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| List of Figures | |
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| List of Tables | |
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| Preface | |
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| Becoming a Professional Social Studies Teacher | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Influences and Experiences | |
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| Professional Certification, Conduct, and Ethics | |
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| Professional Organizations | |
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| Professional Development | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Contemporary Social Studies | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| The Goals of Social Studies | |
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| Why is There Controversy in Social Studies? | |
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| Social Studies Curriculum | |
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| Incorporating Themes from the Standards | |
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| Social Studies and the Common Core | |
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| Constructivism and Social Studies | |
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| A Problems Approach to Social Studies | |
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| Problems Approach in the Classroom | |
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| The Social Science Disciplines | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Instructional Planning for Social Studies | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Why is Planning Important? | |
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| Setting the Stage: Creating the Environment | |
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| Why Don't Teachers Plan? | |
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| Textbook-Centered Units | |
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| Types of Planning for Social Studies Units | |
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| Deciding on Unit Topics | |
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| Developing the Unit Plan | |
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| Instructional Objectives | |
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| Content Outlines and Flowcharts | |
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| Concept Webs | |
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| Moving Toward the Development of Activities | |
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| Unit Elements Format | |
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| Finding and Using Prepared Units | |
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| Planning for Shorter Instructional Sequences | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Assessment and Evaluation in Social Studies | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| The Role of Assessment in the Social Studies | |
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| Principles of Assessment | |
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| Guidelines for Assessment | |
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| Authentic Assessment and Portfolios | |
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| Assessment through Tests | |
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| Assessing Projects and Reports | |
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| Subjective Assessment | |
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| Peer Assessment and Self-Assessment | |
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| Checklist and Rubric Assessment | |
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| Analytical Assessment | |
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| Teacher Observations and Anecdotal Records | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Reading and Writing in Social Studies | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Every Teacher is a Reading Teacher | |
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| Reading and Writing Assignments in the Social Studies | |
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| Reading Skills Needed in Social Studies | |
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| Helping Students Read Social Studies Materials | |
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| Less Can Be More: Quality Reading in Social Studies | |
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| Reading Textbooks | |
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| Reading Questions and Task Statements | |
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| Reading Social Studies-Themed Trade Books | |
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| Connecting Writing to Both Social Studies and Reading | |
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| Organizing to Write | |
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| Developing Research and Reporting Skills | |
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| Writing Creatively | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Social Studies and Diverse Learners | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Multiple Intelligences | |
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| Multicultural Directions in Social Studies | |
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| Social Studies and English Language Learners (ELLs) | |
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| Social Studies and Exceptional Education Students | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Teaching Thinking, Problem Solving, and Skill Acquisition | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Thinking Skills | |
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| Logical Thinking and Analyzing Skills | |
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| Critical and Creative Thinking | |
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| Problem-Solving and Inquiry | |
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| Promoting Critical Thinking with Modules | |
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| Promoting Inquiry with Case Studies | |
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| Incorporating Thinking and Learning Skills in Social Studies | |
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| Building the Desire to Master Study Skills | |
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| Finding Information | |
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| Maps and Globes | |
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| Using Maps | |
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| Charts, Graphs, and Maps | |
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| Economic Skills | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Cooperative Learning in Social Studies | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Social Factors in Cooperative Learning Groups | |
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| Different Approaches to Grouping | |
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| Cooperative and Collaborative Learning and Curricular Goals | |
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| Organizing Cooperative and Collaborative Learning Groups | |
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| Student Roles in Cooperative Learning | |
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| "Minds-On" Learning Inquiry | |
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| Projects and Problem-Centered Group Activities | |
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| Cooperative Centers | |
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| Cooperative Learning and Technology | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Drama, Role Play, and Simulations | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| The Importance of Drama in Social Studies | |
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| Drama Through Reading | |
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| Role Plays and Other Structured Drama Techniques | |
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| Art and Story-Related Dramatic Techniques | |
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| Reenactment | |
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| Interactional Drama | |
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| Story Telling in Social Studies | |
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| Process Drama in Social Studies | |
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| Effective Use of Drama in Social Studies | |
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| Simulation Games | |
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| Mock Trials | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Issues-Centered Learning and Decision Making | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Issues-Centered Learning | |
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| Decision-Making Skills in Relation to Values | |
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| What Values Do You Teach? | |
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| Developing Values | |
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| Character Development and Citizenship | |
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| Character and Values: A Worldview Perspective | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Technology and Media in Social Studies | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Getting Started: Technology as a Productive Tool | |
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| Technology and Standards | |
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| Enhancing Instruction with the Internet | |
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| Teaching with Film | |
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| Social Media | |
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| Challenges to Technology Integration | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| Lesson Plans for Secondary Social Studies | |
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| Looking Ahead | |
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| Can You? Do You? | |
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| Focus Activity | |
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| Economics | |
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| Geography | |
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| Psychology | |
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| Sociology | |
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| World History | |
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| U.S. Government | |
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| U.S. History | |
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| Looking Back | |
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| Extension | |
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| Self-Test | |
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| Resources | |
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| References | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Index | |