SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Summer Semester 2002

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EDUC 414 -4

Designs for Learning:

Secondary Social Studies

Wednesday

13:00-16:50 in EDB 8620

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D01.00

Dr. Roland Case

Office: EDB 8654

Phone: 291-3745

E-mail: roland_case@sfu.ca

PREREQUISITE

EDUC 401/402

DESCRIITION

This methods course is for secondary social studies teachers. The orientation of the course will be

what is sometimes referred to a "studio-conference" approach (this is the approach used in writer's

workshop") where the tone of classroom activities will be less a matter of "listen and learn" and

more a matter of "confer and produce." The overriding focus will be working with the instructor

and a small group of fellow students to develop a comprehensive mini-unit (a sequence of lesson

plans and supporting materials) for the teaching of social studies at a chosen grade level. Disk

copies of all packages produced will be shared with other members of the class.

OBJECTIVES

To enhance teachers' ability to plan and make use of a wide range of teaching strategies, learning

resources and assessment practices to deliver a social studies program at the secondary school level

that is engaging for students, effectively integrates other subject areas and infuses critical thinking

throughout.

REQUIREMENTS

lesson plans (individual project)

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40%

mini-unit package (group project)

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30%

end-of-course conference

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20%

self- and peer-assessment

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10%

REQUIRED READINGS

The Canadian Anthology

of

Social Studies,

R. Case & P. Clark (editors). Pacific Educational Press.

(Available from SFU bookstore)

Social Studies 8-10 Integrated Resource Package 1998,

BC Ministry of Education.

(Available at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/)

RECOMMENDED READINGS (available from the instructor)

Critical Challenges for Primary Students. T.

McDiarmid, R. Manzo, T. Musselle.

Critical Challenges in Social Studies for Upper Elementary School Students, J

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Harrison, N. Smith, I.

Wright, (editors).