Teaching Social Studies: Early Childhood/Elementary Education

Catalog description

This course provides teacher candidates with an introduction to the issues and best practices in social studies education in pre-K, kindergarten, and elementary level classrooms, promoting the development of inquiry, cultural awareness, multiple perspectives, active learning, and critical thinking. Teacher candidates explore curriculum, techniques, and materials, which promote powerful and meaningful social studies. Prerequisite: EDS 311 , EDS 318 ; must be taken concurrently with ECE 418 ; admission to teacher education. Offered Fall, Spring.