2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook

EDUC 416 Early Childhood Education Social Studies Methods

Purposes, organization, procedures, content, methods, and materials utilized in teaching social studies in grades P-3. Instruction will focus on examining national and state curricular standards for social studies through strategic instruction, such as: inquiry-based, project method, cooperative learning, concept mapping, integrative learning, and discussion techniques. Strategies and content will spotlight the need for students to be able to function in a continually changing world. This is a clinical course requiring 20 hours of field experience in a content classroom under the supervision of the course instructor and a licensed classroom teacher.

Credits

3