05253nam 2200673 450 991082207460332120230207221151.01-4522-9442-91-4522-9765-7(CKB)3710000000456942(EBL)1647740(OCoLC)932344183(SSID)ssj0001531313(PQKBManifestationID)12639610(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001531313(PQKBWorkID)11463782(PQKB)10359196(MiAaPQ)EBC1994126(EXLCZ)99371000000045694220150819h20082008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSecrets to success for social studies teachers /Ellen Kottler, Nancy P. Gallavan ; cover designer, Michael DuboweThousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press,2008.©20081 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4129-5027-9 1-4129-5026-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Design Your Classroom to Create Communities of Learners; Explore Your School and Classroom; Meet Your Department and Team; Investigate Your School History and Customs; Access Textbooks and Equipment; Plan for Desks and Displays; Collect Materials and Resources; Establish Your Policies and Procedures; Create a Shared Learning Environment; Hold Class Meetings Regularly; Ensure Equity and Fairness; Use Appropriate and Neutral Language; Know Your Learners; Realize Changes in Today's StudentsInvolve Parents and FamiliesBegin Each Day Anew; Establish a Sense of Place...; Chapter 2 - Understand Standards to Develop Your Curriculum; Appreciate the Benefits of Social Studies; Recognize the Nature of Social Studies; Dig into the History of Social Studies Education; Examine the Purposes of Social Studies; Know the NCSS Definition; Rely on the NCSS Curricular Strands; Develop Practical Applications of Each Strand; Draw from the Academic Disciplines; Note the NCSS Purpose, Vision, and Approaches; Reference Your State Standards; Incorporate Your District ExpectationsFeature Your School Organization and MissionLink References to Develop Curriculum; Plan Your Year; Connect Social Studies with Your Students...; Chapter 3 - Make Your Instruction Meaningful to Empower Learners; Begin from the Perspectives of the Learners; Showcase Powerful Teaching and Learning; Teach to the Core Performance Indicators; Follow an Integrated Unit of Learning; Demonstrate Holistic Instruction; Expand the Integrated Unit of Learning; Aim for Higher-Order Thinking; Reference Two Taxonomies to Write Objectives; Feature Actions with Verbs from Bloom's TaxonomyUse the Marzano and Kendall New TaxonomyCapitalize on the Multiple Intelligences; Incorporate Instruction That Works; Differentiate Instruction; Improve Student Achievement; Let Your Students Teach One Another...; Chapter 4 - Align Assessments with Objectives to Strengthen Outcomes; Set Goals, Objectives, and Expectations; Start with the End in Mind; Feature All Three Types of Assessment; Determine the Functions and Purposes; Vary the Structures and Formats; Use Selected Responses; Include Constructed Essays; Highlight Demonstrated Performances; Remember Personal CommunicationsOffer Authentic and Alternative AssessmentsIncorporate Portfolios; Prepare a Scoring Plan; Understand the Results of Standardized Testing; Develop an Assessment Blueprint; Make Sure the Process Makes Sense for Everyone...; Chapter 5 - Connect the Learning to Reach Students' Lives; Integrate the Six Major Social Studies Skills; Navigate Chronological and Spatial Thinking; Explore Historical Interpretation; Consider Civic/Citizenship Activities; Examine Economic Trends; Investigate Research, Evidence, and Point of View; Create Constructivist Classrooms; Select Questions EffectivelyConsider Various Approaches to Ask QuestionsProvides novice, preservice, and experienced teachers with guidelines for best practices, social studies standards, and the most practical elements of pedagogy, plus invaluable advice from veteran educators.Social sciencesStudy and teaching (Middle school)United StatesSocial sciencesStudy and teaching (Secondary)United StatesFirst year teachersTraining ofUnited StatesTeacher orientationUnited StatesSocial sciencesStudy and teaching (Middle school)Social sciencesStudy and teaching (Secondary)First year teachersTraining ofTeacher orientation300.71/273Kottler Ellen1626104Gallavan Nancy P.Dubowe MichaelMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822074603321Secrets to success for social studies teachers4038023UNINA