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Intersession 2001
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
EDUC 414-4
Designs for Learning: Secondary Social Studies
(D02.00)
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David Bartley
Location: Terrace, BC
Course Objectives:
On completion of this course, the learner should:
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Understand the rationale, major goals and organizational strands of
Social Studies.
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Be familiar with the British Columbia Social Studies Integrated
Resource
Packages for assigned grade levels
Be aware of a variety of strategies for promoting and evaluating the
major goals of
social studies:
content knowledge, critical thinking,
information gathering and reporting, personal and social values, and
individual and collective action.
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Be able to plan effective lessons and units that promote the major goals
of social studies and possibly integrate social studies with other
curriculum areas.
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Be able
to use
instructional and evaluative strategies that meet the
needs of a variety of learners
Be able to use both formative and summative assessment strategies to
enhance student learning.
Be exposed to the use of information technology (IT) as a learning tool
Course Requirements:
Collaborative Unit (group project) -. 50%
Reading responses (written) -
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20%
End of Course Conference -
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20%
Peer and Self Assessment -
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10%
Specific information 'on the above will be provided in class.
Course Readings:
The Canadian
Anthology
of Social Studies, R.
Case and P. Clark (editors).
Pacific Educational Press
Social Studies Integrated
Re5ource
Packages 1998 f (K-7,
8 -10, 11), BC Ministry
Of Education
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Reading Response
Choose any two of the five textbook readings listed below. You will need to respond
with what you have learned about teaching Social Studies and how it will be
evaluated
important
using
or implemented
the following
in
criteria:
your own
teaching. Reading responses
will
be
Clear expression and word selection. (1)
Concise: ?
Are arguments simply made? Is there unnecessary
repetition or are irrelevant points included? (1)
Comprehensive:
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Has
the the topic or concept been fully covered? (2)
Cohesive: ?
Connection of ideas and thought. Logical progression
and development of viewpomt.(z)
Critical Evaluation: ?
Evaluation of information. Clear analysis, evaluation,
conclusions and implications for teaching practice. (4)
Ways of Representing
I am interested
in
interacting with your response to what you
have read. You should feel free to use one of the suggestions
listed an the reverse side or another alternate method of your
choice to demonstrate your understanding.
Due dates:
Reading Response #1
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Friday, June 1/2001
Reading Response #2
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Friday, June 15/2001
Value; ?
20% of final mark
Readings: (Choose 2
of 5)
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Resources
Bringing
Teaching
Taking
Peace
Making
education:
Seriously
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for
to Teach
Hope
Outside
of the
Politics
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Social
Past
Teaching
in:
in
Using
in
Studiesthe
a Multicultural
classroom?
of
Community
Critical
Thinking
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Classroom
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p.163
P.
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Collaborative Unit
Working in small groups of three or four, prepare a collaborative unit
at an
appropriate level of
Social Studies. Groups will probably
want
to organize
themselves according to
teaching levels (PI, S), although this is not necessarily
required.
Some time
will be given each Saturday class for the groups to work
together. and/or consult
with the
instructor.
Each Group
is
expected to provide a unit overview, using the format
provided in class. In addition, each group member must prepare and submit a
minimum of 5 complete lessons in the unit. If you are integrating this unit with
your
unit
In Designs for Learning: Literacy, each member
should include 10 lessons.
End of Course Unit conferences will be held the final day of classes. Each
group will be
expected to present their unit and a suggested mark
for
their unit,
along
with
accompanying rationale to the
instructor. End of Course Unit
conferences will be evaluated using a scale addressing several different dimensions.
As well, each individual will complete and submit a confidential peer and self
assessment.
Due dates:
Unit- Friday, June 22/2001
End of Course
Unit
conferences will be held on Saturday, June 23/2001
Peer and Self Assessment - Saturday, June 23/2001
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Values;
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Unit
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50% of final mar
End of Course Conference
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20% of final mark
Peer and Self Assessment
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10% of final mark
Guidelines for Gradin
g Practices
The following will be discussed during the first session:
1.
The nature of all assignments
2.
Criteria for marking all assignments
3.
The weight
assigned
to
each assignment
4.
Penalties for late assignments
5.
Resubmission of assignments after initial grades have been assigned
6.
University policy regarding academic dishonesty and plagiarism
Numerical marks will be converted to letter grades for submission to the university
as follows: ?
A+= 96-100
A= 91-95
A-= 86-90
B+= 82-85
B= 79-81
B-= 75-78
C+= 71-74
C= 67-70
C-= 63-66
D+= 59-62
0= 55-58
D-= 51-54
