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Author:   Walter Parker ,  Terence Beck
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   15th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 1.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 1.00cm
Weight:   0.014kg
ISBN:  

9780134043401

ISBN 10:   0134043405
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   31 May 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
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"PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION 1. Social Studies Education: What and Why Goals for Social Studies: Social Understanding and Civic Competence Knowledge Attitudes and Values Skills Curriculum Scope and Sequence Unit Topics by Grade Level Five Key Trends Trend 1: Closing the Opportunity Gap Trend 2: Curriculum Standards: National, State, and Local Trend 3: Assessment, Accountability, and the Global Achievement Gap Trend 4: Democracy Trend 5: Making the Literacy–Social Studies Connection Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 2. Teaching in Diverse Classrooms The Changing Demographics of Today's Classrooms Understanding Diverse Classrooms Two Extremes and a Middle Way Different or Deprived Race, Ethnicity, and Culture Social Class Religion Language Differences in the Classroom Sex and Gender Sexual Orientation Children with Special Needs Multiple Intelligences Guidelines for Teaching in Diverse Classrooms Seven Guidelines for Teaching in Diverse Classrooms Guideline 1. Culturally Responsive Instruction Guideline 2. Know Your ""Cell Phone"" Guideline 3. Engaging with Learning Guideline 4. High Expectations for Learning Guideline 5. Flexible Grouping Guideline 6. Differentiated Instruction Guideline 7. Multicultural Curriculum Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References PART 2: THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM 3. Democratic Citizenship Education Why Citizenship Education? Active and Passive Citizenship Education: The Case of the Pledge Seminars on the Pledge Simulating a Naturalization Ceremony Citizenship Education: Six Dimensions 1. Deliberation: Discussion and Decision Making 2. Voting and Elections 3. Service Learning and Community Action 4. Citizenship Knowledge 5. Citizenship Values 6. Citizenship Dispositions and Virtues Religion and Social Studies Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 4. History, Geography, and the Social Sciences Teaching History Identifying the Rationale Developing a Sense of Time and Chronology Determining What History Should Be Taught Historical Reasoning Teaching Suggestions Absorbing History Doing History Teaching Geography Rationale The Geography Curriculum: The Thematic Approach Teaching Suggestions Teaching Political Science Teaching Suggestions Teaching Economics Teaching Suggestions and Strategies Teaching Anthropology and Sociology Anthropology Sociology Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 5. Powerful Tools: Maps, Globes, Charts, and Graphs Map and Globe Skills Essential to the Social Studies Curriculum Understanding Directional Orientation Using Map Scales Locating Places Expressing Location Reading Map Symbols Teaching Maps, Mapping and the Globe Teaching Map Symbols Teaching Map Directions Teaching Map Interpretation Comparing Maps of the Same Place Teaching Map Color Zooming In and Out with Google Earth and Google Maps Teaching the Globe The Projection Puzzle: From Globe to Map Applying Map and Globe Skills Summarizing Map and Globe Skills Teaching Charts and Graphs Charts Graphs Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 6. Current Events and Public Issues Purpose of Teaching Current Events and Social Problems Building a Current Events Program: Three Approaches Teaching Current Events in Addition to Social Studies Using Current Events to Supplement Social Studies Using Current Events as the Basis for Social Studies Units Implementing Four Strategies for Teaching Current Events Strategy 1: Daily Discussion of News Strategy 2: Decision Making on Controversial Issues Strategy 3: Teaching About Different Kinds of Controversy Strategy 4: Writing About Issues Teaching Enduring Public Issues Poverty Human–Environment Interaction Crime and the Rule of Law Peace and Global Perspective Diversity, Fairness, and Prejudice Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References PART 3: PLANNING AND TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES 7. Assessing Student Learning The Process and Purposes of Assessment The Process of Assessment The Purposes of Assessment Principles of Assessment Principle 1: Assessment Is an Integral Part of Curriculum and Instruction Principle 2: Devote Time to Essential Learnings Principle 3: Set High Standards for Teaching and Learning Principle 4: Clarify Targets (Objectives) Early Principle 5: Aim for More Authentic Assessments Principle 6: Collect Multiple Indicators of Learning - An Array of Evidence Principle 7: Provide Ample Opportunities to Learn Methods of Assessment Informal Assessment Techniques Paper-and-Pencil Tests Performance Assessment Checklists Portfolios Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 8. Planning Units, Lessons, and Activities Developing Teachers' Knowledge and Goals Knowledge Development Goals Planning the Unit Study the Curriculum Guide and Talk About It with Colleagues Frame Learning Objectives (Determine Desired Results of Study - The Targets) Unit Questions Concluding Advice: Priorities, Targets, and Scope Determine Assessments Section Review Planning to Teach the Unit Phase 1: Launching the Unit Phase 2: Developing the Study with Learning Activities Phase 3: Concluding the Study Section Review Planning Lessons within Units Judging the Adequacy of a Lesson Plan Five Ways to Enrich Any Unit 1. Incorporating Literacy Instruction 2. Incorporating Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) 3. Incorporating Construction Activities 4. Incorporating Simulations, Role-Playing and Music 5. Introducing a Little Controversy Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 9. Five Great Teaching Strategies Strategy 1. Teaching Concepts Concepts Are Ideas Concept Formation Variation 1 on Concept Formation: List, Group, and Label Variation 2 on Concept Formation: Concept Attainment Making Concepts Graphic Relationship of Facts to Concepts Strategy 2. Teaching with Inquiry Inquiry Example 1: Who Benefits from Advertising? Inquiry Example 2: What Caused the Titanic Tragedy? Strategy 3. Teaching Social Studies Skills Strategy 4. Asking Good Questions Identifying Purposes of Asking Questions Improving the Teacher's Questioning Skills Helping Students Ask Productive Questions Strategy 5. Teaching with Cooperative Learning Groups Creating a Positive Climate for Human Relations Getting Started with Cooperative Groups Managing Cooperative Group Work Alternative Frameworks for Cooperative Tasks Identifying and Teaching Group Work Skills Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 10. The Literacy–Social Studies Connection Addressing Literacy and Content-Area Learning Teaching Reading Skills Essential to Social Studies Learning Using Textbooks as Study Aids Building Social Studies Vocabulary Improving Text Comprehension: Helping Students Make Sense of What They Read Activate Prior Knowledge Using Graphic Organizers Preview Skim for Ideas and Related Details Summarize Introducing the Socratic Seminar: Interpretive Discussion Choose a Worthy Text Explain the Purpose State and Clarify Expectations Preteach or Postteach Needed Skills Ask an Interpretive, Genuine Question Make Facilitation “Moves” Using Children's Trade Books for Multiple Perspectives Launching Examining Multiple Perspectives Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 11. Social Studies as the Integrating Core Curriculum Integration Definitions Pitfalls Two Examples of Curriculum Integration: Composing Cooperative Biographies and Understanding Living Things Example 1: Composing Cooperative Biographies Example 2: Understanding Living Things Understanding the Two Examples Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References 12. Finding and Using Great Resources School and Community Resources: School Library, Textbooks, Guest Speakers, and Fieldtrips The School Media/Resource Center (Library) The Social Studies Textbook Community Resources Digital Resources: What Social Studies Teachers Need to Know Technology Use That Promotes Learning Technology and Using Good Judgment Technology's Give-and-Take Conundrum Summary Discussion Questions and Suggested Activities Selected References"

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Walter Parker teaches in the College of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle. He studies K–12 social studies education and, in particular, the civic development of youth. He is especially interested in the ways civic education, multicultural education, and global education overlap. His other books include Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public Life (2003); and Social Studies Today: Research & Practice (2015). Walter was born and raised in Englewood, Colorado, on Denver's south side, and taught social studies for ten years in Adams County on Denver's north side. Terence Beck teaches in the School of Education at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He works with aspiring K-12 teachers in the areas of social studies and literacy education. He also teaches classes focused on issues of education and social justice. Terence is particularly interested in classroom conversations that engage diverse students in thinking and exploring big and often controversial ideas. Terence taught in elementary and middle schools for 11 years before serving nine years as an elementary school principal.

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