Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Education

Catalog description

This course will focus on the pedagogy and methods of teaching social studies in the 1st-5th grade classroom. This course covers methods for teaching developmentally appropriate social studies (civics, history, geography, and economics) and the ten NCSS themes. Emphasis will be placed on teaching the roles and responsibilities of individuals in our democracy. Students will learn how to explore and teach complex social studies issues in the elementary classroom.