SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS IN K-12 CLASSROOMS

Catalog description

Supports teacher knowledge development in social studies instructional practice and curriculum planning for elementary and secondary school teaching. Focuses on curriculum strategies, contemporary standards, competencies in social studies instructional methods, and teaching that provides opportunities for diverse learners to develop and apply facts, concepts, interpretations, skills, and analysis to build and support arguments, as well as beliefs, skills, and dispositions aligned with inclusive democratic discourse and civic participation. Uses signature pedagogies including student-centered discussion, inquiry and problem-based learning, civic engagement, historical thinking, critical reading, and integration of technology and media for instruction and assessment.