Discover the Universe of Social Studies ELE3340 Barford Department of Early Childhood Elementary and Middle Level Education NCATE syllabus format Eastern Illinois University ELE3340 Social Studies for the Elementary School College of Education and Professional Studies THEME Educator as creator of effective educational environments integrating diverse students subjects strategies societies and technologies Course Description ELE3340 Social Studies for the Elementary School planning and organizing for instruction material selection and evaluation in social studies Field based activities will be provided in ELE4000 Block II Prerequisites Block I and concurrent enrollment in ELE3290 and ELE4880 Textbooks Welton David A 2002 Children and Their World Strategies for Teaching Social Studies Seventh Edition Houghton Mifflin Geneva IL National Council for the Social Studies 1994 Expectations of Excellence Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies NCSS Washington D C Readings and Resources Packet may be purchased at the MLK Union Copy Express Recommended Social Studies links Instructor Judy Barford E mail cfjab eiu edu http www ux1 eiu edu cfjab please bookmark this page for frequent class reference Be alert to the CEPS Homepage Office Buzzard Hall Rm 2205 hours Spring 2006 MW 10 00 11 00 TR 2 00 3 00 Please give notification in advance if you would like to meet during office hours mailbox Buzzard Hall Rm 2216 office phone 217 581 7885 home phone 217345 9653 FAX 217 581 6300 Course Purpose ELE3340 is organized to prepare teacher education students to teach and commit to social studies curriculum in elementary and middle schools Course goals include helping students a develop relevant social studies curriculum based upon challenging and value based content knowledge b enhance knowledge of social studies broad goals and values c select and utilize materials and strategies for diversity and multiethnic respect and responsibilities d connect social studies curriculum to real world concerns e utilize diverse technologies in support of effective citizenship education ELE3340 is essential in helping teacher education students acquire knowledge interactive and informational processing skills attitudes values and commitments necessary for effective teaching of the social studies in elementary and middle schools Effective teaching in the social studies is attainment of the goal of effective citizenship caring to make informed decisions for the common good in a diverse and interdependent world for all students CEPS Rationale and Assumptions for all EC ELE MLE Classes 1 Foster students desire for lifelong learning and model one s own desire for lifelong learning including self evaluation 2 Demonstrate effective communication skills 3 Strive for positive development of students intellectual social and moral skills and behaviors 4 Design instruction that will develop and utilize the cognitive and affective processes by which children learn 5 Demonstrate a knowledge of facts and an understanding of fundamental principles ideas and relationships among various knowledge domains 6 Demonstrate knowledge of past and present developments issues research and social influences in the field of education 7 Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of technology tools Outcomes Specific to ELE3340 1 Enhance the concept and experience of thoughtful democratic citizenship 2 Utilize vital social issues and current events in lesson planning 3 Demonstrate a firm knowledge base in the social sciences including history anthropology economics geography and humanities 4 Design integrated and themed curriculum for comprehensive social studies 5 Create learning environments to invite development of healthy self concept and prosocial behaviors 6 Foster appreciation of individual uniqueness cultural pluralism citizenship in the global village 7 Promote cooperation and conflict resolution so that the classroom and the school can be democratic microsocieties 8 Identify criteria by which one decides what will be learned and what instructional strategies will be employed to deliver that learning 9 Incorporate local state and National Council for the Social Studies standards in SS lesson planning and instructional delivery 10 Incorporate up to date technology and telecommunications in lesson planning and instructional delivery 11 Promote higher order thinking and decision making based upon involvement with critical issues 12 Design authentic appropriate and varied forms of evaluation for social studies 13 Manage the social studies classroom to optimize academically engaged time 14 Teach so that critical citizenship education can result in constructive social action Learning Models Social Systems This model is constructed to take advantage of the collective energy people generate when working together by building learning communities Learning is viewed as an interaction between the student and critical aspects of the school and home environment and focuses on the whole ecosystem not just the learner The model is designed to lead students to define problems explore various perspectives of the problems and study together to master information ideas and skills The teacher organizes the group process and disciplines it helps the students find and organize information and ensures a vigorous level of activity and discourse B Joyce M Weil and B Showers 1992 Models of Teaching Allyn and Bacon We teach by creating environments for children We believe the strength in education resides in the intelligent use of a powerful variety of approaches We believe the world of education should be a pluralistic one that children and adults alike should have a cafeteria of alternatives to stimulate their growth and nurture both their unique potential and their capacity to make common cause in the rejuvenation of our troubled society B Joyce and M Weil 1980 Models of Teaching 2nd edition pp xxiii xxxiv Course Calendar use the above link for the continuation of the syllabus with weekly topics tasks and trips for the current semester Activities Productions and Recognition Participation 6 pt deduction per absence 30 Purchase of ELE3340 packet 5 Print out of syllabus and calendar 5 SS KWL and webbing Take home quiz W Ch 1 10 Social issues in the news poster 10 Integrated novel based project Synopsis of the novel and related literature search 20 3 Lesson plans 25 pts Novel based project cover design 75 10 Notebook organization 5 Cognitive and affective broad goals