Early Childhood Elementary Middle Level Education Department ELE 3340 Section 002 Social Studies for Elementary School Children Spring 2009 Instructor Linda Sherwood Location BB2160 Time 10 00 11 40 MW Office BB1323 Office Hours 9 00 10 00 M R 1 00 4 00 M R and or by appointment Telephone Office 217 581 7830 Home 217 382 5772 E mail lssherwood eiu edu Unit Theme Educator as creator of effective educational environments integrating diverse students subjects strategies and technologies Catalog Description Planning and organizing for instruction material selection and evaluation in social studies Field based activities will be provided in conjunction with ELE 4000 or MLE 4000 Prerequisites Concurrent Enrollment ELE 3000 and concurrent enrollment in ELE 3290 ELE 4000 and ELE 4880 or permission of department chair For middle school option consult advisor for course sequence University Teacher Education requirements apply and department requirements for enrollment must be met Course Purpose The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse democratic society in an interdependent world NCSS Expectations of Excellence p vii ELE 3340 is structured to assist in preparing preservice teachers to teach social studies in elementary and middle schools Course goals include helping preservice teachers to develop a confidence in their teaching abilities b knowledge of social studies content and sequences and c the ability to select and utilize developmentally and age appropriate materials and techniques ELE 3340 is essential in helping preservice teachers acquire knowledge interactive and informational processing skills attitudes and commitments necessary for effective teaching of the social studies in elementary and middle schools Course Textbooks Welton D A 2004 Children and their world Strategies for teaching social studies 8th Ed Boston Houghton Mifflin Company National Council for the Social Studies 1994 Expectations of excellence Curriculum standards for the social studies Upper Saddle River NJ Prentice Hall Inc Supplemental Materials Live Text account Teaching Model The Social Family Models Building the Learning Community When we work together we generate a collective energy that we call synergy The social models of teaching are constructed to take advantage of this phenomenon by building learning communities Essentially classroom management is a matter of developing cooperative relationships in the classroom The development of positive school cultures is a process of developing integrative and productive ways of interacting and norms that support vigorous learning activity Joyce B Weil M Calhoun E 2009 Models of teaching 8th ed Boston Pearson Dispositions Teacher candidates in the department of EC ELE MLE will exhibit professional ethical practices effective communication sensitivity to diversity and the ability to provide varied teaching practices evidenced in a supportive and encouraging atmosphere for learning Live Text Assessment Requirement For those classes with Live Text or Practicum If the portfolio or Live Text requirements are rated by the instructor to have been completed in less than a satisfactory manner then no more than a D may be earned in the class regardless of the number of points earned Standards related to ELE 3340 Course Requirements demonstrated competencies with the following standards Illinois Professional Teaching Standards IPTS http www isbe state il us profprep PDFs ipts pdf Language Arts Standards for all Illinois Teachers LASIT http www isbe net profprep CASCDvr pdfs 24110 corelangarts std pdf Technology Standards for all Illinois Teachers TSIT http www isbe net profprep CASCDvr pdfs 24120 coretechnology pdf ISTE NETS standards for all teachers and for pre service teachers prior to student teaching http cnets iste org teachers t profile pro html Revised November 2008 SPA Standards Alignment Special Professional Association Standards based on ACEI Association for Childhood Education International program standards for elementary teacher preparation http www acei org Synopsis htm and http www acei org ncateindex htm NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC http www naeyc org accreditation next era asp Outcomes specific to ELE 3340 Students will Demonstrate commitment to continuing enhancement of knowledge bases in the Social Studies and in best practice pedagogy Search evaluate and apply appropriate resources including primary sources Develop conceptually connected themed curriculum Ground pedagogy in democratic beliefs and values NCSS Utilize inquiry and critical thinking in curriculum development Place emphasis on reasoned and informed decision making for the common good in a diverse and interdependent world according to the NCSS definition of competent citizenship the goal of the Social Studies Course Requirements Demonstrated Competencies Aligned Standards Participation Performance includes discussion volunteer input engagement with others and cooperative learning situations that relate to social issues and social concerns Focus is on critical citizenship education that results in constructive social action ACEI 5 3 IPTS 7 9 10 ISTE 1 LASIT 2 Integrated Social Studies Curriculum Unit Performance includes application of technology skills in researching topics and development activities reflecting creativity higher order thinking skills different learning styles and multiple assessments Qualitative and developmentally appropriate children s literature will be collected and applied in unit projects Focus is on the design of integrated and themed curriculum for comprehensive social studies and citizenship in a global village including the creation of learning environments that invite development of healthy self concept and pro social behaviors ACEI 2 8 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 IPTS 1 3 4 5 6 8 ISTE 2 3 LASIT 1 2 3 LiveText uploads will be submitted from the Social Studies Curriculum Unit Group Presentations Performance includes demonstration of effective communication skills application of technology tools and utilization of productivity tools such as Power Point or LiveText Focus is on dissemination of social studies content knowledge ACEI 3 5 5 4 IPTS 7 9 ISTE 2 5 LASIT 2 Literature Journal Internet Reviews Performance may include assembling and evaluating books for a literacy circle reading an article