Social+Studies

Social Sciences 21st Century SkillsFollow-Up Session April 7, 2010




 * Presenters:** Jeff Ingraham, John Thomsen

** "Imagine a school with children that can read or write, but teachers who ** **2009 Participant Wikispaces:** PSCD | OpportunityED | TFL | EZRA4 | EZRA5 | MillardK5 | Ralston | Fanta | **Session Description:** Focusing on the content area of Social Sciences, participants will connect with the K-12 scope and sequence literacy map for social studies from the [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills] with current social studies standards. Ideas and activities for integrating 21st Century Skills into the social studies curriculum will be shared. This session is a follow-up to the 21st Century Skills Fair held on January 21, 2009 although any educator is welcome to attend.
 * cannot, and you have a metaphor of the Information Age in which we live." **
 * Peter Cochrane **

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 * Links to Activities & Schedule for the Day: **
 * ====== 8:30 - 9:00 ====== || === | ===** [[Social Studies Overview|Overview of 21st Century Skills **=== || ||
 * ====== 9:00 - 9:45 ====== || === === || ===** Online Video & 21st Century Skills **=== || ||
 * ====== 9:45 - 10:00 ====== || === === || ===** Break **=== ||  ||
 * ====== 10:00 - 11:00 ====== || === === || ===** Information & Media Literacy **=== ||   ||
 * ====== 11:00 - 12:00 ====== || === === || === Creativity & Intellectual Curiosity === ||  ||
 * ====== 12:00 - 12:45 ====== || === === || ===** Lunch **=== ||  ||
 * ====== 12:45 - 1:45 ====== || === === || ===** Critical Thinking & Problem Solving **=== ||  ||
 * ====== 1:45 - 2:00 ====== || === === || ===** Break **=== ||  ||
 * ====== 2:00 - 3:00 ====== || === === || === ===

Communication & Collaboration Skills
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 * ====== 3:00 - 3:30 ====== || === === || ===** Closing **=== ||  ||

Activities will include an overview of the [|21st Century Skills], connecting 21st Century literacy maps to current social studies standards, and activities that utilize on-line social studies and collaboration tools. Participants will work through activities that address the 21st Century Skills of:


 * Information and Media Literacy
 * Communication
 * Critical Thinking and Systems Thinking
 * Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity
 * Collaboration


 * ICT Literacy Cover & Map **:



**Overview of 21st Century Skills | Online Video & 21st Century Skills | Information & Media Literacy **
 * Communication & Collaboration Skills | Critical Thinking & Problem Solving | Creativity & Intellectual Curiosity | Closing **