(Before class, read the assigned pages in the textbook. Bring the book to class. For readings, also look at related pages listed in the index for each topic.)

January 8

Getting to know one another and picture taking. Introduction to the course. Discuss course outcomes. Organization of social studies. Begin yearly plan.

(Read about Project 1)

Standards for Social Studies Teachers

Note opportunities for experiences in the classroom. (See web site called "Information for Students.")

Volunteer Opportunities

Few classes are offered on Friday. This time has been set aside for students to participate in schools with children. Use this time on Fridays to gain experience in working with children.

January 10

Planning for the year. Read and look at a teacher's manual for social studies.

Pages 1-3 - Organization of the Social Studies Curriculum

Standards for Social Studies Teachers

Pages 4-11 - What is Taught in Current Elementary Social Studies Textbooks?

Pages 12-18 - The Importance of Planning

Pages 101-107 - Yearly Lesson Plans

Lesson Planning

(Transfer items on this calendar to your daily planner.)

(Read about Project 1 and look at HyperStudio stack for it in IRTS)

January 15

University holiday (Martin Luther King's Birthday)

January 17

Bring the same social studies teacher's manual and a language arts teacher's manual. Skim and then bring a social studies curriculum guide. Build a yearly plan in which social studies and language arts are coordinated.

Here are resources which give ideas for correlating social studies with other areas of the curriculum.

Reading / Language Arts

Math

Music

Science

Physical Education

Art and Social Studies

Read 108 - Building a Schedule for One Week

Pages 18-24 - Planning a week in commonly used lesson plan books

Making daily plans and learning how to teach from a textbook or curriculum guide.

Pages 25-100

(Read about Project 1 and look at HyperStudio stack for it in IRTS)

Here are sources of teaching ideas for social studies.

General Sources

January 22

Planning units listed on the yearly plan

Pages 112-252 - The Problem Method - Learning how to teach social studies by creating your own unit instead of using a textbook.

(Project 2 - Relates to the use of the Problem Method)

January 24

Paper with choice for Project 1 is due.

Form for Project 1 Proposal

(Video - The Problem Method) - Continue work on the problem method.

January 29

(Project 2 - Relates to gathering and organizing materials.) Read 285-330 - Collecting, Organizing, and Sharing Materials and Ideas. Begin thinking about a topic for the unit which you will develop in folders.

Make a copy of the skills on pages 148-149 in the book listed below. It is on reserve in IRTS. Bring those pages to class. These pages will help you make one of your three folders.

Schneider, D. and others. (1994). Curriculum standards for social studies expectations of excellence: National Council for the Social Studies. Washington, D.C.: National Council for the Social Studies, pp. 148-149.

Themes or Unit Topics - This list has resources for some topics. These topics are very broad and might need to be narrowed down for a unit.

Unit Topics

There are many more topics listed in your text in the section about "Collecting, Organizing and Sharing Materials and Ideas."

(Also begin reading January 31 assignment. Think about an interactive device you might want to make and use with children.)

Bring three manila folders so Project 2 can be started.

January 31

Meeting Individual Needs

Other instructional strategies and the written unit. - Pages 253 - 284

Methods

Motivation for Learning and Using Interactive Learning Devices. - Pages 344 - 384

February 5

Teaching economics one of the major disciplines of the social studies. Examine social studies textbooks and curriculum guides to determine how economics is taught.

Economics

Pages 693-727 - Using simulations to teach.

February 7

Teaching economics one of the major disciplines of the social studies.

Economics

Bring glue, scissors, markers, and two pocket folders.

Plan for how lesson will be presented. Think of how to manage a classroom when using learning stations.

Review work done so far, (Ask any remaining questions about Project 1)

February 12

Use Valentine economics materials in Black Hawk Elementary School, 1700 Downing, Waterloo, Iowa.

(Teach in Black Hawk Elementary School - 1700 Downing, Waterloo, Iowa - * Use 15 minutes at the beginning and end of the regular class for driving time.)

Section 2 - 9:30 - 10:45 - Grade 3 - Mrs. Joanne Hull - Room 12. About twenty-one students.

Section 4 - 11:00 - 12:15 - Grade 3 - Mrs. Jenny Van Dorn - (Room 1 - The Art Room where Tim Johnson is the teacher) About twenty-one students.

February 14

Review work done so far.

February 19

Project 1 due - Draw numbers for order of presentation and then share handouts and projects.

February 21

Continue presentation of projects

Mark outcomes for class

Review work done so far.

Think about Project 2

February 26

First exam

February 28

Discussion of participation and in general "How to teach social studies."

Review "Collecting, Organizing, and Sharing Materials and Ideas" (pages 285-330).

Pages 331-343 - Constructing visuals and using them to teach the social studies.

Sketches for bulletin boards will be handed in with Project 2 - Bulletin Boards

March 5-9

Participation

Participation Form for Cooperating Teacher

Fill out the form in your syllabus and hand it in when you return.

Observing and Teaching Social Studies During Participation

March 12-16

Spring Break

March 19

Discussion of participation and in general "How to teach social studies."

Make the final choices for the topics of your three folders for Project 2. Hand in the form. If you change your choices fill out a new form and hand it in. Make no changes after the end of March.

Proposal for Project 2

Begin - Using the News to Teach Social Studies. Listen to the news each day and bring a daily newspaper. go to the library which houses children's news publications. See how many of the ones listed in the text are available in the library. Examine social studies textbooks and curriculum guides to determine how political science and law-related education are taught.

Pages 385-451

Political Science

Teaching the various disciplines which make up social st thematic units.

News

Listen to the news and bring a daily newspaper. Finish the topic of "News."

Pages 385-451

March 21

Begin "Attitudes and Values"

Pages 550-595

Attitudes and Values - Think about ways to teach about minorities, women, and people with handicaps. Think about more ways to be inclusive when teaching.

Multicultural Education

Pages 565-595

March 26

Meet at the UNI Museum.

Anthropology

Art and Social Studies

Community Resources

• Field Trips to Museums

  Teaching the various disciplines which make up social studies within thematic units. How to teach about our culture and other cultures. How do we teach anthropology? Pages 1, 6, 65, 125, 136, 394, 419, 437, 564-587, 624.

• Learning about preparing for field trips. Think about how to relate the museum trip to various areas of the curriculum. (History, economics, mathematics, anthropology, art, language arts, science, and physical education.)

  Make guide for children who visit a museum based on social studies material viewed at the museum.

March 28

 Sociology

Using drama and puppets to teach social studies. Think about how to teach sociology and psychology when using puppets.

Learn how some teachers have long used puppets to teach sociology and psychology by seeing examples.

Design and bring a puppet which could be used by primary children or a puppet which could be used by intermediate children to share ideas with primary children. Pages 668-692. (Also examine - Puppets, 1001 Ways to Make and Use Them by Kuse and Kuse. It is on reserve in IRTS.

April 2

Skills

Pages 452-490

April 4

How to teach the discipline of history and time and chronology skills. Use the time line dating from 1800 to 2056 to add events related to your family. Add other regional, national, and international events. Using time lines to teach social studies.

Pages 491-549

History

April 9

Technology and Social Studies

Using technology to teach social studies - (Meet in IRTS)

April 11

Teaching History through active learning experiences

Pages 596-627

Using storytelling to teach social studies.

Pages 628-667 (Meet in one-room school)

One-Room Rural Schools

April 16

(Emphasis on map and globe skills and teaching geography. Pages 187-198 and 452-490.)

Emphasis on Skills - Map and globe skills and teaching geography.

Geography

Environmental Education

Environmental Education and Geography

Preserving and protecting geographic ecosystems

Using Community Resources Wisely

Make a field trip book.

Hartman Reserve

April 18

Teaching map and globe skills. Using community resources to teach geography. (Meet at Hartman Reserve )

Examine the progress you are making on the unit in your three folders.

April 23

Project 2 due. Share it in class.

April 25

Evaluation

Evaluating children in social studies. Read again pages 244-252 and 280-282.

Mark the outcomes for this course and compare your ratings with those done on the first day of class.

Section 2 - 9:30-10:45 M-W - SEC 120 - Final Exam - 10:00-11:50 - Wednesday, May 2, 2001

Section 4 - 11:00-12:15 M-W - SEC 120 - Final Exam - 10:00 - 11:50 - Tuesday, May 1, 2001