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Simon
Centre
Fraser
for Distance
University
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WMC 1300 291-3524
Faculty of Education
EDUCATION 474-4/414-4
DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: SOCIAL STUDIES
Elementary/Secondary
This course explores many techniques for promoting and assessing the goals
of social studies with elementary and secondary students. The course stresses the
importance of building a coherent design or vision to guide a social studies
program and it emphasizes active student learning - helping each student make
sense of his or her social world - as opposed to teacher delivery of a prescribed
mass of content. The course addresses developing a coherent learner-focused
social studies program, examines strategies for successful teaching, and
discusses how to implement a successful social studies program.
PREREQUISITE: EDUC 4011402.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Case, R. & Clark, P. (1999).
The Canadian Anthology of Social Studies: Issues
and Strategies for Teachers.
Vancouver: Pacific Educational Press.,
Ministry of Education, Skills and Training. (1998).
Social Studies K to 7:
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Integrated Resource Package 1998.
Victoria: Ministry of Education.
OR:
Ministry of Education, Skills and Training. (1997).
Social Studies 8 to 10:
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Integrated Resource Package 1997.
Victoria: Ministry of Education.
PLEASE NOTE:
Requires access to a VCR.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
There is one major written assignment and four shorter assignments. The
major assignment involves completing a journal and using the reflections in it to
write a culminating reflections paper. The four shorter papers are chosen from a
series of options outlined in the course materials.
One assignment chosen from Nos. 2, 3, or 4
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16%
Two assignments chosen from Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 . (15% each) 30%
One assignment chosen from Nos. 10, 11, or 12
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24%
One major assignment (No. 1 combined with No. 13)
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30%
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course Materials & Service Fee
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$30
Deposit for Additional Materials
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$20
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