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NCSS Themes
IV. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AND IDENTITY
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[Psychology] Micro-level Psychological Terms
Personal Identity
Self-efficacy
Use TWL as an introduction to units in order to figure out what students think they know based on the experiences they have had.
Promote conversations within the learning community that address the individual (e.g., What do you want to do? Why?). Move toward questions that guide students into acknowledg- ing and respecting others—and making deci- sions accordingly.
Promote conversations and learning com- munity activities that foster “I can contrib- ute,” “I can make a difference for my class.”
As I begin my unit on local government,
I will ask my students what they think they know about government. I will record their responses on a large sheet of paper. I will use it as a daily reference as I plan and enact the lessons in an attempt to shift or enhance their thinking. I will address their miscon- ceptions when appropriate.
V. INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND INSTITUTIONS
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[Sociology] Institutions, Roles, Expectations
Discuss the school as an institution and within the classroom, focus on ideas that students have individual and group roles to play and expectations to meet. They have committee member responsibilities as well as individual subject matter assignments. Simi- larly, out of school they participate in insti- tutions such as church, scouts and gymnastics. They have roles and expectations to meet. The challenge is to balance them with those they have within their classroom. Sometimes they seem to conflict.
As I assign committee members to certain tasks, we will discuss roles and expectations. We will create job charts and talk about how we will know when we have met our expectations as they relate to committee assignment and responsibilities.
VI. POWER, AUTHORITY, AND GOVERNANCE
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[Political Science] Common good
I will introduce this core democratic value when we discuss our community service project.
During our unit on local government, I will prepare an interactive story-type lesson and explain that our core democratic values were created as part of the founding and establishment of our country. I will briefly introduce the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. As the unit unfolds, we will look for places in our surroundings where the common good is being enacted.
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