| |
| |
| |
An Introduction to the Social Studies | |
| |
| |
| |
The Past, Present, and Future of Social Studies Teaching and Learning | |
| |
| |
Definitions of Social Studies | |
| |
| |
A Brief History of Social Studies Teaching | |
| |
| |
21st Century Skills | |
| |
| |
Social Studies: The Curriculum | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
The Fundamentals of Social Studies Teaching | |
| |
| |
| |
Social Studies Lesson and Unit Plans | |
| |
| |
General Guidelines for Planning Social Studies Lessons | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plan Formats | |
| |
| |
Writing Lesson Objectives | |
| |
| |
Perspectives on the Teaching Sequence | |
| |
| |
Principles for Planning Instructional Units | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
Assessment of Social Studies Learning | |
| |
| |
Purposes and Goals of Assessment | |
| |
| |
Essentials of Effective Assessment | |
| |
| |
Gathering Data | |
| |
| |
Analyzing and Sharing Assessment Data | |
| |
| |
Assessment and Diversity: Final Thoughts | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
| |
Differentiation, Integration, and the Development of Academic Skills | |
| |
| |
| |
Differentiated Instruction | |
| |
| |
Linguistic Diversity | |
| |
| |
Cultural Diversity | |
| |
| |
Exceptionality | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
A Multicultural, Integrated Social Studies Curriculum | |
| |
| |
A Multicultural Social Studies Curriculum | |
| |
| |
The Integrated Curriculum | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
Cooperative Learning | |
| |
| |
Introduction to Cooperative Learning | |
| |
| |
An Overview of the Research and Descriptions of Cooperative Learning Structures | |
| |
| |
Making Cooperative Learning Work | |
| |
| |
Other Issues in Grouping | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
Inquiry and Critical Thinking | |
| |
| |
Inquiry: An Overview | |
| |
| |
A Teaching Sequence for an Inquiry | |
| |
| |
Inquiry as Cooperative Learning: Group Investigation | |
| |
| |
Critical Thinking: An Overview | |
| |
| |
Developing Critical Thinking Skills | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
Literacy | |
| |
| |
Social Studies Textbooks | |
| |
| |
Children's Literature: Information Books and Biography | |
| |
| |
Children's Literature: Fiction | |
| |
| |
Writing in the Social Studies Program | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
Content-Specific Instruction | |
| |
| |
| |
Democratic Citizenship | |
| |
| |
Democratic Citizenship: The First Goal of Social Studies | |
| |
| |
Competing Perspectives on Citizenship Education | |
| |
| |
Citizenship Education: Content | |
| |
| |
Citizenship Education: Values | |
| |
| |
Citizenship Education: Processes | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
History | |
| |
| |
History in the Elementary School: Overview and Research | |
| |
| |
History in the Elementary School: Content | |
| |
| |
History in the Elementary School: Processes | |
| |
| |
Teaching History in the Elementary School | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
Geography | |
| |
| |
Geography in the Elementary School: Overview and Research on Children's Understanding of Geography | |
| |
| |
Geography in the Elementary School: Content | |
| |
| |
Geography in the Elementary School: Processes | |
| |
| |
Teaching Geography: Challenges and Principles of Instruction, Map Reading, Map Making | |
| |
| |
Teaching Geography: Computer-Based Resources | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
| |
The Other Social Sciences and Topics of Special Interest | |
| |
| |
Completing the Social Studies Curriculum | |
| |
| |
Anthropology | |
| |
| |
Economics | |
| |
| |
Psychology and Sociology | |
| |
| |
Global Education, Environmental Education, and Current Events | |
| |
| |
Summary of Key Points | |
| |
| |
Lesson Plans and Instructional Activities | |
| |
| |
Children's Literature to Support Social Studies Instruction | |
| |
| |
References | |
| |
| |
Author Index | |
| |
| |
Subject Index | |