Description
An overview of elementary social studies education-history, issues, state and national standards. Standards-based instruction for elementary social studies will be examined and applied. Includes an emphasis on instructional technologies. Taken as part of a methods block, that requires a 30-hour field experience in which candidates prepare, teach, and assess lessons. Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education; Educ 251; Educ 303; Educ 306; Educ 316; Educ 313. Corequisites: Educ 342; Educ 405; Educ 423; and Educ 398 or Educ 399. Offered: Fall