Essentials of Middle and Secondary Social Studies

Cover
Endorsement Page
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1: Becoming a Professional Social Studies Teacher
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Influences and Experiences
	Professional Certification, Conduct, and Ethics
		Certification
		Professional Conduct
		Ethics
	Professional Organizations
	Professional Development
		Professional Journals
		Professional Conferences
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 2: Contemporary Social Studies
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	The Goals of Social Studies
	Why Is There Controversy in Social Studies?
		Social Studies Curriculum
	Incorporating Themes from the Standards
	Social Studies and the Common Core
	College, Career, and Civic Life Framework and Social Studies
	NCSS National Standards for the Preparation of Social Studies Teachers
	Constructivism and Social Studies
	A Problems Approach to Social Studies
	Problems Approach in the Classroom
		Classroom Episode #1
	The Social Science Disciplines
		Anthropology
		Economics
		Geography
		History
		Political Science
		Psychology
		Religious Studies
		Sociology
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 3: Planning Social Studies Instruction
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Why Is Planning Important?
	Setting the Stage: Creating the Environment
	Why Don’t Teachers Plan?
	Long-Range Planning
	Textbook-Centered Units
	Types of Planning for Social Studies Units
	Expanded Textbook Units
		Collaborative Units
		Teacher-Developed Units
	Deciding on Unit Topics
		Planning Episode #1
	Developing the Unit Plan
	Instructional Objectives
	Content Outlines and Flowcharts
	Concept Webs
	Moving Toward the Development of Activities
	Unit Elements Format
		Planning Episode #2
		Rationale
			Objectives
		Content Outline
		Initiating Activity
			Procedure
			Problems
		Developmental Activities
		In-Basket Activity: Up the River with Lewis and Clark
		Culminating Activity
		Evaluation
	Finding and Using Prepared Units
	Planning for Shorter Instructional Sequences
		Planning Episode #3
		Objectives
		Standards
		Daily Planner
		Activating Strategy
			Whole Group Instruction
		Instruction
			Small Group Instruction/Collaboration
		Guided & Independent Practice
			Small Group Instruction/Collaboration
		Closure
			Whole Group Instruction
			Visual
		Assessment/Evaluation
			Individual Assessment
		Materials/Technology
		Cross-Curricular Connections
		Meeting Individual Needs of Diverse Learners
		Character Education Connection
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 4: Assessment and Evaluation
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	The Role of Assessment in Social Studies
	Principles of Assessment
	Guidelines for Assessment
	Authentic Assessment and Portfolios
	Assessment through Tests
	Assessing Projects and Reports
	Subjective Assessment
	Peer Assessment and Self-Assessment
	Checklist and Rubric Assessment
	Analytical Assessment
	Teacher Observations and Anecdotal Records
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 5: Reading and Writing in Social Studies
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Every Teacher Is a Reading Teacher
	Reading and Writing Assignments in Social Studies
	Reading Skills Needed in Social Studies
	Helping Students Read Social Studies Materials
		Strategies for Developing Vocabulary
		Teacher Explanation of Meaning
		Frayer Model
		Classifying Experiences
	Extended Teacher Definitions
	Teacher-Provided Experiences
	Student-Centered Experiences
	Less Can Be More: Quality Reading in Social Studies
		Using Student-Written Summaries
		Using Teacher-Written Summaries
		Textbook Cut-Ups
		Textbook Highlighting and Write-Ins
		Class Divide-Ups
	Reading Textbooks
		Helping Students Develop a Sense of the “Story” by Aiding Predictions
		Purposeful Reading
	Reading Questions and Task Statements
	Reading Social Studies-Themed Trade Books
		Reading Nonfiction
		Reading Fiction and Poetry
	Connecting Writing to Both Social Studies and Reading
	Organizing to Write
	Developing Research and Reporting Skills
	Writing Creatively
	Classroom Episode #1
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 6: Social Studies and Diverse Learners
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Multiple Intelligences
	Multicultural Directions in Social Studies
	Social Studies and English Language Learners (ELLs)
		Communicating With ELLs
		Managing the Classroom
		Promoting Social Interaction
		Embracing the Culture
		Delivering Content
		Visual Aids for ELLs
	Social Studies and Exceptional Education Students
		Reading Adaptations
		Writing Adaptations
		Graphic Organizers
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 7: Thinking, Problem Solving, and the Acquisition of Skills
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Thinking Skills
	Logical Thinking and Analyzing Skills
	Critical and Creative Thinking
	Problem Solving and Inquiry
		Types of Problem-Solving Tasks
			Identifying All Factors of a Problem
			Prioritizing a Problem
			Multiple Perspectives of a Problem
			Problems with Alternative Solutions
			Identifying Purpose Problems
			Problems with Proposed Solutions
	Promoting Critical Thinking with Modules
	Promoting Inquiry with Case Studies
	Incorporating Thinking and Learning Skills in Social Studies
	Building the Desire to Master Study Skills
	Finding Information
		Decision-Making
	Historical Thinking
		Retaining Information
	Maps and Globes
		Choosing Maps and Globes to Use
		Maps and Globes in the Classroom
	Using Maps
		Map-Reading Scavenger Hunt
		Site Stakeout
		Orienteering Scavenger Hunt
		Fantasy School Map
		Best Route
		Map Labeling
		Where Does It Come From?
		Shortest Route to the Habitat
	Mapping a School Activity
		Story Maps
	Charts, Graphs, and Maps
	Economic Skills
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 8: Cooperative Learning in Social Studies
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Social Factors in Cooperative Learning Groups
	Different Approaches to Grouping
	Cooperative Learning, Collaborative Learning, and Curricular Goals
	Organizing Cooperative and Collaborative Learning Groups
	Student Roles in Cooperative Learning
	“Minds-On” Learning Inquiry
	Projects and Problem-Centered Group Activities
	Cooperative Centers
	Cooperative Learning and Technology
		Research
		Record Keeping
		Communication
		Presentations
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 9: Experiencing Social Studies
	Looking Ahead
	The Importance of Drama in Social Studies
	Drama through Reading
		Guided Fantasies
		Dramatic Example #1
		Class Action Dramas
		Dramatic Example #2
		Readers’ Theater
	Dramatic Reading
		Dramatic Example #3
		Dramatic Example #4
		Dramatic Example #5
		Dramatic Example #6
	Role Plays and Other Structured Drama Techniques
		Structured Role Play
		Dramatic Example #7
		Sociodramas
		Children’s Theater
	Art- and Story-Related Dramatic Techniques
		Picture Pantomimes
		Story Play
	Reenactment
	Interactional Drama
	Drama Units
	Storytelling in Social Studies
	Process Drama in Social Studies
	Effective Use of Drama in Social Studies
	Simulation Games
		Simulation Example #1
		Simulation Example #2
		Simulation Example #3
		Simulation Example #4
		Simulation Example #5
	Mock Trials
		Trial-Related Activities
	Field Trips
	Service Learning Experiences
	Looking Back
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 10: Issues-Centered Learning and Decision-Making
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Issues-Centered Learning
		Approaches to Issues-Centered Instruction
	Case Studies
	Inquiry Learning
		Moral Reasoning
		Public Issues
		Values Clarification
		Problems with Issues-Centered Learning
	Decision-Making Skills in Relation to Values
	What Values Do You Teach?
		Values Implicit Within a Multicultural Society
		Values That Relate to School Success and to the Functional Classroom
	Developing Values
		Teaching Values Through Pronouncements, Rules, and Warnings
		Teaching Values Through Examples and Models
		Teaching Values Through Stories with Morals or Lessons
		Teaching Values Through Examining Personal Actions of Self and Others
		Teaching Values Through Problem Solving
	Character Development and Citizenship
	Character and Values: A Worldview Perspective
	Social Justice Issues, Decision-Making, and Values
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 11: Technology and Media in Social Studies
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Getting Started: Technology as a Productive Tool
	Technology and Standards
	Online and Virtual Teaching
	Enhancing Instruction with the Internet
		Evaluating Websites
		Media Literacy
		Visual Literacy
		Digital History
		Virtual Field Trips
		WebQuests
		Mobile Technologies and Apps
		Interactive White Boards
		Flipped Classrooms and One-to-One Instruction
	Teaching with Film
	Social Media
	Challenges to Technology Integration
		Access at Home: Addressing the Digital Divide
		Cyberbullying
		Copyright
		Internet Safety
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
	References
Chapter 12: Lesson Plans for Secondary Social Studies
	Looking Ahead
	Can You? Do You?
	Focus Activity
	Economics
	Geography
		Lesson Plan One
		Lesson Documents
			Human Development Index (HDI) ACTIVITY
		Lesson Plan Two
	Notes/Additional Resources
		Appendix A
		Appendix B
			Expansion and Achievements of the Muslim Empire
	Circle Your Assigned Topic
		Appendix C
		Appendix D
	Psychology
	Sociology
	Notes/Additional Resources
		Mafia Card Game
		Case Study
	World History
	Notes/Additional Resources
	U.S. Government
	U.S. History
	Notes/Additional Resources
		Rubric
	Looking Back
	Extension Activity
	Reflective Questions
	Helpful Resources
	Further Reading
About the Authors
Index