I decided to choose Global Transformation for the social studies theme I would like to touch upon. Global transformation has so many potential lessons that can be taught through it, and so much important information that students should know falls under this category. At the moment I am currently teaching an Explorers Unit. Students are getting the chance to learn all about the Europeans and how they came over to the “new land” where they met the Native Americans. There were so many things I needed to cover with this unit that I am constantly wondering if I will be able to explain it all to them!
The unit describes the journey explorers took, the reasons they explored, what they found and a lot of the positive and negative that was a result from it. The main point I’ll need to get across at the end of my lesson is that without this exploration, things might be different today. Global transformation shows our students exactly how we got to where we are today. All 10 themes are important in the sense that it is background knowledge that shows how we led up to where we are now, but it is also knowledge going forward into the future. By looking into the past we have the chance to grow and learn from previous mistakes, and that’s really where these 10 themes come into play if you ask me.
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Hi Alyssa,
Thanks for sharing. Just don’t try to fit too much. That unit could last months, and there are so many ways and things you could teach. I think your overall end goal is great, so really emphasis why you are teaching the unit and the content to your students.
Kerry
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