Focal Discipline Types of Questions: Anna and Emma In order to generate thought and critical thinking, social studies classes have to ask two types of questions, according to the National Council for the Social Studies, “compelling and supporting questions” (pg. 23). Each one is broken down into what exactly these types of questions generate in …
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Kirkland/Skerrett
Educational research can be tricky to figure out. Usually organized just like other types of research, educational research is basically the same thing. Different methods can help different people find what they are looking for in these types of research. Anything that anyone needs to know about any subject can usually be found in these …
reading rockets
Disciplinary literacy has its fingerprints all over these videos. In the first video, it focuses on the different ways to show young kids a new method called list-group-label. This is a vocabulary and comprehension strategy that helps develop categorization skills, build background knowledge, activate critical thinking, and grow vocabulary. When you are brainstorming a list …
Disciplinary Literacy: Does it belong in Elementary School?
In the article, it states that students can only go so far with general reading skills. The arguement against that is to say that the students will eventually learn it. But teachers are demanding more form students than ever before. Middle school teahcers expect students to know certain things before even attending a day of …
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Emily C. Rainey, Bridget L. Maher, David Coupland, Rod Franchi, Elizabeth Birr Moje
“Historians don’t read primary sources like others do….You read differently, you study [texts] differently….The protocol helps us unlock meaning…[but] you don’t need to an- swer every question for every source. It is a menu.” (Rainey,Moje 2018) This quote right here is what I compare to the most. I am going to be a history teacher …
Gee/Carmassi 9/3/19
Gee argues throughout the whole article that overtime, your reading and reading comprehension completely changes. Peopls start to undertand language better and become way better writers and readers. For example, when you see a word 10 years ago vs right now, you might have a totally different ida or thought of what that word means. …
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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