EDUR 5034 Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Social Science and Literacy

2 semester hours

This course provides students with a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of effective approaches to planning, implementing, managing, and assessing successful social studies learning experiences for students. This is the second semester of a year-long methods course. This semester we will examine the following areas of social studies education through the lens of historical content: standards and accountability, curriculum/unit/lesson planning and delivery, contemporary inquiry-oriented approaches for teaching social studies, assessment in the social studies and multiculturalism. Advance strategies for inclusion including RTI, MTSS, and UDL will be developed in this class.

Prerequisite: EDUR 5033 .