Jun 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

EDTE 3000 - Teaching Ohio in the Curriculum


This course focuses on developing core knowledge about the state of Ohio and designing curriculum and instructional practices that support learning about Ohio in social studies classrooms from second to eighth grade. Course emphasis is placed on a systematic study of Ohio’s history, geography, government, and economics along with identifying and practicing approaches and instructional strategies to teach about Ohio. Through the use of literature, discussion, digital resources, inquiry, and place-based education, this course presents prospective elementary and middle childhood teachers with approaches to develop content knowledge, curriculum design, and instructional approaches to support social studies learning in grades 2-8 classrooms.

Requisites: C or better in (EDTE 2000, 2010, 2020) and Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to apply core social studies concepts of the Ohio New Learning Standards .
  • Students will be able to identify pedagogical approaches to teaching Ohio history in grade 2-8 classrooms.
  • Students will be able to identify and implement social studies concepts through an integrated curriculum model to teach Ohio in the curriculum.
  • Students will be able to plan lessons that engage students in place-based education in elementary and middle childhood social studies classrooms.
  • Students will be able to evaluate the importance of active and engaged learning as part of social studies education.


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