Teaching Unit 1, Elementary School is a video series that uses expert discussion and classroom observation to demonstrate successful implementation of the Georgia Performance Standards in Social Studies within the K-5 curriculum. What is conceptual teaching? - Using schema to organize new knowledge . - Developing units around concepts to help students learn. - Relating to and providing for schema based on students prior knowledge or experiences. - Teaching knowledge/skill in context related to concepts. What it’s not! - Worksheets - Drill - Memorization of discrete facts.