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A continuation of the course syllabus.     

Discover the Universe of Social Studies

ELE 3340, summer, 2013 Course Calendar  

MTWRF, 9:30 - 10:45, Buzzard Hall 2130

The class will be completed in 6 weeks during five 75 minute class periods per week. 

J. Barford, instructor

Recommended Social Studies links
 

Week 1, June 10 - 14:  Social Studies Everywhere

Overview of ELE3340 and online resources, our text, syllabus, calendar, projects,   Finding social studies everywhere; uncovering democratic values.  Identifying the goals of SS.  NCSS standards, National SS standards, Illinois SS standards, SPA standards. 

The novel-based project. Connecting the present to the past with common critical issues. 

Tasks: Introductions. Reading your book.
Click for a short list of social studies themes in each novel. 


Across Five Aprils
 Dragonwings
 Julie of the Wolves
 Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

A curriculum model for SS.  Introducing the "Classical Building Model of Social Studies."  How big is SS?  Definition of SS from NCSS standards text. text.                                                           The role of children's literature in the SS.
Identifying two domains: the cognitive and the affective/behavioral = the content and the process = being smart and good.  Maslow's hierarchy. 
Finding the domains in the goal of SS: Educating effective citizens who freely make informed decisions to promote the common good.
Character education -- educating students who care, Dr. Kevin Ryan identifies the elements of a school environment where students can be smart and good.

Activity -- finding SS elements from the CBMSS in children's literature.

Marvelous resources from Annette Lamb on theming with children's literature.
Task:  Novel Synopsis and related literature search assigned.  Due June 24

Week 2,  June 17-21:  Social Studies, alive for children and teachers in classrooms and in life
Writing broad goals both cognitive and affective for teaching real world connections.  Developing broad goals for teaching from the SS themes found in your historical novel. Aligning standards. The lesson purpose/ objective.  Differentiating broad goals, standards, lesson objectives.  What are Common Core Standards?  Developing excellent lesson planning strategies.  A classic model of inquiry based learning: 7 E's    Enriching, extending, integrating SS themes. Appreciating the new Bloom's taxonomy and Gardner's multiple intelligences.                Critiquing Jim Dieckman's classroom for a constructivist model.

Tasks:  Field trips assigned, due July 1  Thursday and Friday classes, June 20 and 21 will not meet on campus. 


Field trips -- living history experience, the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historical Site
The Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum.   EIU Tarble Art Center Summer Exhibits
Five Mile House


LD debatedebate museum

Week 3, June 24 - 28 History Week
History defined.  Children's abilities and interests in history.  How history and literature are interdependent.  How to bring history to life.  Using historical and primary source documents in teaching for critical thinking.  Library of Congress resources.   Library of Congress for Teachers.  National Archives resources.  Outlines for analysis of primary source documents.  When and how to use timelines in SS.  Role models and motivation. 
Teaching with Primary Sources at EIU.   The challenges of historical thinking -- can historical thinking thrive in the classroom?  The work of James Loewen and Sam Wineburg.  The Zinn Education Project.  Historical thinking and competent citizenship.

Tasks: History lesson plan due July 1.  Quiz (midterm)   Friday, June 28

Week 4, July 1 - 5 Geography Week
Review Quiz. Geography computer lab day.
The five fundamental themes of geography.  Maps and beyond.  Google Earth.  Geography activity development:  How Big is Africa?, Tremont Travelers,
Bob Bowerman's  Geography World     How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World   Owl and Mouse Interactive Maps
Flat Stanley,  Recording, managing, and displaying data: Global Fact Sheets.  Drawing conclusions from graphs and other data organizers. Using mathematics as a descriptive language in SS.  Relating economics to geography?  Apple of my Eye activity.  Writing geography plans/data gathering and analysis.
Ideas and Links for Economics Education, elementary and middle level 
                                                                                        

Tasks:    Geography lesson plan due July 8 

Week 5, July 8 - 12  Cultural Awareness Week

Values education, the heart of SS. Kevin Ryan's five E's for teaching ethics in elementary and middle school. Human Rights education.  Human Rights.

Fighting Fair video for non-violent conflict resolution within American historical context.  Research (Bandura, Vygotsky. James A. Banks, four levels for multiethnic education. Cultural universals.  Exploding stereotypes.  Global/environmental education   Multicultural/Diversity education (resources include on-line text of international children's books)  Global education and peace education.  Teaching: peace, community, justice, caring, diversity, democracy.  Deepening appreciation for the work of Martin Luther King, Jr.   Strategies, activities, and resources for population education. Writing a cultural awareness lesson plan.  

Special topics: Solstice holidays, The Giving Feasts unit.
The Columbus Event. effecting pivotal and irreversible changes in the culture, history, and geography of the Americas. Issues of the Columbus Event. Teaching about the American Indians.  More.  Authentic sources and values. How to avoid stereotypes when teaching another culture.  Children's literature for the Native Americans.  Myth and cultural diversity.  Myth as sacred literature (vs. myth as colloquial falsehood ),  Meeting Joseph Campbell. Walking with Grandfather videos.

Task:  Cultural Awareness Lesson Plan  due July 15

Week 6,  July 15 - 19

Preparation for the final exam                                                                                                                                                                                                      Assessment in the Social Studies.  Standardized vs. authentic/formative/diagnostic assessment.  Performance and portfolio assessment.  Teacher-written tests.  Writing and critiquing objective test/quiz items:  T-F, multiple choice, matching, completion, short answer.

Review of social studies textbooks.  Textbook rating scales.  Evaluating a commercial series at grade level.
Textbooks and standardized testing.                                                   

heroes of the world
Tasks:  Presentations. 
Writing the final exam,

Assignments and Points Table and Grading Scale

Participation and dispositions
Report unavoidable absences to
Mrs. Barford before class time to
avoid 5 pt deduction per absence.
 20
Synopsis
 40
Field Trip responses  2 x 10
 20
History Plan
 40
Geography Plan
 40
Cultural Awareness Plan
 40
Midterm Quiz
 20
Final Exam
 30
Course Total
 250 ****    

Grading Scale: A= 100-93%, B = 92 – 84%,  C = 83 – 75%,  D = 74 – 66%, F = 65% and below

Reading List for ELE3340

The historical/cultural novel project consists of three specific lesson plans developed from the selected award-winning intermediate level children's literature. Please see more Newbery Award winning books or Newbery honor books for important development of SS concepts for intermediate and middle grades. The professional readings for ELE3340 are linked here and in the course syllabus. Readings listed at the conclusion of chapters in the Chapin text as well as those on the end-of-text reference list are recommended.  See the journals of the National Council for the Social Studies: Social Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, Theory and Research in the Social Studies, Social Studies Research and Practice.

A short list of important authors and educators in the social studies are: J. Dewey, H. M. Hartoonian, W. C.  Parker, Tarry Lindquist, A. Kohn, S. Engle, K. Egan, F. Newmann, J. Banks, H. Taba, A. Ochoa, J. Brophy,  J. Alleman, J. Bruner, D. Elkind, W. Kniep, N. Noddings, T. Sizer, K. P. Scott, W. Longstreet, J. Becker, C. and L. Anderson, C. Bennett

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