New Strategies for Teaching Social Studies

Tracy Thomson from Keele Street Public School has used this powerpoint successfully to teach her grade 4 class. http://www.slideshare.net/hallmanchong/medieval-artefacts-mystery

Also the OTF sponsored Summer Camps are now available for registration. Two are available, one in Ottawa and the other in London.

SOCIAL STUDIES CAMPS

Both offered by ONTARIO ELEMENTAR Y SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS ’ ASOCIATION

July 21-23, Ottawa
Assessing Junior Social Sciences through the Arts and Media Literacy
Environmental and Equity Education are the content of Social Studies. However, in order
to go beyond a regurgitation of important facts, the Arts and Media Literacy are essential
in developing and assessing the thinking component Social Studies. Learn how to systematically integrate your program and account for differentiated assessments in classroom practices.
Key Items to be covered are:
• Environmental Education
• Equity Education
• Differentiated Instruction
• Assessment and Evaluation
• The Arts and Media Literacy


August 10-12, London
Social Studies as Detective Investigations
Junior Social Studies should be about more than learning facts. Learn how to teach students to
be detectives and to discover Medieval, African, and Aboriginal societies in the junior units by
being detectives and interpreting evidence. Participants will systematically integrate the Arts,
differentiated assessments, and Media literacy in classroom practices.
Key items to be covered are:
• Environmental Education
• Equity Education
• Differentiated Instruction
• Assessment and Evaluation
• The Arts
• Media Literacy

to register go to: https://event-wizard.com/secured/EWV3.01/Forms/reg1.asp?ClientCode=otffeo&Ecode=campotf2009&Lang=English