Mthds of Elem Soc Stdies.

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 Sciences and History general education requirements, EDUC 500 and EDUC 576 . Graduate credit requirements are described in the course syllabus. Because this a 500 level class, 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 level section of this course.