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This course has an assignment that is due by 7:00 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

Special Registration Requirements

To complete this course, you must be registered with the Family Care Safety Registry. Failure to register by Wednesday of the first week of class will result in your removal from the course.

If you have questions regarding this requirement, please contact Jane Bethel, jbethel@centralmethodist.edu.

Textbooks

Chapin, June R. (2015).  A Practical Guide To Middle and Secondary Social Studies (Fourth Edition).  Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-352124-5 

Course Description

Techniques in the teaching of social studies in the secondary schools. Prerequisite:  Successful passage of the MoGEA.

Course Special Requirements

For this course, each student must find a placement where they can observe a middle school or high school Social Studies teacher for 10 hours.

In addition, each student is required to submit two video teaching segments of themselves by uploading them to a Google account to share with instructor.

Course Objectives

(Based on MOSPE Standards: 1C1, 1C4, 2C5, 3C1, 3C2, 3C3, 4C1, 4C2, 4C3, 5C1, 7C1, 7C2)

Students will locate, read, and reflect on professional journals, so as to become lifelong knowledgeable, reflective practitioners.  

Students will utilize state standards to construct a unit via backward design.

Students will learn multiple instructional and assessment techniques that will benefit diverse populations. Students will demonstrate this knowledge by constructing real assessments and lesson plans based on best teaching practices in a social studies classroom.