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Blog #5

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Select 3 Things you have learned this quarter and describe how your thoughts changed, developed, or were reinforced by our course work. Be sure to connect to readings and/or class discussions. I have learned a ton in this course throughout this quarter. Three things that I learned a ton about this quarter was what a compelling question is, what project based learning is and all about inquiry based learning. Before I started this course I had not even heard of a compelling question let alone known how to create a compelling question. The foundational elements assignment as well as the conversations that we had on zoom that week really helped me understand what a compelling question was and how I can create a compelling question as well as supporting questions for my students. Another thing I learned a ton about was project based learning, I had done some project based learning thoughout my schooling but I never really knew everything that went into it. After now compelting a...
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Blog #4

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I do not know a ton about project-based learning but I do personally love projects and think that it is a great way to teach students and assess their understanding without just giving them a lecture and then a written test. I remember specifically in elementary school doing a lot of different projects and I found them to be super fun and exciting, One project that I remember doing was we got assigned a country and our group of 3 or 4 students had to set up an area in the gym with a poster about our country and soemthing we were "selling" to people that was from our countrys pecifically. A bunch of other students as well as parents came for this day and it was one of the best assignemnets that I had througout elemenary school that everyone loved! This was a great way to teach about countrys and still keep stduents excited and engaged in what they are learning about. Project-based learning is also a great way to have students answer compelling questions using collabo...
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Blog #3

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1. Compelling Question: How did the peoples' cultures influence them to take the Oregon Trail? Supporting Questions: 1. What were the cultures of the people who traveled the Oregon Trail? 2.Why did people choose to take the Oregon Trail? 3.What were the people's goals for traveling the Oregon Trail and how did their culture reflect their goals?  Compelling question answer: Their culture centered around American ideals, such as individuality, family, hard work, and determination. Most of them were pioneers who wanted to create a better life for themselves. Many people also chose to take the trail to escape from their economic problems. Although the journey was long, 2,000 miles, and 20,000 people died, the beliefs and hopes of these people enabled them to take a risk. 2.We chose this compelling question because it is not too broad but also gives lead way for students thinking and their answers so their answers wont all the be the same. We spent a lot of time trying to come u...
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Blog #2

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    My understanding of social studies inquiry has totally grown during this module. When we first started talking about social studies inquiry I didn't really know what exactly that meant. I had guessed that it just meant to ask question's regarding to social studies, which is partly what it means but we learned about it much more in depth and now I understand what it means a lot more. I now understand that with social studies inquiry we can ask students compelling questions to then help them learn not only the answer in a simple form but to learn a ton of information along the way and answer the question very in depth. It seems like a really great strategy that I will defiantly use in my future classroom to help my students think deeper rather than just give a one word answer.      There is a huge importance on giving both compelling and supporting questions in an IDM. When using social studies inquiry you have to give compelling questions along with supportin...
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Blog Post #1

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          Looking back on elementary school I remember learning a decent amount of social studies in many different ways throughout those younger years. Some of the different areas of social studies I recall learning about during that time was learning about where places are around the world, how to read a map, the different states and continents around the world and background on historic events in the United States. A couple of activities I remember doing in elementary school that relate to social studies were watching different videos and movies on the history of the United States for example I remember watching one of the constitution being written as well as one about the Boston Tea Party. These were fun animated videos that I remember enjoying as an elementary student. Another activity we did was the Flat Stanley project. This was one activity that everyone really enjoyed and it taught us a lot because our Flat Stanley was moved all ove...
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