The document discusses skills in the social studies curriculum, including active democratic citizenship, managing information, critical thinking, communication, and problem solving. It defines skills as the capacity to perform tasks effectively and outlines categories of intellectual, motor, personal, and interactive skills. Productive skills require applying theory creatively, while reproductive skills use algorithms repetitively. Skill develops through practice, unlike knowledge which can be gained through a single realization. Competence integrates skills, abilities, and knowledge to perform jobs well. Instructional strategies aim to facilitate student problem solving over providing solutions directly.

1. Skills Skills in the Social Studies Curriculum Active Democratic Citizenship Managing Information and Ideas Critical and Creative thinking Communication Information Technology Problem Solving Human Relations and Literacy Inquiry and Research Geographical and Historical Thinking Instructional Strategy for Skill-based (Psychomotor) Outcomes

2. Instructional Strategy for Skill-based Outcomes Definitions, Theories and Principles Instructional Strategies for Developing Skills Considerations for planning your unit References

3. Definitions, Theories and Principles Learning outcomesare“ends-centric” focusing on what is to be learned (i.e. the outcome or the end results). Approaches to instruction are “means-centric” – how the learning is done (i.e. the method).

4. What is a skill?

5. Definitions Skill is “the capacity to perform a given type of task or activity with a given degree of effectiveness, efficiency, speed…” (Romiszowski, 2009; Reigeluth & Carr-Chellman, 2009, p.63).

6. Romiszowski’sSkill Categories Intellectual or cognitive Motor, sensory or psychomotor Personal or reactive Interactive or interpersonal Baseball (hockey, figure skating, chess,) was my salvation. Auto-pilot

7. The Reproductive-Productive Skill Continuum Productive skills – “activities…planning of a procedure…to the specific situation … the application of theory, general principles, and creativity…underlying knowledge is heuristic rather than algorithmic.” Reproductive skills – “activities that are repetitive and largely automatic….application of an appropriate procedure, or algorithm, for the task in hand.” Cognitive processing Developmental (Romiszowski, 2009; Reigeluth & Carr-Chellman, 2009, p.202).

8. What is Skill? What is Knowledge?

9. Characteristics of Skill and Knowledge Skill and knowledge are different qualities. Knowledge – “information of which a person…..is aware…….a ‘go-no go’” quantity (either you have it or don’t); the “eureka [moment]…..one-shot manner” of organizing an idea with existing knowledge into new knowledge. Skill – a quality“develops with experience and practice….seldom one-shot….repeated practice…..[for]….higher degrees of competencies.” (Reigeluth & Carr-Chellman, 2009, pp.203-204).

10. Integration of Knowledge and Skill Competence or competency Cluster of skills, abilities, habits, character traits, and knowledge to perform a specific job well.

12. As the task moves from low- to high-level (e.g. developing a diagnosis on House) additional knowledge is required to supplement existing skill.

14. The Skills Cycle A Four-Stage Performance Cycle (Romiszowski, 1981; Reigeluth & Carr-Chellman, 2009, p.207)

15. The Extended Skill Cycle (Romiszowski, 2009; Reigeluth & Carr-Chellman, 2009, p.220)

16. Instructional Strategies

17. Example of Complex Mental Model

18. Tim Gallwey What is The Inner Game? “There is always an inner game being played in your mind no matter what outer game you are playing. How aware you are of this game can make the difference between success and failure.” -Tim Gallwey

19. Inner Game Awareness (Critical Variables) Awareness is (often) curative. Ah ha! Non Judgmental

20. Inner Game Choice- Desired Future Outcome

21. Inner Game T Trust ACT

22. It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that zing Motivation Theories Purpose, Autonomy, Mastery ARCS

24. Middle

26. Try to put yourself in your students’ shoes Transposing (Empathy) “ What the student hears is (usually) more important than what the teacher says and there is usually a big difference between the two.”

28. Work on routines and the automaticity of reproductive skills in service of productive skills;

29. Talk assessment with students (jointly develop criteria)

30. Portfolios to show skill growth .

33. Skill classification – cognitive, psychomotor, personal (reactive) & interpersonal (interactive);

34. Reproductive (algorithm) - productive (heuristic) skill continuum

35. The Skill Cycle

36. The Extended Skill Cycle

38. 6. References