Description
This course will help prepare students to become effective social studies educators capable of teaching K-8 students the content knowledge, the intellectual skills, and the civic values necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy. Special attention is given to national and state social studies standards, effective teaching strategies, assessment, addressing the individual and cultural diversity of all learners, developing a unit of study, integrating technology and designing materials that are appropriate for K-8 social studies. Field experience in a K-8 classroom will also be completed. Prerequisite: Admission into the teacher education program. (3 s.h.)