A Practical Guide to Middle and Secondary Social Studies

"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.

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.