Dynamic Social Studies, with Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card Package

by Maxim, George W.

• ISBN13: 9780134286648
• ISBN10: 0134286642
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2017-01-11
• Publisher: Pearson
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For courses in Elementary Social Studies Methods.

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A practical guide that helps elementary social studies teachers activate a dynamic learning experience, inspiring children to understand and participate in the world around them.

Practical and dynamic are the hallmarks of the popular Dynamic Social Studies, and this new edition steps up its focus with a fresh design and a number of updates that give readers a clear vision of the most effective ways to teach social studies to elementary school students—with the hope of inspiring them to become informed, rational, and culturally responsive citizens. Using a constructivist framework, key instructional approaches, literacy-based pedagogy, text sets, activities, and illustrative classroom scenarios, the book focuses on motivation, creativity, and the excellent examples of experienced teachers to help readers breathe life into their social studies teaching. 

 

In addition to new, authentic classroom scenarios, the Eleventh Edition also includes four new chapters (5-8) that reflect current best practices and align to the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies Standards, and the Common Core Standards. Current, practical, and dynamic, this book provides the foundation that pre- and in-service teachers need to create the most effective, creative elementary social studies classrooms. The Enhanced Pearson eText version includes embedded video examples, video exploration exercises, and self-check quizzes.

 

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Author Biography

George Maxim began his professional career in rural Appalachia classrooms and ultimately taught in varied settings and at different levels from preschool through the elementary school grades. After several years of experience, he pursued a PhD in Elementary Education from Penn State University, specializing in early childhood and social studies education. At the time, Dr. Maxim was the first doctoral student at Penn State to select a doctoral program combining those two disciplines. He accepted a position at West Chester (PA) University immediately after completing the requirements for his program, where he taught graduate and undergraduate courses in early childhood education, creativity, social studies methods, and literacy. Dr. Maxim served as Director of West Chester’s early childhood program for several years. In addition, Dr. Maxim has spoken to various groups, conducted in-service programs, consulted on many topics, and delivered workshops to teachers throughout the region. He has been invited to speak to audiences in locations as distant as Seoul, South Korea.

 

Dr. Maxim has received a number of teaching awards, including the Certificate of Excellence in College Teaching from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. He actively served various professional organizations, including the National Council for the Social Studies and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. As Chair of the Early Childhood Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies, Dr. Maxim was instrumental in starting the NCSS journal devoted specifically to early childhood/elementary educators, Social Studies and the Young Learner, and served on its editorial board for several years.

 

Dr. Maxim’s articles have appeared in various journals, including Childhood Education, Social Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, Science and Children, The Arithmetic Teacher, and other relevant professional journals. He has written several books, including The Very Young, The Sourcebook, Learning Centers for Young Children, and Social Studies for Constructivist Classrooms.

 

Dr. Maxim continues to publish journal articles, consult, and speak to professional groups. He particularly enjoys being involved in projects designed to develop new and exciting approaches to social studies instruction. And, being retired and Professor Emeritus, Dr. Maxim will never run away from a good game of golf!

Table of Contents

Brief Table of Contents:

Section One: Foundational Principles

1. Social Studies: The Subject You Will Teach

2. Effective Instructional Planning

Section Two: Methods and Strategies to Reach and Teach  Your Students

3. Social Constructivism: Constructing Meaning via Collaborative Encounters

4. Cognitive Constructivism: A Spotlight on Project-Based Learning

Section Three: Instructional Resources

5. Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning with Concrete Instructional Resources

6. Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning with Representational Instructional Resources

7. Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning with Informational and Persuasive Text

8. Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning with Narrative Text

Section Four:  Lenses on Learning: Six Social Sciences

9. Young Historians: Learning to Unlock the Past

10. Geography: Exploring the People—Place Connection

11. Civics: Young Citizens in Action

12. Economics: Thinking and Choosing Responsibly

13. Sociology and Anthropology: Social Structures and Culture

Author Index

Subject Index

Detailed Table of Contents:

Section One: Foundational Principles

1. Social Studies: The Subject You Will Teach

              Memories of Elementary School Social Studies 

              Attribute 1: Social Studies as a School Subject 

              Attribute 2: The Origin, Erosion, and Rebirth of Social Studies 

              Attribute 3: Instructional Practices That Promote and Support Learning 

              Attribute 4: Democratic Classroom Communities 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

2. Effective Instructional Planning

              What Is Instructional Planning? 

              How Are Unit Plans Constructed? 

              How Are Lesson Plans Constructed? 

              What Is Differentiated Instruction? 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

Section Two: Methods and Strategies to Reach and Teach  Your Students

3. Social Constructivism: Constructing Meaning via Collaborative Encounters 

              Constructivism as a Way of Thinking and Learning

              Task 1: A Meaningful and Purposeful Learning Context

              Task 2: Engaging Students with Quality Instructional Resources 

              Task 3: Using Language Processes to Scaffold Learning 

              Task 4: Organizing and Communicating Ideas with Graphic Organizers 

              Task 5: Breaking Down Concepts for Explicit, Focused Group Instruction 

              Task 6: Modeling as a Scaffolding Technique 

              Task 7: Collaborating and Cooperating with Peers as MKOs 

              Task 8: Scaffolding Learning with Computers as MKOs 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

4. Cognitive Constructivism: A Spotlight on Project-Based Learning

              Cognitive Constructivism 

              Project-Based Learning (PBL) 

              Inquiry-Based Learning 

              Creative Problem Solving (CPS) 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

Section Three: Instructional Resources

5. Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning with Concrete Instructional Resources

              Authentic Learning 

              Field Trips  

              Classroom Visitors 

              Realia 

              The Arts 

              Games 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

6. Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning with Representational Instructional Resources

              Educational Technology in the Classroom 

              Pictures and Study Prints 

              Simulations 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

7. Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning with Informational and Persuasive Text

              What Is Informational Text? 

              Social Studies Textbooks 

              Informational Books 

              Biographies 

              Newspapers

              Strategies for Reading Informational Text 

              What Is Persuasive Text? 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

8. Beyond the Ordinary: Teaching and Learning with Narrative Text

              Personal Narratives

              Historical Fiction

              Folktales

              Poetry

              A Final Thought

              References

Section Four:  Lenses on Learning: Six Social Sciences

9. Young Historians: Learning to Unlock the Past

              History in Focus 

              Chronological Thinking 

              Historical Comprehension 

              Historical Analysis and Interpretation 

              Historical Research Capabilities 

              Historical Issues Analysis and Decision Making 

              An Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

10. Geography: Exploring the People—Place Connection

              Geography in Focus 

              Essential Element 1: The World in Spatial Terms 

              Essential Element 2: Places and Regions 

              Essential Element 3: Physical Systems 

              Essential Element 4: Human Systems 

              Essential Element 5: Environment and Society 

              Essential Element 6: The Uses of Geography 

              A Final Thought 

              References

11. Civics: Young Citizens in Action

              Civics In Focus

              What Is Government and What Should It Do? 

              What Are the Basic Values and Principles of American Democracy? 

              How Does the Government Established by the Constitution Embody the Purposes, Values, and Principles of American Democracy?

              What Is the Relationship of the United States to Other Nations and to World Affairs? 

              What Are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy? 

              A Final Thought 

              References

12. Economics: Thinking and Choosing Responsibly

              Economics Literacy

              Six Core Economic Principles

              A Final Thought

              References

13. Sociology and Anthropology: Social Structures and Culture

              What Is Anthropology? 

              Teaching Anthropology in the Elementary School 

              Multicultural Education 

              What Is Sociology? 

              Teaching Sociology in the Elementary School 

              A Final Thought 

              References 

Author Index 

Subject Index