History-Social Science Reflection Essay

After the reading of the History- Social Science frameworks, there is a huge amount of
information and knowledge that needs to be learned as a teacher. It is important to me to be able
to understand the standards and concepts of each because I will be teaching that material to
students. It is important to know the standards and frameworks for each grade level because that
will be the foundation to teach students. If an educator doesnt know the material or subject, it
will be very difficult to have students understand what is being taught to them. History-Social
Science knowledge that must to be taught is history, how society was created, why, and who
contributed to our changing world, and be able to understand critically and interpret their own
ideas of history with writing, reading, speaking, listening skills because those are basic skills that
must be met in order to thrive and succeed with the History-Social Science subject. Also having
to know vocabulary, spelling, grammatical context, how to construct writing, and pronunciation
of words is important. As students get older and move on to the next grade level he/she will
continue to learn and study more about the history of the world and society.
I believe that all my History-Social Science classes have prepared me very well in order to
teach and have knowledge in the History-Social Science standards. My History-Social Science
classes, fieldwork, and job as a student college aide have prepared me to understand the ways of
history. It is not only about getting to know the facts and simple thing about each core area of
history. It is important to emphasize and put the knowledge to use when it comes to learning
further more about certain topics. I took HIS 301, LBS 375, HIS 101, ANT 102, POL 101, GEO
350, and SMT 416 all have helped critically think and become knowledgeable. Each class gave
me a different perspective of History, but at the end the areas intertwine with one another. As for
my fieldwork and observations have also helped me when it comes to preparing lesson plans for

students to understand what History area is being taught. Also working as a college aide in the
classroom has given me opportunities to increase my knowledge and get into more detailed about
how and what needs to be taught to students.
I feel very prepared in colonial history, modern history, the geography of the world and
states, Prehistoric times in society, American Revolution, Slavery, history of California, and
about Native Americans. The reason is because when I took these courses it was very interesting
and fun for me to learn about all of these incredible subjects. Each subject played an important
role for my educational knowledge. I was taught not only to look for the answer, but to seek
other solutions and defend my reasons with arguments and evidence when it came having people
understand certain History lessons I was learning about. Being able to express my own thinking
was helpful, conduct observations, projects, and create my own ideas really motivated me to
keep learning and gaining knowledge, as well as applying in life and my other classes.
I will say that I feel less prepared in the learning and teaching about certain History-Social
Science topics I did not fully engage in or learned about, for example the Asian expansion. The
reason being because I feel like I did not get a very in depth learning experience from the classes
I took during my school years. I have not had the greatest opportunity to learn the many areas
that History learners must be knowledgeable about and myself included. It was a challenge and I
feel like I did not get a chance to explore a lot more and go in deeper to learning about this
subject. However, I know in the credential program I will be taught the knowledge that must be
known and taught to students.
I plan to share my History-Social Science note-taking from my LBS 400 course and my
History-Social Science reflection in my portfolio. Also, I would like to share my History-Social
Science projects, assignments, experiments, book projects, fieldtrip projects, essays and research

papers regarding the knowledge I learned and experienced. I did a lot of fun very valuable and
fun projects/assignments in many of my History courses and learned so much more about the
language.
My work samples and artifacts are very important in order to demonstrate the many things I
learned regarding each subject/area. These samples show exactly what I was being taught by my
teachers. My teachers allowed me to explore and have my own ideas when it came to learning
about History. The work samples and artifacts connect to my personal experience and learning
because the way I was taught is the way I want to teach. I want to engage my students and not
only teach the basics about History, but also have my students put that knowledge to use. I want
to prepare students for their future, college, careers, and also show them that History is fun and
an important part of life that one must know about.