ELED 310 Elementary Curriculum and Social Studies

Students are exposed to social studies content that focuses on developing reflective thinking skills and citizenship education within a global context and multiple disciplines. Appropriate teaching models and strategies are examined, including problems, issues, and trends associated with social studies instruction. This course allows students to experience preparing unit/lesson plans and other instructional materials at various grade levels, with an emphasis on creating a quality social studies curriculum integrating literature that is rooted in the traditions of democratic, social justice and place-based education. This course includes peer teaching and peer critiquing and is part of the elementary methods block of courses. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education. Co-requisite: Elementary Methods Block - Spring; ELED 398B - Methods Block Field Experience I or ELED 398C - Methods Block Field Experience II. Spring.

Credits

3