Teaching Elementary Social Studies What Every Teacher Should Know

by Duplass, James A.

• ISBN13: 9780618242047
• ISBN10: 061824204X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-23
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This interactive package features a fully integrated printed text, Web site, and PowerPoint slides, which combine the benefits of a textbook and a workbook. The book presents a breadth of targeted, concise mini-chapters called "Topics," which instructors can develop by adding their own material or using assignments and resources from the companion Web site. This flexibility creates a more active learning environment. "Teacher's Tips" provide practical ideas to use in the classroom. "Quotes for Reflection" present statements from historical and contemporary notable figures that provoke reflection, critical thinking, and values formation.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Social Studies Education

What Is Social Studies Education?

A Practical Framework

Expanding Communities and Core Knowledge Frameworks

Multicultural Education

Social Studies Fundamental Goals

Virtues and Values

Becoming a Whole Person

Citizenship Education

Temperament and Ideology

Ideas, Beliefs, and a Democratic Classroom

Social Studies Disciplinary Goals and Constructs

Social Studies Goals and Constructs

History Goals and Constructs

Economics Goals and Constructs

Geography Goals and Constructs

Political Science Goals and Constructs

Social Science Goals and Constructs

Topical Approaches

Literacy in Social Studies

Social Studies Textbooks

Reading Strategies for Social Studies

Reading and Reconstructing Knowledge

Reading and Instruction in Social Studies

Children's Literature for Social Studies

Visual and Interactive Images

Charts and Statistics

Creating and Using Maps

Chronological Thinking and Time Lines

Vocabulary and Historical Expressions

Writing and Presentations

Social Studies in an Elementary School Context

Teaching Diverse Populations

Learning Practices and Theories

Instructional Planning

Instructional Sequence

Instructional Models

Classroom Organization

Classroom Management

Parent Teacher Relations

Social Studies Instructional Approaches

Strategies

Concept Formation

Active and Passive Learning

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving and Decision Making

Values Formation

Social Studies Methods

Modeling and Metacognition

Lecture

Questioning

Analogies

Concept Organizers

Group Learning

Practice and Homework

Individualized Instruction and Learning Centers

Role Playing, Games, and Realia

Case Studies

Field Trips and Guests Speakers

Video and Sound Recordings

Digital Technology

Assessing Student Learning in Social Studies

Assessment

Alternative Assessment

Traditional Assessment

Grading and Reporting Conclusion: Advice for Beginning Teachers Table of Assignments

References

Appendix: Graphic Organizers

Cause/Effect Organizer

Critical Attributes Organizer

Compare and Contrast Organizer

Daily Lesson Plan Organizer

Data Organizer

Decision and Prediction Organizer

Escalator Model Organizer

Field Interview Organizer

Hierarchy Organizer

History Story Line Organizer

Hypothesis/Proof Organizer

Interdisciplinary Lesson Organizer

KWL Organizer

Lecture Organizer

Problem/Solution Organizer

Semester Lesson Plan Organizer

Social Studies Lesson Concept Organizer

Timeline Organizer

Thematic Teaching Organizer

Venn Diagram Organizer

Web Organizer

WWWWWH Organizer

Index

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