Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies - Couverture rigide

Sixth Edition

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)

Completely rewritten, the fifth edition of this popular text again helps children develop thinking skills and master foundational principles while encouraging them to understand the world, approach challenges from multiple perspectives, and stand firm in the face of injustice. Material focuses on the role of social studies in creating thoughtful, involved citizens and provides an overview of the history of social studies that helps prospective teachers grasp the significance of social studies in the accomplishment of this goal.