Social Studies Teacher Certification

Social Studies Teacher Certification Each year, Happy Valley Elementary School holds a student exhibition night where students highlight their academic work. Ms. Miller is working on deciding which student work to have her students display. Which of the following would most likely convey to parents and other stakeholders the value of social sciences education? Select all that apply. - -a video of students reciting patriotic poems and songs -a display showing how students participated in a mock election - portfolio of letters that students have written to elected officials about preserving a historical monument Which of the following would be most useful for comparing and contrasting the natural resources of the United States and Mexico? - venn diagram The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) reflect recent social science education research that focuses on developing students' historical thinking. Students are expected to analyze historical documents to determine its reliability, bias, and perspective. Why are these skills vital to a students' overall academic and citizenship development? - As students develop historical thinking skills they can use the same analysis skills as adults to evaluate political, economic, and social arguments and perspectives and be well-informed citizens. Mr. Sutton teaches a sheltered (English Language Learners) Grade 6 social studies class. Mr. Sutton uses a variety of assessment methods in the course including project-based learning and a portfolio assessment. Why is Mr. Sutton's approach to assessment especially appropriate in his sheltered class? - These types of assessments allow students to demonstrate their learning in multiple ways that are not limited by student's English language skills and allows for the teachers to note progress during the course. Mrs. Garcia is planning an interdisciplinary reading and social science lesson for her 3rd graders. In reading, the students will read a story about an Indian family who grows rice. Which of the following would be an appropriate student learning activity that would integrate this story with the social sciences? - Students could work with maps and globes to find India on a map and then use latitude and longitude skills to property identify the location of India. A fifth-grade teacher is creating a learning activity where students will work in groups to analyze the following documents: The Magna Carta, Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights. Students will put the documents in chronological order, read the historical context of the documents, and conduct a close reading of the documents. This activity best supports which of the following TWO social science disciplines? - government and history A fourth-grade class is about to begin researching heroes of the Texas Revolution. Their teacher creates a list of criteria that students must use to determine if they can use a resource. In order to ensure the reliability of resources, which THREE of the following criteria should the teacher include on the list? - -the resource must have the name of the author or organization that created the resource -the resource must include a bibliography or list of resources -any online resource must be free of popup advertisements In Louisiana, the second most commonly spoken language is French. Which of the following best explains this fact? - After the Louisiana Purchase, many people of French descent kept their historical culture and traditions, including the French language. Booker T. Washington - -Focused on education for a trade that would lead to economic advancement. -Believed that full political and social rights