Brainball: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.
Foreword 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 Chapter 2: The Big Ideas: Product, Process, and Community aligned with Purpose Chapter 3: Brainball (SSE) Beliefs (Dispositions) Chapter 4: Brainball (SSE) Key Knowledge Categories 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 Chapter 9: Tip 4: Sequences matter Chapter 10: Tip 5: Explicit Communications Section 3: Day-to-Day Lesson Plans: Brainball Illuminated Unit Plan Overview Lesson 1: Observations Lesson 2: Observations Lesson 3: Observations/Curiosity Lesson 4: Identify Pre-Existing Knowledge/Conceptions Lesson 5: Curiosity Lesson 6: Develop Collaboration Norms Lesson 7: Identify Issue/Problem Lesson 8: Project & 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 & Implementation Lesson 15: Design Presentation Lesson 16: Project Presentations Lesson 17: Synthesis - "I Learned" Lesson 18: Reflection & Self-Assessment Lesson 19: Summative Conference Conclusion Appendices Appendix A: Inquiry Based Learning Project Examples Appendix B: Global Issues Project Appendix C: Global Citizenship Rubrics Appendix D: 3, 2, & 1's Appendix E: IBLP Global Citizenship Tracker Appendix F: Burning Questions Appendix G: Collaboration Norms Contract Appendix: H: Preliminary IBLP Plan Appendix I: IBLP Implementation Plan Appendix J: Which of these Things is not like the others? Appendix K: Exit Slip Appendix L: Peer Feedback Protocol Appendix M: Shapes Appendix N: Global Citizenship IBLP Project Reflection Appendix O: List of Resources
