Comes Everyone
ATA: Education is our Buffalo
Teaching For Diversity
Epstein article: Racial Identity and Young People’s Perspectives on Social Education
Zine article: Inclusive schooling in a plural society: Removing the margins
Evaluating & Selecting Resources
Curriculum Materials Evaluation
10 Quick Ways to Analyze Children's Books for Racism & Sexism
Oyate: How to tell the difference (FNMI evaluation criteria)
Critical Evaluation of Internet Resources
Critical Thinking
Critcal Thinking in Social Studies
Geographic Thinking
Hurren article: School geography and academic geography
Teachers' Beliefs about Geography
Historical Thinking
Benchmarks of Historical Thinking Framework (Aug 18).doc
Historical Thinking PPT
Controversial Issues
Harwood & Hahn article: Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Social Action
"Democratic Twittering": Using Social Media in the Social Studies Classroom