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Each chapter contains a "Summary," "References," and "Websites." Some chapters also include "Suggested Readings," "Professional Journals" and "Organizations" sections | |
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Preface | |
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Middle and Secondary Social Studies | |
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Why Become a Social Studies Teacher? | |
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What Should Be Taught? States Standards and No Child Left Behind Act | |
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What Is "Social Studies?" A Single-Subject Discipline? | |
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Why Should Social Studies Be Taught? Goals of Civic Education | |
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What Content Should Be Taught, and When? | |
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Should Values and Character Education Be Taught? | |
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Planning for the Social Studies | |
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Planning | |
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Long-Range Planning | |
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Instructional Objectives and Specific Standards | |
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Organizing Content and Skills into Units | |
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Lesson Plans | |
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Block Scheduling | |
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Basic Instructional Methods | |
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The Need for Variety | |
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What Happens in Real Classrooms? | |
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Teacher Lectures | |
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Direct Teaching or Direct Instruction | |
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Whole Class Discussion | |
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Questioning | |
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Independent Projects | |
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Active Learning | |
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Cooperative Learning | |
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Group Projects | |
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Co-op Co-op | |
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Other Formats for Small Groups | |
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Inquiry and Problem-Based Learning | |
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Roll Playing and Simulations | |
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Assessment and Evaluation | |
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Perceptions of Evaluation | |
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NAEP and State Tests | |
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Assessing Student Learning | |
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Teacher-Made Paper and Pencil Tests | |
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Performance-Based Assessment | |
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Grades and Report Cards | |
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Teaching History | |
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The Predominance of History in the Social Studies Curriculum | |
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Controversies on What History Should be Taught | |
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Methods and Resources for Historical Understandings | |
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Methods and Resources for Historical Thinking Skills | |
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Teaching Geography, Economics, and the Behavioral Sciences | |
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The Status of Geography in the Schools | |
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Geography Standards and the Teaching of Geography | |
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The Status of Economics in the Schools | |
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National Economics Frameworks and Standards | |
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The Teaching of Economics | |
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Behavioral Sciences: Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology | |
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Teaching Civic Education and Global Education | |
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Civics Standards | |
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NAEP 1998 Civics Report Card | |
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Improving Civic Education in the Classroom and School | |
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The Community: Local Government and Service Learning | |
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Global Education and Multicultural/Diversity Education | |
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Technology and Professional Growth | |
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Technology Issues and Challenges | |
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Student Computer Standards for Media Literacy | |
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The Computer as a Productivity Tool: Word Processing | |
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Using the Internet: E-Mail and the World Wide Web | |
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Locating and Evaluating Resources | |