Interdisciplinary Social Studies ((4))

Catalog description

The course emphasizes the curricular and pedagogical intersections of interdisciplinary social studies instruction. In elementary schools across Kern County, Social Studies is rarely taught in ways that prepare the children we serve to fully participate in the democratic life of their communities. Social studies is not if-you-have-the-time discipline, but a central way to help students develop and apply their budding academic competencies to address issues of classroom, school, and community concern. Towards these ends, this course interweaves research-based, high-leverage planning, instruction, and assessment practices for interdisciplinary social studies instruction. This is a service-learning course.