EDU 5382 Teaching Middle School Social Studies to Adolescent Diverse Learners
This course will provide teacher candidates with an overview of the research on the developmental needs and unique challenges in teaching social studies at the middle school level, as well as the researched and proven strategies for successfully teaching students at this level. Candidates will be instructed in methods to employ technology to meet the pivotal needs of learners as they transition to the high school level. This course content will be aligned with current changes in New York State assessment measures that teachers need to prepare students for at the middle level. The National Standards, New York State Social Studies Frameworks for the Social Studies as well as the Association for Middle Level Education Middle Level Teacher Preparation Standards will be reflected in this course. Teacher candidates will develop a research paper in order to strengthen their knowledge of the middle level historical subject matter and candidates will be required to apply appropriate middle level instructional strategies to teach their researched content.
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Education