Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies - Hardcover

Savage, Tom V.; Armstrong, David G.

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9780130826220: Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies

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ISBN 10: 0130826227 ISBN 13: 9780130826220

Publisher: Pearson, 1999

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This text is appropriate for Elementary Social Studies Methods courses.

Updated to reflect the impact of national standards and technology, this comprehensive methods book focuses on the role of the social studies disciplines as a foundation for social studies instruction. The strength of the text is its ability to demonstrate what social studies should accomplish by identifying national standards and providing an overview of history. It assists future teachers in grasping what generalizations and concepts can be used to accomplish a variety of goals.

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From the Back Cover:

Sixth Edition

Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies

Tom V. Savage ♦ David G. Armstrong

Widely praised as practical and user-friendly, Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies, Six Edition, offers a clear overview of the social sciences to strengthen preservice teachers' content knowledge and outlines effective methods for teaching social studies in today's diverse classrooms. In tune with the reality of limited classroom time to deovte to social studies instruction, the authors suggest ways teachers can integrate the social studies with other subject areas (see Chapter 11). Highlighting the importance of teaching social studies to foster the development of thoughtful, involved citizens and cognizant of the realities of teaching today, Savage and Armstrong provide a resource for learning today and teaching tomorrow.

New to this edition:

40 new and revised Lesson Ideas help you plan, teach, and assess social studies lessons (for example, see page 197, Lesson Idea 8-3).
Chapter 5, Selecting Teaching Approaches for Knowledge Acquisition
Chapter 6, Selecting Teaching Approaches for Knowledge Discovery
More coverage of teaching research skills, time, and chronology (see Chapter 7)
Increased focus on backward planning, helping teachers align learning objectives with learning outcomes (see Chapter 10)
New section on grading strategies to help teachers select assessments that focus on important educational outcomes (see Chapter 12)

About the Author:

Dr. David Armstrong is an international expert on the diabetic foot and wound care. He is the director of research in the Department of Surgery at the Southern Arizona V.A. Medical Center and a professor at the University of Arizona.

Dr. Larry Lavery is an expert in diabetes-related foot complications, is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

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