Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies (6th Edition) - Softcover

Savage, Tom V.; Armstrong, David G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131738437 ISBN 13: 9780131738430

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

The sixth edition of this popular book helps readers aid children in developing thinking skills and master principles, encouraging them to understand the world, approach challenges from different perspectives, and understand and stand firm in the face of injustice. Understanding social studies is crucial to the creation of thoughtful, involved citizens. Up-to-date material on technology and pro-social behavior challenges readers to reflect upon significant issues. Topics include: the definition of social studies; history and geography; political science and economics; sociology, anthropology and psychology; teaching social studies; culture, gender, and exceptionalities; planning and assessing by working with the social studies standards. This book will serve as an excellent resource for all educators in the field of social studies, as well as for those employed in various fields where social studies is a component in understanding today's social trends.

About this title

From the Publisher:

State-of-the-art in perspective, this text provides a solid introduction to the purposes of social studies, to the excitement, fun, and nature of the social science disciplines, and to the variety of methods that teachers can use with their pupils to promote growth toward informed and responsible citizenship. Highly practical in approach, it not only tells what should be done, but details how to do it.

From the Back Cover:

Sixth Edition

Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies

Tom V. Savage  ♦   David G. Armstrong

 

Widely praised as practical and user-friendly, Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies, Six Edition, offers a clear overview of the social sciences to strengthen preservice teachers' content knowledge and outlines effective methods for teaching social studies in today's diverse classrooms.  In tune with the reality of limited classroom time to deovte to social studies instruction, the authors suggest ways teachers can integrate the social studies with other subject areas (see Chapter 11).  Highlighting the importance of teaching social studies to foster the development of thoughtful, involved citizens and cognizant of the realities of teaching today, Savage and Armstrong provide a resource for learning today and teaching tomorrow.

 

New to this edition:

• 40 new and revised Lesson Ideas help you plan, teach, and assess social studies lessons (for example, see page 197, Lesson Idea 8-3).
• Chapter 5, Selecting Teaching Approaches for Knowledge Acquisition
• Chapter 6, Selecting Teaching Approaches for Knowledge Discovery
• More coverage of teaching research skills, time, and chronology (see Chapter 7)
• Increased focus on backward planning, helping teachers align learning objectives with learning outcomes (see Chapter 10)
• New section on grading strategies to help teachers select assessments that focus on important educational outcomes (see Chapter 12)

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0131738437
• ISBN 13: 9780131738430
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 352