Class Schedule- EDU 332 (Lipscomb)
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Class Schedule- EDU 332 (Lipscomb)
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Jan. 18, 20
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Inquiry into Self
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Welcome & Introductions What do we know about ourselves as learners, as members of a community, and as teachers? What do we know about social studies? What are our own experiences as social studies students? |
Tourdot (handout)
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Jan. 20, 25, 27; Feb. 1,3, 8 |
Inquiry into Content |
What is social studies? Why is content important for teachers? How do we investigate history? How do we investigate civics? How do we teach geography to elementary students? How do we teach economics to elementary students? (History, Government) |
Lee Ch. 1, 5, 6, 7
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ABC Book (due Feb.8) |
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Feb. 10, 15, 17, 22 |
Inquiry into Context |
How does a teacher's own lens/approach to social studies influence children's learning? How is multiculturalism reflected in the social studies? How can we provide adaptations for all children to be successful in social studies? How do we teach social studies to students for whom English is not their first language? (Student Differences Card Game Simulation) |
Lee Ch. 12 Steele (handout) Ukpokodu(handout) |
Mini Unit Topic/ Rationale (Feb.15) **bring cards to class for Feb. 17** Midterm (Feb. 22) |
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Feb. 24; Mar. 1, 3, 15, 17 |
Inquiry into Planning, Teaching, Assessing |
How do we develop powerful social studies units of instruction? What are some teaching strategies that work particularly well in elementary social studies classrooms? In planning, how do we handle the difference between depth and breadth in subject coverage? How do we assess student work? (Depth vs. Breadth activity) |
Van Sledright (class handout) Lee Ch. 4,8, 9, 11,13
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Part 1 of Field Experience Journal (teacher, content, context) (Feb. 24)
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Mar. 22,24,29,31; Apr. 5,12,14,19,21 |
Inquiry into Acts of Teaching (Integration) |
How do we incorporate technology into social studies instruction? How do we integrate literature into social studies teaching? How do we integrate the arts into social studies teaching? (Service Learning)
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Lee Ch.10, 14 Shively (handout) Phillips (handout)
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First lesson of mini unit/ Outline (Mar. 31) Journal part II—students, integration, assessment, reflection on teaching (Apr. 19) Mini Unit (Apr. 21) |
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Apr. 26 |
Inquiry into Professional Self |
What happens from here?
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Apr. 30 |
Final Exam |
Exam (12:00--2:30) |
** Because I believe that class content should reflect students' collective needs, I reserve the right to alter the agenda within the course of the semester.