SOURCE PRESENTATIONON CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.ppt

PRESENTATION

1. Current Events
Aldiany Arias
Dave Salzer
Tammy Lee
Jaclyn Silva

2. Current Events
Global
U.S.
State
Region
County
Local
School

3. Classroom Application
Primary Grades
Start with
School and
work up through
to Global
Intermediate
Grades
Start with
Global and
work down
through to
School

4. Examples for Classroom Use
Newsletters
Classroom Elections
Reports
Discussions
Mapping Events (Ex. Dots)

5. Global Topics
Humanitarian Events
Natural Disasters
Political Decisions
Terrorism in Other Countries
War & Conflict

6. U.S. Topics
Presidential Elections
National Weather Patterns
Immigration Trends
War & Terrorism
Troops
War Effort Intelligence
Rare Events
Power Outage in Northeast Region
Natural Disasters

7. State Topics
Agricultural Representations
Capital Events
Political Events
Rare Events: i.e. Governor recall
Civil Events (i.e. Strikes)
Immigration Trends
Weather Patterns

8. Region Topics
Tourism Attractions
Climate & Weather Trends
Agriculture

9. County Topics
Agriculture
Art Events
Community Outreach
Blood/Food Drives
Fairs
Disaster Relief

10. Local Topics
City Elections
Weather
Community Events
Community Outreach
Immigration Trends
Agriculture

11. School Topics
Academics
Arts
Athletics
Clubs
Meetings (i.e. PTA)
School Spirit Events
Guest Speakers

12. Essential Questions
Why should we do Current
Events?
How much should we educate
on each component?
How much time/importance of
each one?
How do we choose which
Current Events to bring into the
classroom?

13. Resources
Websites
Newspapers: USA & Worldwide
FOX News
CNN: US Edition
CNN: International Edition

14. Should It Be A Part Of
Social Studies?
Yes.
Students need to be aware of
what is going on around them.
Can bring an understanding of
how history occurs and is
recorded.
Can show how to make the
connection between how events at
one level (i.e. State) affect other
levels (i.e. School).

15. CA & National Standards
Supports the Distinguishing
Characteristics of the CA
Framework (2, 4, 6, 8, 15, 16,&
17)
Supports the 10 Key Strands of
the National Standards (1, 2, 3,
6, 7, 8, & 9)