Description
In this course, students review the current social studies curriculum content appropriate for children. Candidates must demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and the use of the major concepts and modes on inquiry from the social studies - the integrated study of history, geography, the social studies, and other related areas - to promote elementary students' abilities to make informed decisions as citizens of a culturally diverse democratic society and interdependent world. They become acquainted with current models of instruction at the elementary level. Emphasis is placed on delivery of social studies content through appropriately formulated learning objectives in operational terms, various approaches to promoting learning and the transfer of learning. Candidates knowledge, skills, and dispositions performance are assessed by examinations, demonstrations, by document understanding of the teacher work sample methodology applied to elementary social studies ACEI and NCSS standards