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Phone:268-7120

TUESDAY/THURSDAY 1:00-4:50 in AQ 4130

May 8 - June 16

PREREQUISITES:

EDUC

401/2

This course is elementary and secondary school teachers. Its intent is to provide a thorough introduction

to Social Studies as a curricular area, within a professional, student-centred, and collaborative academic

setting.

OBJECTIVES:

-to familiarize students with the content, organization and problematic nature of the Social Studies

curriculum in British Columbia.

*to develop a critical appreciation of the place of Social Studies in the educational experience and lives

of children and young adults.

-to create, in a collaborative environment, engaging lessons and units including a variety of

student-centred activities, authentic assessment strategies, extension ideas, and resources.

-to examine the Social Studies curriculum through a variety of lenses and approaches such as: critical

thinking, cooperative learning, diversity, integrated study, social justice, environment, citizenship

and global perspectives.

***Be prepared to engage in hands-on activities each day. Some activities will take place out of doors.

Dress appropriately.***

First Day Assignment: Please bring

5

items (one of which is the bag/container in which they are held)

that best represent/symbolize you and/or your teaching at this time. Be prepared to share this at our first

session. Instructor will go first!

GRADING:

Group/Collaborative Lesson Demo (Presentation) 20%

Individual Inquiry Project ?

20%

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Social Studies Unit Plan

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30%

End of Course Conference

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10%

Attendance and Collaborative Participation

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20%

Exact format and due dates of assignments will be negotiated once 1) class size has been finalized 2)

individual needs of registrants has been determined. Assessment will be a combination of self and

instructor evaluation.

REQUIRED READINGS:

Social Studies K-7 Integrated Resource Package, 1998. BC Ministry of Education.

Social Studies 8-10 Integrated Resource Package.

Other articles and reading materials will be introduced by the instructor throughout the course. A $10.00

copy charge will cover the cost of these additional resources. Please bring a cash/cheque (made to SFU)

on the first day of class.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A K-12

Course. EDUC 414 and 474 will be taught concurrently in this

section, giving registrants an introduction to the entire Social Studies curriculum, while specializing in

their grade/age level of interest through assignments and in-class activities.

PLEASE NOTE:

This course will run concurrently with EDUC 474.

Return to Education's Undergraduate 2006-2 Course Outlines Main Page.

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