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Secrets to success for social studies teachers / / Ellen Kottler, Nancy P. Gallavan ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe



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Autore: Kottler Ellen Visualizza persona
Titolo: Secrets to success for social studies teachers / / Ellen Kottler, Nancy P. Gallavan ; cover designer, Michael Dubowe Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2008
©2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
Disciplina: 300.71/273
Soggetto topico: Social sciences - Study and teaching (Middle school) - United States
Social sciences - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States
First year teachers - Training of - United States
Teacher orientation - United States
Persona (resp. second.): GallavanNancy P.
DuboweMichael
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Students
Involve 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 Expectations
Feature 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 Taxonomy
Use 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 Communications
Offer 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 Effectively
Consider Various Approaches to Ask Questions
Sommario/riassunto: Provides 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Secrets to success for social studies teachers  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4522-9442-9
1-4522-9765-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910797437103321
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