Sep 28, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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EDTE 3550 - Introduction to Secondary Social Studies Content and Practice
This course provides foundational knowledge, skills, and dispositions to be a social studies teacher of grades 7-12. Students learn about the history of social studies in schools, disciplinary concepts and research-based practices of social studies, how to design social studies curricula and assessments, and pedagogical approaches to cultivate civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions in schools and communities.
Requisites: C or better in EDSE 3500; No Credit if: EDSE 3510
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 describe the history of social studies education in the United States.
- Students will be able to explain core disciplinary concepts, structures of inquiry, and forms of representation in social studies disciplines.
- Students will be able to design research-based learning sequences that leverage social studies literacies and technology to support the civic competence of learners.
- Students will be able to evaluate data and design various forms of assessments.
- Students will be able to evaluate responsive pedagogy practices and create interdisciplinary learning environments.
- Students will be able to assess pedagogical approaches to cultivate civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions in schools and communities.
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