Explore the Six Shifts in “Building Literacy in Social Studies” Course

This course begins with an introduction to the Social Studies standards and a review of the instructional shifts required by the Iowa Core Literacy Standards for Social Studies. Participants will explore the six shifts within the Iowa Core in Literacy for History/Social Studies standards and how they apply to a social studies classroom, including:

• Disciplinary literacy

• Informational text

• Academic vocabulary

• Text complexity

• Text based evidence and argument

• Writing from sources

Dates: Jan. 16, March 13 & June 12 (+ online), 2017
Location: Heartland AEA, Regional Education Center, 6500 Corporate Drive, Johnston, IA
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 a.m.
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Target Audience: Grades 6-12 Social Studies Teachers