ELE3340 Social Studies for the Elementary and Middle Schools College of Education and Professional Studies Theme Educator as creator of effective educational environments Integrating diverse students subjects strategies and societies Summer 2007 Linda Loy E mail cflwl eiu edu Home e mail jhl effingham net Phone 217 581 7862 O 217 536 5269 H Office Buzzard Hall 2208 Course Description ELE3340 Social Studies for the Elementary and Middles Schools Planning and organizing for instruction material selection and evaluation in social studies Field based activities will be provided in conjunction with ELE 4000 Block II Prerequisites Block I and concurrent enrollment in ELE 3290 and ELE 4880 Course Text Welton David A Children and Their World Strategies for Teaching Social Studies Eighth Edition Houghton Mifflin Geneva Il 2005 National Council for the Social Studies Expectations of Excellence Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies NCSS Washington D C 1994 Course Purpose This course is organized to prepare teacher education students to teach social studies in elementary and middle schools Course goals include helping students 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 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 the elementary and middle schools and attainment of the goal of effective citizenship in a diverse and interdependent world Course Rationale and Assumptions for EC ELE MLE Classes 1 foster a desire for lifelong learning in students and personally display one s own desires for lifelong learning including self evaluation skills 2 demonstrate effective communication skills 3 strive for positive development of students intellectual social and moral skills and behaviors 4 design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive and affective processes by which students 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 influence in the field of education 7 demonstrate knowledge and utilization of technological tools Outcomes specific to ELE3340 1 Enhance the concept and experience of thoughtful democratic citizenship 2 Utilize vital social issues and current events in the 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 pro social behaviors 6 Foster appreciation of individual uniqueness cultural pluralism and citizenship in the global village 7 Promote cooperation and conflict resolution so that the classroom and the school can be democratic micro societies 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 evaluations for social studies 13 Manage the social studies classrooms to optimize academically engaged time 14 Teach so that critical citizenship can result in constructive social action Course Requirements 1 One 1 page review of article dealing with teaching social studies and presentation of that information to the class Approval of the instructor is needed Information must be typed Be sure to include your name on the paper Article should be from 1998 to the present Papers should include a Reference in APA format top of the page b Summary of article c Implication of the article to your area of teaching d Copy of the article All students will be expected to meet performance criteria associated with grammar spelling and sentence structure A list of appropriate journals will be discussed in class and a rubric 2 The completion of three unit exams is required Exams will cover material from textbook readings class discussions videos etc 3 A thematic unit for two weeks will be due at the end of the semester Criteria and a rubric will be passed out in class 4 Submission of one lesson plan from your thematic lesson to Live text will be part of your thematic grade See rubric 5 Evaluations will include the following and are subject to change according to class needs and decisions a Attendance and participation 5 pts for each class period attended 60 b Article Review 1 25 points 25 c Thematic Unit of Study 200 d Unit Tests 2 100 pts 200 e Social Studies Technology Assignment 10 f Presentations in class 25 h Final Exam 100 Total Points 620 Grade Scale A 92 C 75 B 82 D 70 F 69 and below Due dates will be set for all work one point shall be deducted for each calendar day that a paper or project is late No work will be accepted after the last day of class A 10 deduction will be assessed on all tests not taken on the assigned day Specific guidelines for all projects will be discussed well in advance of due dates This grading system is subject to change by the instructor ELE3340 Schedule Summer 2007 Linda Loy Phone 581 7862 O 217 536 5269 H Office 2208 Buzzard Building Office Hours Tuesday Thursday 11 00 1 00 and by appointment E Mail lwloy eiu edu and jhl effingham net June 12 Syllabus schedule expectations of the class grading attendance policy lesson plan orientation state goals Discuss Journal Reviews Handouts for projects Survey of Attitudes Toward Social Studies Time Capsule Activity READ Chapter 1 2 3 Discussion Chapter 1 Group Work Lost on the Moon Activity Who is Qualified to be President Voyage to the New World Group Activity Discussion Chap 2 Discuss thematic unit and the using chapter books Small group activity Relating a historical event to other social studies fields Group presentations June 14 Discussion Chapter 3 Group work Topic to Topic Approach v A Concept based