EDUC 412 - Teaching Social Studies in Early Childhood and Elementary Schools

(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the Teacher Education Program; for Early Childhood: EDUC 332, 390, 391 and 423; for Elementary: EDUC 332, 391 and 423. Corequisites: For Early Childhood: EDUC 310, 413 and 420; For Elementary: EDUC 380, 413 and 421. This course prepares teachers to select, develop, and instruct curricula in the strands of early childhood/elementary social studies. These curricular areas will be applied so that candidates will be able to use developmentally appropriate practice, technology, multiple resources, integrated instruction and hands-on experiences as they prepare for social studies methods in the classroom. The ADEPT evaluation model, state standards, and national standards for social studies will be used in the course for the purposes of discussion, analysis, and design of lesson plans. A 10-hour practicum is required. Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation to assigned sites. This course cannot be challenged. Note: Offered: Fall.