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An idea---A Repository of Meaningful Social Studies Objectiv

by tj

Apr 16, 2011

I honestly am often not satisfied with the learning objectives that are listed in the textbooks I've used. Who, better, than a bunch of social studies to collaborate on articulating meaningful learning goals/outcomes that in many cases are field tested.

We've all searched for lesson plans on the internet. But what I am imagining is a resource in which a teacher can scan a list of learning objectives and if they spot one they like, maybe they can click on it and discover some resources or activities that are associated with it. They can also look at ways that teachers have measured student attainment of the objective. And maybe they can even see examples of student work associated with the objective.

For the time being, I think we should just keep this going in this thread. When we're up and running maybe we link to a wiki to better organize the content. Interested? I'll get things started by posting some World War I objectives that I am brainstorming.

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Some WWI objectives (tj) -Identify on a map the main European powers who participated in the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. -Name the five main causes of WWI. -Explain what a trench is, how they were used during WWI, and why they were necessary. -Give specific examples of the five main causes of WWI. (for example, a specific act of militarism, nationalism...etc) ...See More

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tj Ahhhh..my neat list of WWI objectives formatted poorly!

Another idea I had is to suggest that people post requests for learning objectives. Are you looking for some new ideas on objectives for a unit on imperialism or some additional areas to explore in your French Rev Unit. Make a request. i am sure people have lots of ideas :)

...See MoreAhhhh..my neat list of WWI objectives formatted poorly!

Another idea I had is to suggest that people post requests for learning objectives. Are you looking for some new ideas on objectives for a unit on imperialism or some additional areas to explore in your French Rev Unit. Make a request. i am sure people have lots of ideas :)

On 4/16/11, Some WWI objectives (tj) wrote: > -Identify on a map the main European powers who participated > in the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. -Name the > five main causes of WWI. -Explain what a trench is, > how they were used during WWI, and why they were necessary. > -Give specific examples of the five main causes of WWI. (for > example, a specific act of militarism, nationalism...etc) > Explain how the fighting/technology in WWI differed from 19th > century warfare. -Analyze a WWI era political cartoon, > explaining the cartoonists main point and the techniques > he/she used. -Generate three historical/political > lessons that can be derived from the WWI era. -Compose a > letter to a loved one, as if you were a soldier frustrated by > the wars lack of progress. -Formulate a defense for Germany > that can be used as it argues against the Allies claims that > it is to blame for starting the war. > > what are some others for WWI? > > > > On 4/16/11, tj wrote: >> I honestly am often not satisfied with the learning >> objectives that are listed in the textbooks I've used. Who, >> better, than a bunch of social studies to collaborate on >> articulating meaningful learning goals/outcomes that in >> many cases are field tested. >> >> We've all searched for lesson plans on the internet. But >> what I am imagining is a resource in which a teacher can >> scan a list of learning objectives and if they spot one >> they like, maybe they can click on it and discover some >> resources or activities that are associated with it. They >> can also look at ways that teachers have measured student >> attainment of the objective. And maybe they can even see >> examples of student work associated with the objective. >> >> For the time being, I think we should just keep this going >> in this thread. When we're up and running maybe we link to >> a wiki to better organize the content. Interested? I'll get >> things started by posting some World War I objectives that >> I am brainstorming.

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