ETC 544

Social Studies: Methods and Instruction


Follow this link to some pictures from our center presentations :-)

Links to some of the learning centers we created are linked below.

General Course Links

Please visit the appropriate links and complete the assigned reading before the class meeting date indicated.

Topics
Assigned Reading
Links
1/8 - Snow Cancelled    
1/15 - Introductions

Dynamic Social Studies & Young Historians
chapt. 1-2
1/22 - Young Political Scientists and Geographers chapt. 3-4
1/29 -Direct Instruction, Problem-Centered Learning, Cooperative Learning, & Planning for Instruction chapt. 5-8
2/5 - Work Session on Learning Centers learning centers links
2/12 -Literacy-Based Social Studies Instruction
Key Instructional Resources

Equal Opportunity for All

chapt. 9-11

2/19 - Work Session on Learning Centers and Social Studies Resource Binders

Due: Core Competencies Reflection Paper

syllabus appendix A  

2/26 - Microteaching and Feedback

Due: Learning Center Plan, Instructional Plan, and Parent Involvement Plan

 

3/5 -Review & Follow up

Due: Final Projects

   

3/12 - Guest Speaker: Social Studies, Student Teaching, and the Joys of Substitute Teaching

Final Projects Returned

 

If you want or need to get a hold of me, email usually works best. However, feel free to call me at home if that works better for you.

Instructor
Russell Yates