this is demo ppt for testing purpose

1. Topic 3
Expanding
Communities or
Core Knowledge

2. Topic 3 Expanding Communities or
Core Knowledge
• Assignment 3.1 State Standards A-M
• Assignment 3.2 State Scope & Sequence N-Z
• Assignment 3.3 Hanna vs. Hirsh
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3. Expanding Communities
Family
School
Community
National Neighborhood
International
State

4. Web of Core Knowledge
Geography American
Core
Knowledge
1st Grade
6th Grade
History
World
History American
Civic Traditions
& Ideology
Major World
Literary Works
& Primary
Documents

5. Classroom Activity: A Systematic
Approach to the Answer
• Use the Who, What, When, Where, Why & How
method to figure out:
– What is Expanding Communities?
• WWWWWH
• What are its strengths & weaknesses?
– What is Core Knowledge?
• WWWWWH
• What are its strengths & weaknesses?
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6. Jigsaw method: Assignment 3.3:
Hanna vs. Hirsh
• Step 1: Form groups of four
– Odd numbered groups consult and compare your notes
on Expanding Communities
– Even numbered groups consult and compare your notes
on Core Knowledge
• Step 2: Two from each odd numbered group pair with
two from each even numbered group
– Each group completes a Venn Diagram and is prepared to
report their results.
Hint: Consider the types of communities, technology, and the sociology
of the 1940s and 1980s as potential critical attributes.
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7. Unique
Unique
Hanna vs. Hirsh
Same
Isolated
Very Rural
Limited
Technology
Smaller Population
Not Very Mobile
Limited
Immigration
Less Isolated
Very Urban
Internet, Cable, etc.
Increased
Population
Very Mobile
High Immigration
Information
Knowledge
Procedural
Knowledge
Big Ideas
Core
Knowledge
Expanding
Communities

8. Which would you prefer to teach?
?
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9. Websites
• http://www.ncss.org/standards/positions/scope.html
• http://edstandards.org/Standards.html
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10. Websites
• http://www.ncss.org/standards/positions/scope.html
• http://edstandards.org/Standards.html
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