This comprehensive introduction to the craft, research, and theory of social studies teaching in the middle and secondary grades examines the origins and evolution of social studies and citizenship topics across the United States. Guidelines are provided to apply theory to classroom practice. Exploration is included of the ferment, controversies, and challenges that characterize today's social studies instruction in middle and secondary grades. The book contains complete coverage of standards related to social studies curriculum—including: the History Standards Project, the Geography Standards Project, the National Council on Economic Education Standards, National Standards for Civics and Government, and the NCSS Curriculum Standards. A full chapter on using technology to enhance instruction discusses multimedia, distance learning, telecommunications, the Internet, and the implication technology has on teaching social studies. This edition also includes expanded coverage of multicultural and global education topics, and an abundance of lesson plans, instructional models, applications, and examples—all thoroughly grounded in proven theory, research, and practitioner wisdom. For social studies teachers at the middle and secondary grade levels.
!--1724Q-6, 0-13-117244-1, Martorella, Peter H., Teaching Social Studies in Middle and Secondary Schools, 4/E//-- This readable, accessible book offers prospective teachers a comprehensive introduction to teaching social studies to...
Revised and updated second edition offers an overall framework to guide teaching in setting objectives, devising lessons, and choosing classroom strategies, as well as assistance in constructing tests.
New to This Edition This third edition has been refined with new and relevant topics and strategies needed for effectively teaching middle and high school social studies.
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Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools: A Handbook
†Bertram L. Linder, Edwin Selzer, and Barry M. Berk, A World History (Chicago: Science Research Associates, 1979), p. 667. #Burton F. Beers, World History: Patterns of Civilization (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1983), p. 731.
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....
2nd edition Ronald W. Evans ... I tell you I was glad when I heard I was taken off to be sold, because of what I escape; but Ijump out of the fryin'-pan into the fire. ... Incidents in the life of a slave girl, written by herself.
SUMMARY:Provides a practical guide for prospective and experienced teachers, accenting lesson and unit planning, resources and methods, as well as outlining the purposes and aims of social studies learnings.
Features of the book include: * A full chapter on lesson plans designed to provide middle and secondary social studies teachers with classroom tested lesson plans.