Teaching Elementary Social Studies

by Duplass, James A.

• ISBN13: 9780618782727
• ISBN10: 0618782729
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2007-03-26
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Written for the elementary social studies methods course, this "interactive" program combines features of a textbook and a workbook, with thorough integration between the print text and a dynamic web site. Increasingly, majors in elementary education (if not the population at large) are more attuned to reading interactive material with relatively brief narrative, bulleted items, text boxes, and targeted messages (like web pages) rather than traditional, denser text. To accommodate these preferences, the layout of the print text features a larger-than-usual font, an 8 x 11" trim size, and spiral binding, and the content includes an abundance of bulleted lists, shaded text boxes, and contemporary graphics. The program's interactive approach and flexibility allow the professor to model the kinds of teaching principles and practices that students will want to use in their own elementary school classrooms. These principles and practices are integrated throughout the text and include a focus on active-learning strategies, application of constructivist principles, focus on Big Ideas and thinking skills, use of the Internet, and modeling of Best Practices and Performance-based assessments (based on INTASC and NCATE standard). Thus, the book will serve as a springboard for classroom activities, web site explorations, and/or instructor-led activities.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Social Studies Fundamental Goals

What Is Social Studies Education?

Social Studies Knowledge

Character Education

Citizenship Education

Multicultural and Global Education

Planning Social Studies Instruction

Expanding Communities and Core Knowledge Frameworks

Instructional Models

Lesson Planning

Choreography of Instruction

Internet Resources, Sources and Safety

Creating Lesson Plans Using Internet Resources

Adapting Internet Activities and Lesson Plans to Your Classroom

Assessing Student Learning in Social Studies

Assessment

Alternative Assessment

Traditional Assessment

Social Studies Disciplines, Standards, and Internet Resources

National and State Standards

Social Studies, Standards, and Internet Resources

History, Standards, and Internet Resources

Economics, Standards, and Internet Resources

Geography, Standards, and Internet Resources

Government, Standards, and Internet Resources

Social Sciences, Topical Approaches, and Internet Resources

Literacy and Basic Skills in Social Studies

Reading Strategies for Social Studies

The Crucial Role of Social Studies Vocabulary

Textbooks and Social Studies Instruction

Children's Literature and Social Studies Instruction

Writing and Presentations

Primary Documents and Realia

Charts and Statistics

Creating and Interpreting Maps

Chronological Thinking and Timelines

Social Studies Instructional Approaches

Strategies and Direct and Indirect Instruction

Concept Formation

Active Versus Passive Learning

Critical Thinking Skills

Problem Solving and Decision Making

Values Formation

Social Studies Methods

Modeling and Metacognition

Lecture

Questioning

Analogies

Concept Organizers

Group Learning

Practice and Homework

Self-Directed Learning and Learning Centers

Role Playing and Games

Discussion and Case Studies

Service Learning, Field Trips and Guests Speakers

Video and Sound Recordings

Conclusion--Integrating

What You Have Learned

List of Assignments and INTASC

Standards Correlations

References

Index

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