Guiding Principles in Teaching Social Studies
Guiding Principles in Teaching Social Studies
I. Objective
At the end of the lesson, the preservice teachers (BEED) must be able to:
• identify the Guiding Principles in Teaching AP
• cite concrete application in the Guiding Principles in Teaching AP
• appreciate the importance of the Guiding Principles in Teaching AP
II. References
➢ https://youtu.be/gK-i-BdECpY?si=_R7IlygcvKMRwkqu
➢ Corpuz, B and Salandanan, G. (2015). Guiding Principles in Teaching Social
Studies
III. Content
Effective teaching of Araling Panlipunan is characterized as Meaningful,
Integrative, Value-Based, Active and Challenging.
1. Meaningful- It is meaningful when students see the relevance and connection of
their lesson to their lives because it has real-world application. Incorporating real-
world examples make lessons more meaningful to students because they will be able
to connect the learning to the bigger picture rather than just the classroom.
Araling Panlipunan teaching is meaningful when new information in Araling
Panlipunan lesson is connected to prior experiences of students. Meaning must be
made, and understandi ng must be earned. Students are more likely to make
meaning and gain understanding when they link new information to prior
knowledge, relate facts to “big ideas, explore essential questions, and apply their
learning in new contexts.
The teaching of Araling Panlipunan becomes meaningful also when students
are challenged to use disciplined inquiry or use high- order thinking skills to construct
meaning. An example is when students interpret, analyze or manipulate information
in order for them to gain a better understanding of the content.
The teaching of Araling Panlipunan is meaningful when learning is authentic.
Authentic learning builds on the concept of “earning by doing to increase a
student’s engagement.
To sum up, meaningful teaching and learning in Araling Panlipunan means
teaching in depth, avoiding the ‘one-mile- inch-deep teaching. It is not just
memorizing isolated events, names and dates for the test. It is connecting lessons to
the real life of students.
4. Active- Araling Panlipunan teaching requires students to process and think about
what they are learning. There is a profound difference between learning about the
actions and conclusions of others and reasoning one’s way toward those
conclusions. Active learning is “hands-on-minds-on-hearts on.” In active learning,
students work either individually or collaboratively, using rich and varied sources, to
reach understandings, make decisions, discuss issues and solve problems.
IV. ASSESSMENT
❖ KINDLY ANSWER THE G-FORMS PROVIDED. Link will be sent in official Group
Chat.
https://forms.gle/DcatRubPnVsYxEGi6
V. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY
❖ A teacher teaching Social Studies/Araling Panlipunan equipped with all the
contents of the subject. With so, as a preservice teacher, make at least 2
situations (Araling Panlipunan subject) per guiding principles mentioned in
the module. (Pass it as a picture – Png., Jpg., Jpeg.; or as a scanned
document through our Google Classroom. Do it in a clean piece of paper).
Please do consider this rubric in making the output.