Wall-of-Fame

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Wall of Fame - Thoughts from our Microlab

  1. What facets of the study of Social Studies are inherent the SAS Mission Statement and vision statements?

  • China implications: China Alive, CommunityService, 5th Grade Tech, 20th century W.S, Immigration, Support, ESOL – Academic Support
  • International Perspective

  • Culture/language of China
  • Community Service
  • Celebrate Distinctiveness
  • Multicultural background (in Pinyin: Students & Teachers)
  • Technology
  • nearly, if not virtually all of the social studies are drawn upon or implied: some specifics
  • international perspective
  • ethical thinking
  • global society
  • cultural/linguistic learning
  • service to community
  • Host country
  • Chinese culture learning experiences,
  • use technology in innovative and authentic ways,
  • challenging American core curriculum with an international perspective



2. What changes or transformations do you hope to see in your students after they leave your classroom?
  • Indpendence – physical/thought
  • Curiosity about the world
  • Love of learning
  • Tolerance and acceptance of othrs
  • Creative Problem Solvers
  • Think outside of the box
  • Independent Learners
  • Communication Skills (better than when entering)
  • Love of Learning
  • Technological comfort
  • That students are more interesting thinkers, aware of themselves as individual cultural (inc. spiritual) beings,
  • metacognitive,
  • they embody the EAGLES in flight
  • Find, evaluate, use information,
  • love of lifelong reading and learning for study and pleasure,
  • respect of ideas and beliefs
  • critical thinking
  • collaborative, supportive of others
  • Obligation for altruism and service
  • HHM – Historical Habits of Mind: discerning, inherently analytical, true global and informed citizens, to be problem solvers, entertain ideas: HM in everyday life.



3. What understandings about the Social Sciences should an SAS graduate possess?
  • Global understanding w/a US slant (because of the courses offered)
  • History is not facts but a reflection of the people of the time, social studies has many perspectives of events,
  • contribute to society as a global citizen
  • Global thinking, understanding in a global perspective
  • Need for adaptability to the changing world, environment,
  • Interrelatedness to others
  • Life-long learning as a journey and not a destination
  • SS are collective understandings - guide posts to better understandings
  • Need to be resourceful (schools and subject areas for future career)
  • challenge to discern information (consider wealth of resources on internet)
  • Extend understanding from a variety of sources
  • The role technology plays in the process of learning and living
  • conceptually based
  • inter-related
  • valuable, in terms of micro and macro understanding of the world
  • not formulaic or always linear....