Know It, Show It, Do It!
Integrating Process Skills in Social Studies
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Process Skills are like...because...
Do you Know it when you SEE it?
- This document is about...
- Prior to... Then...
- One impact of ______________ might be...
- I assume that...
- The key point is...
- The example of ______________ shows that...
- What conditions contributed to...
- One way ___________ and _____________ are similar is...
- On the other hand...
Turn to a partner and share your ideas with each other.
Be ready to share out to the whole group in 3 minutes.
Or conversely...
Dual Coded Items on US History EOC
Dual Coded Items on Social Studies 8th grade STAAR
Turn and Talk
What are the implications for instruction?
Anchors of Support
What is Historical Thinking? How do we teach students to "Think Like Historians?"
Resources for Historical Thinking
Stanford History Group: Beyond the Bubble
The Historical Thinking Project
Historical Thinking Interactives
Historical Scene Investigation (H.S.I.)
Process Skills Resources
Process Skills Planning Menu Example (High School)
Process Skills Planning Menu Template (High School)
U.S. History Resources [zip]
Process Skills Planning Menu (Middle School)
Analyzing Causes of the American Revolution
Explaining Issues Surrounding Important Events of the American Revolution
Process Skills Planning Menu Example (Elementary)
Austin ISD Social Studies
Melanie Kirchhof - melanie.kirchhof@austinisd.org
Dave Levee -david.levee@austinisd.org
Beth Hudson - beth.hudson@austinisd.org
Rob Hillhouse - robert.hillhouse@austinisd.org
Amber Rinehart - amber.rinehart@austinisd.org
Julia Hernandez - julia.hernandez@austinisd.org
Angie Green - angela.green@austinisd.org
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