Making connections in elementary and middle school social studies / Andrew P. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Andrew P. (Andrew Paul)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States.

Active learning--United States.

Active learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 368 p.) : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text is based on the idea that students learn more and are more motivated to learn whey they are able to connect their own knowledge, observations, ideas, imagination, and emotions with the content at hand. The CD uses video footage that can be shown to illustrate the concepts presented in the book and stimulate class discussion.

Contents:

Cover; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; Preface; Section 1: Building a Framework for Social Studies; 1 - Defining Social Studies; 2 - Celebrating Diversity in Social Studies Education; Section II: Planning and Assessment in Social Studies; 3 - Planning Learning Experiences; 4 - Assessing Student Growth; Section III: Instructional Strategies in Social Studies; 5 - Instructional Models in Social Studies; 6 - Differentiating the Curriculum; 7 - Teaching Cognitive Processes in Social Studies; 8 - Inquiry Learning in Social Studies; 9 - Learning Through Human Interaction

Section IV: Using Social Studies to Enhance Literacy10 - Textbooks and Social Studies; 11 - Learning Through Literature and Language Arts; Section V: Teaching Subject Area Content in Social Studies; 12 - Teaching History and Geography; 13 - Teaching Civics and Government and Economics; Section VI: Using Social Studies to Enhance Democracy; 14 - Using Current Events and the Internet in Social Studies Education; 15 - The Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Dimensions of Social Studies Education; Epilogue; Glossary; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452210452

1452210454

9781483302133

148330213X

9781452275130

1452275130

OCLC:

833764145