Graduate Courses (Social Studies Education 257)
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Introduction to Social Studies Education (3)
Introduces concepts underlying instruction, development in curriculum and materials, and related topics.
Required of all graduate students in social studies education.
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Analysis of Social Studies Curricula (3)
Seminar on understanding, evaluating, and generating social studies curriculum, with a special focus on historical thinking and historiography.
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Workshop in Social Studies Education (3)
Designed to give graduate
students in the social studies education program direct and practical
preparation for their fall student teaching placements. Using a workshop
format, the course will help students develop their content knowledge, identify
and analyze appropriate teaching materials, and consider pedagogical issues
related to their grade level, school, and subject area. The class will include
small- and large-group working sessions and discussions, student presentations,
and guest speakers. The course will culminate in the creation of "teaching
supplements," which students will submit and circulate in digital form.
Prerequisites: Admission to either the five-year or postbaccalaureate/credential program in social studies education. Successful completion of Introduction to Social Studies Education, and Materials and Methods for Social Studies. Enrollment in the teaching internship in social studies education for the fall semester immediately following this course.
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Social Studies in the Elementary School (3)
The impact on the elementary school of new developments in social studies and new refinements in teaching social studies; content, method, materials, and general curricular implications.
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Human Rights and Education (3)
This
course examines critical relationships between education in the United
States and the core concepts, policies, and practices of international
human rights. Course topics include the historical development of human
rights law and policies, the rights of children, historical and
contemporary conflicts in the United States with the right to public
education and the rights of educators, and the theory and practices
related to building a human rights culture in school settings.
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Topics in Social Studies Education (3)
Seminar focusing on a selected topic of current interest. Topics differ each time the course is offered. Consult instructor for description of topic under study.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Making Citizens: Civic Identity, Learning, and Action (3)
Explores the theory and practice of civic education
in contemporary schooling; examines current and historical literature on the
topic of civic education and engagement; and considers the shaping and
negotiation of students' emerging civic identities within and across multiple
contexts.
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Research Problems in Social Studies Education (3)
Problem areas in social studies education; relevant and potential research topics and appropriate methodologies of study.
For doctoral students. Normally taken prior to 15:257:660.
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Seminar in Social Studies Education Research (3)
Current research in social studies education and development of research proposals.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Social Studies Education Practicum (BA)
Laboratory course. Develop and field test a sequence of materials in social studies.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Independent Study in Social Studies Education (BA)
Each student identifies and studies a substantive problem or issue in social studies education.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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