social studies Presentation history/geography

it is a presentation about teachings of social studies and history geography at primary and secondary level . its about the teaching strategies and techniques. it is very useful for teachers as well as students to understand the teachings of not only social studies but also the teaching of history and geography.

1. Introduce yourself Ice Breaker

2. Participants will be able to learn at the end of this session: To understand the content based learning. To understanding about the term “Strategies” To learn about the use of “ Strategies” effectively in teaching of Social Studies. Objectives

3. 1-3 General knowledge ( واقفیتِ عامہ) 4&5 Social Studies (معاشرتی علوم ) 6-8 History & Geography (تاریخ اور جغرافیہ) 9 th & 10 th Pakistan Studies (مطالعہ پاکستان) Curriculum

4. Share some memories from your school days as a student especially about social studies subject and teacher. Energizer

5. Your Opinion About Social Studies What do we Learn/ Teach in Social Studies.

6. What is Social Studies

7. A part of a school or college curriculum concerned with the study of social relationships and the functioning of society and usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology https://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/social%20studies Definition of Social Studies

8. Components of Social Studies Geography جغرافیہ History تاریخ Culture and Society Civic and Government Economics معاشیات

9. Students not inspired by lectures, textbooks or work sheets. Teachers often deny students a variety of teaching techniques, tend to use one method daily. Teachers often encourage rote memorization of dates, names, places etc. Research Found That:

10. With a Varity of teaching methods students are more interested in content. Cooperative learning, role playing , technology engagement and simulation increase understanding as well as interest in students. Research also Found That:

11. A strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal. What is Strategy

12. What Effective Teaching Strategies need to deliver in Social Studies? Whole Class Discussion

13. Writing and Presenting Information Advance organizers Using Oral and Visual Activities Cooperative/Active Learning Interactive Notebook. Strategies for teaching Social Studies

14. Provide opportunities for students to enhance their writing and critical thinking. This section includes written activities, such as: Essay. Paragraph writing Presentations. Biography Writing and Presenting Information

15. Biographies

16. Advance organizers provide opportunities for students to organize information, contrast historical facts and current events. This section has a wide variety of graphic organizers to help students organize and display information and their findings such as: Charts Diagrams Graphs Maps Time Lines Wheels graphs Advance Organizers

17. Charts

18. Time Lines

19. Maps and Globs

20. Graphs

21. Diagrams

22. Provide opportunities for students to enhance their critical thinking to view work of other students to analyze and critique and give an opportunity of silent discussion. . These strategies give information about oral or visual teaching and learning in social studies. This includes the use of Pictures Drawings, Booklets/ Interactive Notebooks Using Oral and Visual Activities

23. Pictures

24. Booklet

25. Interactive Notebooks

26. These strategies provide opportunities for students to learn practices, attitude and behaviors . Cooperative learning provides group and team activities in which students have opportunities to work together to achieve shared learning goals such as: Projects / Models Role Playing Gallery Walk Individual exercises ( MCQs, True / False, etc ). Questioning strategies. Worksheets Cooperative/Active Learning

27. Projects and Models

28. Role Play

29. Gallery Walk

30. Individual exercises (MCQs, True / False, etc). Worksheets

31. Activity for You

32. Design a lesson of social studies to teach the topic of your own choice by using any one of the of the given strategies. Diagrams Time Line Biography Role Play Chart Project / Model Individual exercises ( MCQs, True / False, etc ). Worksheets Group Activity Level wise

33. Promote respect of various point of view. Facilitate dialogs, debates and discussions. Encourage project based tasks and cooperative learning. Promote historical thinking. Focus on authentic topics and concepts. Provide authentic creative problem solving opportunities. Characteristics of Effective Learning