CENTRE FOR ONLINE AND DIS CE EDUCATION

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUC 414-4 (EDUCATION)

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES

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This course explores many techniques for promoting and assessing the goals of social studies with

secondary students. The course stresses the importance of building a cohereni: 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 401/402.

Students who have received credit for 474 cannot take 414 for further credit.

TEXT(S):

Case, R. and Clark, P. (Eds.)

Canadian Anthology of Social Studies: Issues and Strategies for Teachers

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Educational Press (1999).

REQUIREMENTS: One assignment (chosen from #2-4)

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16%

Two assignments (chosen from #5-9), 15% each ?

30%

One assignment (chosen from #10-12) ?

24%

One major assignment (#1 combined with #13)

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30%

REQUIREMENTS NOTE: Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability, must contact

the Centre for Students with Disabilities (604-291-3112 Or csdo@sfu.ca ).

DELIVERY MODE: Print

internet (mandatory)

MODE OF DELIVERY NOTE:

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

Course materials and service fee ?

$40.00

Deposit for additional materials ?

$20.00

Note: All distance education courses have a CODE package containing assignment due dates, etc. Please pick

it up or ask that it be mailed when registering on goSFU.

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Last updated: 2/1/2006

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