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Social Studies Workshop model Our Space is a Collaborative Social Studies Workshop space. Our goal is to create a place for students to build a collaborative knowledge base for our seventh and eighth grade social studies class. We have been inspired by and borrowed ideas from a wide variety of sources. Two of our most important sources are: a) the work of Bereiter and Scardamalia on [|knowledge building] and b) the Writer's Workshop described most eloquently by [|Lucy Calkins]. As we develop this space, we will explore the use of a wide range of tools including: Google Docs, concept maps, wiki entries, a range of class-created databases, podcasts, blogs, Moodle, and more.
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Projects can be any size. Some might take less than a class period. Some might take a whole marking period. You can pick any topic related to our overall units of study. You can pick whatever resources you can find to learn about it. You can share what you have learned in a wide variety of ways. Below are some of your options, but don’t feel limited by them. If you have an idea different from what you see, propose it and maybe we can make it work. The time period is 1780-1870

http://whitmer.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Workshop