Elementary Social Studies Constructing a Powerful Approach to Teaching and Learning

Name: Elementary Social Studies Constructing a Powerful Approach to Teaching and Learning
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ISBN: 9780618443604

ISBN-10: 0618443606

ISBN-13: 9780618443604

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: S. G. Grant, Bruce VanSledright

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This text frames and develops a coherent, practical, and engaging approach to teaching and learning elementary social studies. The authors combine the latest research on learning patterns, curriculum structure and presentation, and assessment with practical issues like classroom management, goal establishment, and creative lesson planning. "Elementary Social Studies" is organized according to four commonplaces of education--learners and learning, subject matter, teachers and teaching, and classroom environment--to help teachers create a powerful learning environment for their students. The Second Edition includes additional emphasis on issues of multiculturalism and diversity and teaching…

Book details

List price: $152.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 4/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Note: Each chapter concludes with a Chapter


Summary and Teaching Resources



The Commonplaces of Education: A Framework for Powerful Social Studies Teaching



Creating a Framework for the Social Studies Classroom Introducing the Commonplaces Looking at the Commonplaces in Interaction



Learners and Learning: Understanding What Students Know and How They Come to Know It Knowing and Learning About Social Studies


A Constructivist View of Learning Social Studies



Subject Matter


A Threads Approach But There's Just Too Much Here! The Threads Approach



Teachers and Teaching


Working with Big Ideas Teachers and Teaching Putting It All Together with Big Ideas


The Big Idea as Key to Pedagogical Action



Teachers and Teaching


Choosing Strategies


Curriculum Materials, and Assessment Techniques Pulling Together a Pedagogical Plan Teaching Strategies


Curriculum Materials Assessment Influences on Teachers Content and Instructional Decisions



The Classroom Environment


Creating a Genuine Community


The Complex Nature of Social Studies Classrooms


Traditional Classroom Environments


The Promise of Genuine Classroom Communities



Putting the Commonplaces into Action



Purposes, Goals, and Objectives for Teaching and Learning


Goal Frameworks and Good Citizens Educational Goal Frameworks and the Supporting Arguments Sources for Guidance About Goals Building a Goal


Framework Some Parting Thoughts About Goals



Unit Planning and the Commonplaces


Pulling It All Together Applying the Commonplaces Creating the Unit Plan Parting Thoughts



Becoming a Reflective Social Studies Teacher Defining Reflective Practice Reflectiveness in Teaching


An Illustration Reflection and the Social Context of Teaching Review of Key Themes


Some Parting Thoughts


Appendix: Content Resources from Children's Literature