Visualizing Elementary Social Studies Methods (VISUALIZING SERIES)

1. What is social studies? -- 2. Reflective social studies teaching -- 3. Inquiry in social studies -- 4. Standards, curriculum, and testing -- 5. Teaching for historical understanding -- 6. Teaching for geographic awareness -- 7. Teaching for civic competence -- 8. Direct teaching and learning -- 9. Interactive teaching and learning -- 10. Literacy in social studies -- 11. Planning for active learning -- 12. Teaching social studies in a diverse society -- 13. Assessing learning -- 14. Promoting student learning with technology. This debut edition of Visualizing Elementary Social Studies offers students a unique way to explore issues and ideas about how to teach social studies using text, pictures, and graphics brought together in a stimulating and thoughtful design. In this book, content and pedagogy are blended to take advantage of the rich visual context that National Geographic images provide. Students who use this book will explore central teacher education topics in elementary social studies along with concepts and ideas from social studies disciplines including history, geography, political science, economics and behavioral sciences. Visualizing Elementary Social Studies is infused with explorations of how to teach in subject matter contexts given the democratic purposes of social studies. This Wiley Visualizing title is a unique book that combines Wileys expertise in creating top quality textbooks with rich visual resources such as photographs, maps, illustrations, diagrammatic art, and videos, and the content and teaching expertise of new and current authors and unique partnerships. Visualizing Elementary Social Studies relies heavily on the integration of these visuals with text to elucidate concepts for students and solidify their understanding of them. The goal is to help students understand the world around them and interpret what they see in a meaningful, accurate and exciting way. The content, design and layout of the titles take advantage of the full capacity in which students process information visual as well as verbal. Looking for a more cost-effective way to purchase this text? Check out to learn more! An excellent resource for social studies teachers, this book will help them learn about and reflect on their responsibilities in our society. It focuses on classroom-based experiences and real-world contexts. The teaching methods discussed are also closely associated to social studies subject matter so they can be integrated into the actual classroom. Each chapter also examines how social studies is situated within the larger elementary curriculum to demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of the instruction. A resource for social studies teachers. This book helps them learn about and reflect on their responsibilities in our society. It focuses on classroom based experiences and real world contexts. It examines how social studies is situated within the elementary curriculum to demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of instruction.