Context: I completed this assignment for the Social Studies block II class, under the instruction of Dr. Oldendorf. In the fall of 2007.

Impact: This assignment included a trip to Wilks county school to watch a current event lesson being performed in a secound grade classroom. The teacher demonstrated how to use the nespaper in teaching young children about current events. I prepared a current even lesson appropriate for my intership in first grade. The lesson matched the curriculum of the grade level. I chose two current events which integrated science and social studies with language arts

Alignment: Through the completion of this project I have met the following NCDPI standards:

Standard 4 Elementary teachers have a broad knowledge and understanding of the major concepts in social studies

Indicator 1: Teachers have a basic knowledge and understanding of the tpestry of world cultures. Teachers

Know and apprecuate creative of world cultures.

Value the contributions of world cultures and religions

Have an awareness of, an apprecition for, and sensitivity to diverse cultures, and

Recognize the ipact of social diversity in a complex world.

I met this indicator by constructing a current even lesson on US citizens are going back to their ancestory in other countries to attend school. This article talks a great deal about the intermingaling of diverse cultures.

Indicator 2: Teachers understand the social science disciplines. Teachers:

Understand the interdisclipinary nature of social studies

Know spatial and temporal concepts and thier relationships

Are aware of the rights and responsibilties of democratic citizenship, and

Acquire new knowledge in the social sciences

This assignment kept be in touch with social sciences and taught me how to introduce current events into my daily lessons for my students.

Indicator 12: Teachers present historical perspectives. Teachers:

Link current events to past events an futur trends

Highlight continuity in the human experience

Foster a respect and appreciation for renduring traitions

Demonstrate the ability of groups or indivduals to initiate changes

Develop experiences to help students learn about the historical development of democratic values.

This assignment taught me the importantance of knowing traditions of one's culture and gaining respect for other's traditions and cultures through current events.

Indicator 13: Teachers enhance inderstanding of global interdendence. Teachers:

Develop an understanding of our nation's place in the global economy

Foster an understanding of our nation;s role in global politics

Shape an understanding of world environmental problems

This assignment taught me how the US works well with other nations to provide education to children. Other nations accept our students into their country so they can learn about their tradtions and family roots.

Standard 11: Elementary teachers connect social studes with the broad curriculum.

Indicator 3: Teachers enhance social studies lessons by making connections with scientific discoveries and teachnological innovations.

I met this standard by using a current event that was focused on mammoths in science innovations.

Indicator 5: Teachers incorporate teachnology skills in their social studes lessons through colecting data, organizing an sorting data, and displaying data in a variety of ways.

I met this standard by using technology in this lesson. I used the internet to collect my data for this lesson.