EDU 5381 Teaching the Global World in the 20th Century to Adolescent Diverse Learners

This course will offer teachers and/or teacher candidates an opportunity to learn the complex historical content in the unfolding history of our world. This course will appropriately align itself the National and the New York State Social Studies Frameworks by including an examination of important connections and interactions of people and their differing views of the same events; an analysis of significant turning points in world history; a impact of the social, political, economic and military developments on world history and the influence of geography on the movement and the development of civilization. Content and strategies will be aligned with the current changes in New York State assessment measures. The course will include an introduction to the theories of Big History, a multidisciplinary approach that explores history from the Big Bang to today, offering a narrative of history that incorporates science and the use of evidence and logic to explain our world. Teacher candidates will develop a research paper in order to strengthen their knowledge of historical subject matter and be required to apply appropriate instructional strategies to teach their researched content.

Credits

3

Distribution

Education