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Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Principles and Applications, 1/e

James Zarrillo, California State University, Hayward

Published October, 1999 by Prentice Hall Career & Technology

Copyright 2000, 416 pp.
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ISBN 0-02-431352-1


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Summary

Text is appropriate for course in Elementary Social Studies Methods This book presents a methodology that offers every child a chance to succeed regardless of language, culture, intellectual ability, physical attributes, emotional capabilities, or social skills. It encourages teachers to recognize that each child is unique and brings a special set of skills and abilities to the classroom. The unifying theme of the text is diversity, and the author introduces several dimensions beyond the pluralistic nature of the student population. It promotes the idea that diverse students require a diverse pedagogy and offers specific ways to introduce meaningful topics in ways that will engage all students.

Features


Provides a foundation for teaching social studies.

  • The text clearly presents the influences both Parker and Bruner have had on perceiving social studies instruction as inquiry and models those perspectives throughout the text.
Informs pre-service teachers about the national standards documents that dictate curriculum planning for social studies.
  • Introduces students to Expectations for Excellence: Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies, National Standards for Civics and Government, National Content Standards in Economics, Geography for Life, and National Standards for History.
Addresses the fundamentals of teaching social studies.
  • Pre-service students see the need for lesson plan objectives that address social studies content, processes, and values. Provides instruction for creating lessons based on inquiry and student interaction.
Advocates the need for social studies lessons that infuse multicultural perspectives.
  • Each lesson, mini-lesson, group project, or unit concludes with a section on “Effective Teaching in Today's Diverse Classroom” to summarize how the lesson met the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms.
Includes descriptions of activities, group projects, lessons and mini-lessons to model good social studies instruction.
  • Featured are over 150 activities, group projects, lessons, mini-lessons, and a unit study that model consistent pedagogy and culturally rich instructional strategies.
Includes numerous examples of multicultural literature; resources that support the use of language arts and the visual and performing arts; and technology for teaching social studies.
  • Samples lessons, mini-lessons, projects, and activities all reference multicultural and historical literature, and Internet websites teachers can access to enrich social studies teaching and learning.
Substantiating important points helps future teachers understand what the real classroom of tomorrow will look like and what will be required in order to teach.
Promotes good citizenship as a goal of social studies.
  • In a time of civil uproar, teaching citizenship encourages students to honor beliefs and perspectives that differ from their own.


Table of Contents
I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING.
    1. An Introduction to the Social Studies: Linking the Past and the Present.
    2. Children, Diversity, and Learning: Understanding Students.
    3. The Transformed Curriculum: Infusing Multicultural Perspectives.

II. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING.
    4. Lesson Plans: Organizing Instruction.
    5. Cooperative Learning: Enhancing Skills and Knowledge through Group Activities.
    6. Inquiry: Challenging Students with Discovery Learning and Problem Solving.
    7. Critical Thinking: Confronting Students with the Complex and the Controversial.
    8. Assessment: Acquiring and Analyzing Data on Student Achievement.
    9. The Integrated the Curriculum: Incorporating the Language Arts, the Performing Arts, and the Visual Arts.
    10. Units of Instruction: Putting It All Together to Create a Powerful Social Studies Program.
III. SOURCES OF CONTENT FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING.
    11. Democratic Citizenship: Participating in Civic Life.
    12. History and Geography: Understanding People of Different Times and Places.
    13. The Other Social Sciences and Topics of Special Interest: Completing the Social Studies Curriculum.

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