MEE 7634 Integrated Methods for Teaching Elementary Social Studies
Students examine the specific learning skills required for the study of history, geography, economics, citizenship, and social problems, with a focus on the Delaware Content Standards for kindergarten through grade six. The geography content stresses human, political, and urban geography. The history content stresses cultural, economic, political, and social development. The study of methods for improving reading skills in social studies is included. Theories of lesson planning, and especially unit planning for young children, as well as methods of evaluating progress in social studies are studied and applied. Requirements include the development of a unit that incorporates all of the social sciences.
Prerequisite
MEE 7603 and a minimum of three credit hours in social science with a "C" or better.