A Practical Guide to Middle and Secondary Social Studies - Softcover

Chapin, June R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321087232 ISBN 13: 9780321087232

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2002

Synopsis

"Following in the vein of her best-selling elementary book, June Chapin focuses on key topics that are critical to the teaching of social studies in the middle and secondary classrooms." "This concise, practical text will give you the crucial, relevant strategies and content (including coverage of history, geography, economics, civics, global education, and behavioral sciences) needed to become an effective social studies teacher in today's diverse classrooms. Using the strategies in this text, learn to teach social studies creatively and thoughtfully to encourage your students to become knowledgeable and responsible citizens acting on core values and beliefs." "NEW! Each chapter has a "Diverse Learners" section designed to better prepare you to teach English Language Learners, struggling readers, and students with disabilities, as well as increased coverage of teaching reading in social studies classes." "NEW! Major updates to such topics as No Child Left Behind, Understanding by Design, social justice,revised NCSS standards, Advanced Placement courses, Bloom's taxonomy, taking notes, and global education (Chs. 1, 3, and 7)." "NEW! Additional coverage of Annenberg local civics course, Justice Sandra O'Connor's Our Courts Project, Law Day, Constitution Day, Choices Program, and financial literacy (Chs. 7 and 8)." "NEW! Additional content in Chapter 5 on value-added assessment, best practices with regard to testing, portfolios, team testing, formative assessment, and a summary of characteristics of a good assessment/evaluation system." "NEW! Updates of the NAEP assessments and other national assessments, state standards, and transcript analysis in history, geography, civic education, and economics (Chs. 6, 7, and 8)." "NEW! Technology integrated into thecurriculum throughout all chapters, with attention given to blogs, podcasts, wikis, new online units and lessons, as well as countless new websites."--BOOK JACKET.

About this title

From the Back Cover

This concise, practical book gives readers a look at the crucial, relevant strategies and content they need to be effective teachers of social studies in today’s middle and secondary schools. It concentrates on helping readers teach thoughtfully and creatively so that their students will in turn become knowledgeable and responsible citizens acting on core values and beliefs. The focus is on the goal of civic education.

 

With more changes than in any edition to date, this revision covers recent trends affecting the teaching of Social Studies in the United States in the age of Common Core State Standards, accountability, and the demand to meet the needs of all students in a changing global world.

 

NEW to this Edition:

 

• NEW! Students are brought up to date on the many trends and factors transforming the social studies curriculum today including The Common Core State Standards, No Child Left Behind legislation, and the success rate of social studies Advanced Placement courses.
• NEW! Up-to-date information on the uses of newer technology including blended learning, flipped classrooms, social media, Wiki research, the promise of ebooks, and more on computer resources, with attention to the Internet and scaffolding.
• NEW! A focus on subjects at the core of most states’ social studies standards:
• An updated, more illustrative, motivating look at how to teach history
• New information on teaching civics and global education
• Expanded information on economics and the behavioral sciences
• An increase from one section to a full chapter on geography
• NEW! Additional assessment data in the areas of the Common Core State Standards, informal formative assessments, student response systems, NAEP results.
• NEW! Increased attention to differential instruction and culturally responsive differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students.
• NEW! New material for improving basic teacher instructional methods, including classroom management, classroom discussion, interactive boards, blogs, and academic English.
• NEW! More information on creativity and the New Social Studies.

From the Back Cover

Following in the vein of her best-selling elementary book, June Chapin focuses on key topics that are critical to the teaching of social studies in the middle and secondary classrooms.

 

This concise resource enables students to concentrate on crucial strategies and content to become effective social studies teachers who will be prepared to teach in diverse classrooms.  The text interweaves small group and individual exercises, as well as large group discussion questions to show how to apply the methods and strategies to actual classroom experiences.  It is designed to prepare readers to teach social studies creatively and thoughtfully so their students become knowledgeable and responsible citizens acting on core values and beliefs.

 

The second edition:

·         Discusses the impact of No Child Left Behind and state standards.

·         Includes new materials on wireless technology, WebQuests, handheld computers, tablet PCs, blogs, and computer security to help teachers incorporate technology into the curriculum.

·         Gives expanded attention to English Language Learners, differentiated instruction, use of primary sources, gender, the Civic Mission of Schools, globalization, AP courses, mounting criticism of middle and high schools, and problem-based learning. 

·         Demonstrates three ways to teach a sample unit on the American Revolution including a technology approach, a conceptual approach, and a combined traditional project approach.

·         Features new sample units, lesson plans, resources, and web sites in each chapter.

·         Provides sample Classroom Episodes to challenge readers to react to actual classroom situations.

·         Highlights a controversial topic in each chapter that explores the issues facing social studies teachers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0321087232
• ISBN 13: 9780321087232
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 237