Social Studies and Literacy Methods for K-6

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide an interdisciplinary perspective and skills of teaching social studies from pre-kindergarten through grade 6, with an emphasis on literacy integration. Course content will teach how to cross disciplinary boundaries to promote social understanding and civic engagement and integrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions with authentic action, by emphasizing National Council for the Social Studies and the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Social Studies, cross-curriculum integration, social problem solving, inquiry-based instruction, with a focus on disciplinary literacy. The essential elements of planning, instruction using technology, and assessment based on research and data are explored to teach culturally and linguistically diverse learners and students with diverse learning needs in social studies education.