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Social Skills is December’s ECC Focus Challenge

The next ECC Challenge for the month of December is Social Skills. Join in the challenge while covering this next expanded core curriculum area to achieve student goals.

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The area of social interaction contains components and behaviors that are needed to participate in social situations appropriately and to prevent social isolation. These skills are crucial for progressing in school, being integrated into society, and for finding and maintaining employment. (Foundations of Education: Instructional Strategies, Third Edition, Volume 2 Chapter 22) 

I can engage in appropriate verbal and nonverbal interactions with others 

Know. Understand. Do. 

A framework to guide learning activities 

Know (K): Tends to be binary. Either you know it or you don’t. Examples: Facts & Dates, Definitions, People & Places 

Understand (U): Is a continuum; from novice to advanced. Examples: Big Ideas, Essential Questions, Generalizations. 

Do (D): Show they understand and the application of skills/content.

Resources 

Developing social skills with children who are visually impaired

To submit for the monthly ECC Challenge

Complete this month’s ECC Challenge Worksheet, noting which activities were completed.
Submit this worksheet to the MSB Outreach ECC Challenge Form.

Find the link on the TVI Portal, Eyes on Maryland Newsletter and the MSB website.
The student and teacher will be entered into this month’s raffle!

Family at home challenge

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