Methods: K-8 Social Studies. 2-

Catalog description

This course is a "hands-on" course that includes the study of the social science instruction and theory, its implications for teaching social sciences, and information on resources/materials for the classroom. Teacher education candidates will prepare and present lesson plans that take into consideration the development of instructional abilities for social sciences. A variety of formal and informal assessment techniques appropriate in assessing student achievement will be discussed. Prerequisites: Level I Admission to Teacher Education, Social Science and History general education requirements, EDU 380 and EDU 383. Graduate credit requirements are listed in the course syllabus. If this class is taken at the 500 level, it is a graduate course and expectations for student performance are at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course.