Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Principles and Applications - Softcover

Zarrillo, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013256551X ISBN 13: 9780132565516

Publisher: Pearson, 2011

Synopsis

Learn how to meet the needs of the diverse students in your first classroom through this unique elementary social studies methods textbook. With a unifying theme of diversity, it emphasizes differentiated instruction and meeting the needs of all students, including special attention to English learners, children with mild learning disabilities, and gifted students.  Chapters on differentiated instruction (Chapter 4) and culturally-responsive teaching (Chapter 5) provide a strong foundation and context for the strategies and teaching tips that follow in later chapters.

 

Reflecting the national trends toward standards-based instruction and greater utilization of technology, this book is a great resource for your first classroom and beyond. Read and reference this text for comprehensive coverage including new chapters on teaching geography and the literacy and social studies connection, as well as existing chapters on the history and current status of social studies; lesson and unit planning; cooperative learning; critical thinking; technology; assessment; integrating the language arts, the visual arts, and the performing arts; citizenship education; history and geography; and the other social sciences. Finally, instructors and students have praised earlier editions of this book because of its pragmatic and accessible style.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Today, social studies teachers are facing more diversity in content, pedagogy, and student populations than ever before. With diversity as its central theme, and thirty-six detailed vignettes, lesson plans, and unit plans, the fourth edition of Teaching Elementary Social Studies prepares prospective teachers to meet challenges in all areas of diversity, sensitively and effectively.

 

New to the Fourth Edition:

 

·        Two new chapters on literacy and social studies teaching and teaching geography.

·        New coverage of “Backward Design”, service learning, planning successful field trips, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

·        Earlier coverage of unit planning, lesson planning, and assessment.

·        A new discussion of 21st Century Skills focuses on joint effort of the National Council for the Social Studies and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

·        Throughout the text, 40 new teaching ideas with computer-based resources show how students can use web-based information and produce digital products.

·        Fifty new children’s books are cited and many new, excellent works of juvenile literature are integrated into the text.

·        Updated with the most current information including 100 new professional references.

About the Author

Dr. James Zarrillo is a Professor in the Department of Teacher Education. In September of 2009, he accepted the position of Interim Associate Dean of the College of Education and Allied Studies. Dr. Zarrillo's area of scholarly interest is the elementary school curriculum; specifically, children's literature, reading instruction, and social studies. Dr. Zarrillo is the author five books, several chapters in edited books and many journal articles. Dr. Zarrillo has been a member of the faculty at CSU East Bay since 1995. He was Chair of the Department of Teacher Education from 1995-1999, again in 2004-2007, and once more from January to June of 2009. He served as the Assistant Dean for Technology and Accountability in the College of Education and Allied Studies in 2001-2002. Prior to coming to CSU East Bay, Dr. Zarrillo was a member of the faculty at CSU Long Beach from 1988 - 1995. He taught elementary school in Burbank, California, from 1976- 1986.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 013256551X
• ISBN 13: 9780132565516
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 380