The purpose of this course is to introduce future teachers to elementary social studies curriculum and instructional methods. Candidates will review the social studies curriculum as it relates to learning and development, differences in learning styles, critical thinking, problem solving and performance skills, active learning and motivation, inquiry, collaboration and supportive classroom interaction, instructional planning, assessment, reflection and professional growth, and professional leadership (based on pedagogical standards identified by the National Council for the Social Studies). Field experience is required.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Thursday, January 12, 2012

We are going to be meeting in the computer lab in B06 today for class. Lisa Cantlon would like to use our classroom for a test and we have a computer project to do so it works out perfectly! So, COME TO B06 FOR CLASS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 12th!

Your assignment for today is to read Chapter 2 and respond to #2 on page 66. I will collect those responses at the beginning of class. Then we'll spend a few minutes talking about the first part of Chapter 2. After that, you're going to get on the computers and develop a series of posters for the "Seven Guidelines for Teaching in a Diverse Classroom". Each one of you will take two of the guidelines and design a poster for those two guidelines. Because there are four of you and seven guidelines, one of you will also make the title page. We will then scan and print these documents on our new poster maker so they can be displayed.

Assignment for Tuesday, January 17th:
  • Read Chapter 3 in your text.
  • In your own words, summarize each of the six dimensions of citizenship education described in the chapter. The summary of each one of the dimensions must be no less than 300 words. This means your total document will be a total of no less than 1800 words (6 dimensions x 300 words). This is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, Jan. 17th.
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