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)
Packaged with
50 Social Studies Strategies for K-8 Classrooms
Second Edition
Kathryn M. Obenchain ♦ Ronald V. Morris
This second edition of 50 Social Studies Strategies for K-8 Classrooms continues the tradition of providing effective, practical strategies that create meaningful social studies experiences for students in various classroom arrangements. It also focuses on the connections between social studies and literacy. New strategies have also been added, including Teaching Core Democratic ideas, Museum Exhibits, and Virtual Field Trips.
User-Friendly Organization
- Part One provides two student-centered strategies requiring higher-level thinking (discovery learning and inquiry learning) and two teacher-centered strategies that foster a collaborative and supportive learning community (community building and rule making).
- Part Two contains 46 strategies listed alphabetically for the reader's convenience.
- Multiple assessment types provide educators with a wide variety of appropriate tools.
Each Strategy Includes
- Appropriate grade level designation and National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) standard
- Introduction that provides the rationale as to why the strategy is beneficial to social studies students, supported by research where appropriate
- Specific outlines on how to facilitate and direct the strategies
- Classroom examples that illustrate how the strategy should be implemented
- References and resources that provide scholarly support, additional readings, websites, or professional organizations related to the topic
A matrix, printed on the inside cover, identifies how each strategy aligns with the NCSS Standards.
