Social Studies for the Twenty-first Century: Methods and Materials for Teaching in Middle and Secondary Schools

by Zevin, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780805824650
• ISBN10: 0805824650
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-22
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Revised and updated second edition offers an overall framework to guide teaching in setting objectives, devising lessons, and choosing classroom strategies, as well as assistance in constructing tests.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Personal Prologue	xiii
PART ONE Philosophy and History of Social Studies: What Is (Are) the Social Studies?
The Social Studies: Definition, Organization, and Philosophy	3	(18)
The Fields of Social Studies: How They Relate	21	(18)
PART TWO Teachers and Students: A Context for Social Studies Instruction
Teacher Roles and Student Audiences	39	(21)
Organizing for Instruction	60	(37)
PART THREE Strategies for Social Studies Instruction
A General Overview of Chapters 5 and 6: Teaching Strategies for Lower and Higher Level Skills	95	(2)
Teaching Strategies for Lower Level Skills	97	(18)
Teaching Strategies for Higher Level Skills	115	(25)
Planning a Unit From Start to Finish	140	(20)
Evaluation in Social Studies	160	(39)
PART FOUR Teaching the Social Studies Curriculum
Teaching World/Global Studies	199	(26)
Teaching U.S. History and American Studies	225	(28)
Teaching U.S. Government and Civics	253	(29)
Old Concerns, New Directions	282	(35)
PART FIVE Textbooks and Media in the Social Studies
The Role of Textbooks in Social Studies Education	317	(17)
The ``New Age'' of Multimedia: Part I. Reading Words and Images: Print Media and the Fine Arts	334	(31)
The ``New Age'' of Multimedia: Part II. Interpreting Moving Images and Sounds	365	(18)
PART SIX Beyond the Social Studies Classroom: Professional Issues and Trends
The Complete Professional	383	(13)
The Future of Social Studies Education	396	(13)
Appendix A: Resources for Instruction	409	(16)
Appendix B: Social Studies Education, Social Science, and History ``Good Reads for Big Ideas''	425	(2)
Index	427