In this session, you'll explore valuable resources to elevate your social studies instruction. Discover easy-to-implement strategies, low-prep activities, and engaging games designed to check for understanding and strengthen reading skills. The session will wrap up with time to collaborate with fellow grade-level teachers to refine your social studies lessons. _x000D_Objective 1: Teachers will build a greater understanding of the Social Studies Curriculum Objective 2: Teachers will learn strategies that build better readers.
This session will give practical tools, strategies & resources to helpelementary teachers differentiate for their high-ability & gifted learners. Teachers will explore strategies to engage students once they have mastered a concept, such as enrichment activities, open-ended questions, and creative projects. Teachers will discover practical methods to encourage independent learning, such as setting up learning contracts, creating self-paced projects, and utilizing research-based resources. Teachers will learn how to use flexible grouping strategies to provide opportunities for gifted students to work with peers of similar abilities, while also fostering collaboration with diverse learners. Participants will gain ideas for how to consistently assess and adjust their teaching methods to continue challenging gifted students after they have mastered a concept.
