ELE 3340 SOCIAL STUDIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN SYLLABUS Dr Veronica P Stephen 2176 Buzzard Hall 217 581 7896 or 217 662 8553 home email vpstephen eiu edu Office hours posted on office door UNIT THEME Educator as Creator of Effective Educational Environments Integrating diverse students subjects strategies societies and technologies Catalog Description ELE 3340 Social Studies for the Elementary School Children 3 0 3 Planning and organizing for instruction material selection and evaluation in social studies Field based activities will be provided in Elementary Education 4000 Prerequisites Elementary Education 3000 and concurrent enrollment in Elementary Education 3290 Elementary Education 4000 and Elementary Education 4880 or permission of department chair Course Purpose ELE 3340 is organized to prepare teacher education students to teach social studies in elementary and middle schools Course goals include helping preservice 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 ELE 3340 is essential in helping teacher education students acquire knowledge interactive and informational processing skills attitudes and commitments necessary for effective teaching of the social studies in elementary and middle schools and attainment of the goal of effective citizenship in a diverse and interdependent world CEPS Outcomes for all EC ELE MLE classes 1 Foster students desire for lifelong learning and model one s 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 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 influences in the field of education 7 Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of technological tools Outcomes Specific to ELE 3340 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 political science psychology and sociology as well as the 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 the school and the community 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 state national and National Council for the Social Studies standards in social studies 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 social 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 Model 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 students find and organize information and ensures a vigorous level of activity and discourse Models of Teaching by B Joyce M Weil and B Showers 1992 Boston Allyn and Bacon Texts Welton David A Children and Their World Strategies for Teaching Social Studies 8th Edition Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 2004 National Council for the Social Studies Expectations of Excellence Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies Upper Saddle River NJ Prentice Hall Inc 1998 Supplemental Materials Provided by instructor Course Requirements and Points Final Exam 100 points Midterm Exam 50 points Attendance 5 points per session Grading Scale A 92 or higher B 91 to 83 C 82 to 75 D 74 to 67 F 66 or below Participation 10 points Performance includes discussion volunteer input engagement with others cooperative learning situations Projects Units Guides 100 points Performance includes demonstration of proficiency in word processing application of technology skills in researching topics and development activities reflecting creativity higher order thinking skills different learning styles and multiple assessment Group Presentations 10 points Performance includes demonstration of effective communication skills application of technology tools and utilization of productivity tools such as Power Point Journal Internet Reviews 10 points Performance includes locating relevant social studies sources topics and or issues and providing an evaluation by submitting a reaction paper utilizing word processing Note The syllabus is tentative and subject to change Specific assignments and due dates will be provided in class Attendance and participation are essential If you are absent you obviously cannot participate No late work will be accepted unless special circumstances arise which will require documentation NO assignments are accepted via email COURSE OUTLINE WEEK SESSION CONTENT READING ASSIGNMENTS Building a Framework for Social Studies 1 2 3 4 Overview Course Requirements Social Studies Dynamics Democratic Citizenship Social Studies Knowledge Base Diverse Perspectives Social Studies Programs Organization Goals and Standards Curriculum Models Technology Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Contexts