EDUC 386 Social Studies Teaching for Grades 4 & 5
This course delivers specific content and concepts as well as pedagogy for social studies teaching at the 4th and 5th grade level. Current practices and innovation focusing on the Ohio Learning Standards for Social Studies for grades four and five as well as National Council of the Social Studies Standards (NCSS) will be examined. Teaching methods and practices that encourage the development of higher order thinking skills will be stressed. Students will construct and design instructional strategies for content and performance standards at the 4th and 5th grade level and design a two-week integrated, multi-disciplinary unit.
Credits
3