{"product_id":"brainball-9781475834840","title":"Brainball","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrainball:Teaching Inquiry and Social Studies as a Team Sport is an attempt to clarify that not only is social studies a game, but that it is one of the most useful and powerful games that teachers and students will ever play. Games are the doing of theory, and maybe it would be a good idea to start doing social studies in every social studies classroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrainball (Social Studies edition) lays out an inquiry-driven approach of teaching Social Studies in the 21st century.  Not only do the authors provide sound reasoning and research on meaningful learning, they also provide lesson plans that educators can use in their classrooms on Day 1.  I had countless \"Of course! That makes total sense!\" moments throughout reading this.  Brainball is an excellent resource for Social Studies teachers, curriculum coordinators, and administrators who are serious about making teaching more relevant.   -- Sam Van Hefty, Social Studies teacher, Deer Creek Middle School, Colorado\u003cbr\u003eRelevant, purposeful, and engaging. Each of these words came to mind while reading, Brainball (Social Studies Edition). New and veteran educators will find inspiration in the pages of this book. Practical examples abound with the wealth of materials created by veteran Social Studies educator, Jessica Hobelsberger Flanagan. I would highly recommend this text to both my student teachers and colleagues. -- Ryan Elizabeth Ruegnitz, Social studies educator, Adjunct university instructor, and Virtual teacher supervisor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword Acknowledgements Introduction Section 1: Brainball (Social Studies Edition) - Why Social Studies Matter Chapter 1: Brainball (Social Studies Edition) – The Point of the Game is Learning \tChapter 2: The Big Ideas: Product, Process, and Community aligned with Purpose Chapter 3: Brainball (SSE) Beliefs (Dispositions) Chapter 4: Brainball (SSE) Key Knowledge Categories\t Chapter 5: Brainball (SSE) Skills Section 2: Preparing to Coach the Game Chapter 6: Tip 1: Keep the End-in-Mind Chapter 7: Tip 2: Play the Game Chapter 8: Tip 3: Competitions as Evaluations \tChapter 9: Tip 4: Sequences matter \tChapter 10: Tip 5: Explicit Communications Section 3: Day-to-Day Lesson Plans: Brainball Illuminated \tUnit Plan Overview Lesson 1: Observations Lesson 2: Observations Lesson 3: Observations\/Curiosity Lesson 4: Identify Pre-Existing Knowledge\/Conceptions Lesson 5: Curiosity                \t Lesson 6: Develop Collaboration Norms Lesson 7: Identify Issue\/Problem Lesson 8: Project \u0026amp; Time Management Lesson 9: Research- Bias and Triangulation of Sources Lesson 10: Communication Skills – Interview, Letter and Email Skills Lesson 11: Communication skills – Public Speaking Lesson 12:  Create – Research: Gather Information Lesson 13:  Create – Research: Sort Information Lesson 14:  Create – Project Prep \u0026amp; Implementation Lesson 15:  Design Presentation \tLesson 16:  Project Presentations \tLesson 17: Synthesis – “I Learned”\t \tLesson 18: Reflection \u0026amp; Self-Assessment \tLesson 19: Summative Conference Conclusion Appendices Appendix A: Inquiry Based Learning Project Examples \tAppendix B: Global Issues Project \tAppendix C: Global Citizenship Rubrics Appendix D: 3, 2, \u0026amp; 1’s Appendix E: IBLP Global Citizenship Tracker \tAppendix F: Burning Questions Appendix G: Collaboration Norms Contract             Appendix: H: Preliminary IBLP Plan     \tAppendix I: IBLP Implementation Plan \tAppendix J: Which of these Things is not like the others? \tAppendix K: Exit Slip \tAppendix L: Peer Feedback Protocol \tAppendix M: Shapes \tAppendix N: Global Citizenship IBLP Project Reflection \tAppendix O: List of Resources","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040240042327,"sku":"9781475834840","price":47.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475834840.jpg?v=1750946128","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/brainball-9781475834840","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}