History and
the Common
                             21st century
    Core                        quality
                              instruction




               Glenn Wiebe
               glennw@essdack.org
               ESSDACK
“Tomorrow we’re going to start a
unit on Oregon Trail. Read
chapters 3 & 4 and fill in the
blanks”
One side write
 • What you see
The other
 • What you feel
what do you see?
what do you feel?
what do they all
 have in common?
21st century student?
independent
                     deep content
                     knowledge
   comprehend &
         critique
                     value evidence
appropriate tech &
     digital media   understand
                     perspectives
                     & culture
          adapt
   communication
the problem?
what does it look like to blend
Common Core and social
studies specific literacy?
the solution
. . . not so
much reading &
 writing across
the curriculum

                     but reading &
                     writing within
                     the discipline
how are
history students
  different than
      historians?
kids see
history as
answers
             historians see
             history as
             problems
“If teaching were the
  same as telling, we’d all
  be so smart we could
  hardly stand it.”

Mark Twain
examine source
        information
                        read multiple accounts
                        & perspectives
     use evidence to
      support claims
                        analyze primary
                        sources
understand historical
             context
examine source
        information
                        read multiple accounts
                        & perspectives
     use evidence to
      support claims
                        analyze primary
                        sources
understand historical
             context
Three stage
media analysis

       family
      animals
a magic wand or window
frame also works
examine source
       information
                        read multiple accounts
                        & perspectives
     use evidence to
      support claims
                        analyze primary
                        sources
understand historical
             context
Discrepant Event Inquiry
Riddle / problem / question
Yes or no questions only
Timed
Questions start with
 words like:

Who?      What?
Where?    When?
Why?      How?
What is happening in this photograph?
How many people are in the photograph?
          Where is Dwight?
What is happening in this photograph?
How many people are in the photograph?
          Where is Dwight?
examine source
        information
                        read multiple accounts
                        & perspectives
     use evidence to
      support claims
                        analyze primary
                        sources
understand historical
             context
historical artifacts

                   who’s right?
Other images / stories that would
 work?
examine source
         information
                        read multiple accounts
                        & perspectives
     use evidence to
      support claims
                        analyze primary
                        sources
understand historical
             context
Toni Morrison
Remember: The
    Journey to
        School
    Integration



                  I Am Poem
story timeline




                 Jeannie Baker.
                  Window
family timeline

                  add point of
                   view
Karen Hesse.
 The Cats in
   Krasinski
     Square
examine source
        information
                        read multiple accounts
                        & perspectives
    use evidence to
      support claims
                        analyze primary
                        sources
understand historical
             context
Quick Draw for Points

                Cynthia Rylant. When I
                 Was Young in the
                 Mountains
othe r goodies?
teaching resources
      ThinkFinity




                thinkfinity.org
teaching resources
      Smithsonian




       smithsonianeducation.org
professional growth
 National History
  Education Clearinghouse




              teachinghistory.org
primary sources
      Library of Congress




             loc.gov/teachers
primary sources
      National Archives




            archives.gov/education
great books
      Notable Tradebooks




         socialstudies.org/notable
www.socialstudiescentral.com
book browsing time

         website browsing time
Elbow partner?
“In times of change the
learners shall inherit the
earth, while the learned find
themselves beautifully equipped
to deal with a world that no
longer exists.”

Eric Hoffer
have more questions?
   contact:
 Glenn Wiebe
 glennw@essdack.org
 socialstudiescentral.com
 historytech.wordpress.com

 View presentations at:
 slideshare.net/glennw98

Common Core and Social Studies Grades K-2 2012