Tchng Soc Stds to Divrse Lrnrs

Catalog description

This course is a study of the scope, organization and instructional procedures used to teach social studies. Students will learn how to design and develop interdisciplinary units of study, how to write and assess instructional objectives suitable for a diverse student population, and learn how to organize and integrate language arts instruction in the public school classroom. These units and lessons must follow state adopted curriculum standards and frameworks. Various teaching strategies will be demonstrated and experienced during the class periods including SDAIE strategies for English Language Learners. Therefore, students will have a variety of lesson plan models to use in the classroom. Students will work in collaborative groups to complete portions of class work. Each course objective is designed to meet a portion of the Teacher Preparation Expectations for certification in the state of California.