Building on the success of the previous editions, Essentials of Middle and Secondary Social Studies Third Edition focuses on the key issues central to the teaching of middle and high school social studies, including lesson planning and instructional strategies. Written in an engaging, conversational style, the text encourages teachers in their development as professionals and enables them to effectively use creative and active learning strategies in the everyday classroom.
New to This Edition
This third edition has been refined with new and relevant topics and strategies needed for effectively teaching middle and high school social studies. New features include
An expanded chapter on the decision-making process in secondary social studies. This chapter provides additional discussion about the importance of helping middle and high school learners better understand the decision-making process and offers strategies for helping teachers make connections between choices, values, character development, and social justice.
An updated chapter on technology designed to better prepare secondary social studies teachers to effectively incorporate technology into their instruction. Focus is given to virtual teaching and learning, media literacy, teaching with film, and numerous other ways to improve teaching and learning in the digital age.
Updated further readings and helpful resources for all chapters to include supplemental digital and video sources related to various topics throughout the chapter. These resources were specifically curated to be impactful for preservice and in-service teachers, as well as anyone teaching secondary social studies methods courses.
Added a "Checking for Understanding" section of questions at the end of each chapter that focuses on comprehension, application, and reflection on key concepts throughout the chapters.
An expanded discussion of the Common Core Standards and C3 Framework and how it impacts teachers.
An updated chapter titled "Experiencing Social Studies". This chapter focus on topics such as teaching with drama, role play, field trips, and service learning.
Each chapter includes a "Helpful Resources" section that details various websites and online resources for further discovery.
Author(s): William B. Russell III, Stewart Waters
Edition: 3
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 324
City: New York
Cover
Endorsement Page
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1: Becoming a Professional Social Studies Teacher
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Influences and Experiences
Professional Certification, Conduct, and Ethics
Certification
Professional Conduct
Ethics
Professional Organizations
Professional Development
Professional Journals
Professional Conferences
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 2: Contemporary Social Studies
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
The Goals of Social Studies
Why Is There Controversy in Social Studies?
Social Studies Curriculum
Incorporating Themes from the Standards
Social Studies and the Common Core
College, Career, and Civic Life Framework and Social Studies
NCSS National Standards for the Preparation of Social Studies Teachers
Constructivism and Social Studies
A Problems Approach to Social Studies
Problems Approach in the Classroom
Classroom Episode #1
The Social Science Disciplines
Anthropology
Economics
Geography
History
Political Science
Psychology
Religious Studies
Sociology
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 3: Planning Social Studies Instruction
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Why Is Planning Important?
Setting the Stage: Creating the Environment
Why Don’t Teachers Plan?
Long-Range Planning
Textbook-Centered Units
Types of Planning for Social Studies Units
Expanded Textbook Units
Collaborative Units
Teacher-Developed Units
Deciding on Unit Topics
Planning Episode #1
Developing the Unit Plan
Instructional Objectives
Content Outlines and Flowcharts
Concept Webs
Moving Toward the Development of Activities
Unit Elements Format
Planning Episode #2
Rationale
Objectives
Content Outline
Initiating Activity
Procedure
Problems
Developmental Activities
In-Basket Activity: Up the River with Lewis and Clark
Culminating Activity
Evaluation
Finding and Using Prepared Units
Planning for Shorter Instructional Sequences
Planning Episode #3
Objectives
Standards
Daily Planner
Activating Strategy
Whole Group Instruction
Instruction
Small Group Instruction/Collaboration
Guided & Independent Practice
Small Group Instruction/Collaboration
Closure
Whole Group Instruction
Visual
Assessment/Evaluation
Individual Assessment
Materials/Technology
Cross-Curricular Connections
Meeting Individual Needs of Diverse Learners
Character Education Connection
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 4: Assessment and Evaluation
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
The Role of Assessment in Social Studies
Principles of Assessment
Guidelines for Assessment
Authentic Assessment and Portfolios
Assessment through Tests
Assessing Projects and Reports
Subjective Assessment
Peer Assessment and Self-Assessment
Checklist and Rubric Assessment
Analytical Assessment
Teacher Observations and Anecdotal Records
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 5: Reading and Writing in Social Studies
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Every Teacher Is a Reading Teacher
Reading and Writing Assignments in Social Studies
Reading Skills Needed in Social Studies
Helping Students Read Social Studies Materials
Strategies for Developing Vocabulary
Teacher Explanation of Meaning
Frayer Model
Classifying Experiences
Extended Teacher Definitions
Teacher-Provided Experiences
Student-Centered Experiences
Less Can Be More: Quality Reading in Social Studies
Using Student-Written Summaries
Using Teacher-Written Summaries
Textbook Cut-Ups
Textbook Highlighting and Write-Ins
Class Divide-Ups
Reading Textbooks
Helping Students Develop a Sense of the “Story” by Aiding Predictions
Purposeful Reading
Reading Questions and Task Statements
Reading Social Studies-Themed Trade Books
Reading Nonfiction
Reading Fiction and Poetry
Connecting Writing to Both Social Studies and Reading
Organizing to Write
Developing Research and Reporting Skills
Writing Creatively
Classroom Episode #1
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 6: Social Studies and Diverse Learners
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Multiple Intelligences
Multicultural Directions in Social Studies
Social Studies and English Language Learners (ELLs)
Communicating With ELLs
Managing the Classroom
Promoting Social Interaction
Embracing the Culture
Delivering Content
Visual Aids for ELLs
Social Studies and Exceptional Education Students
Reading Adaptations
Writing Adaptations
Graphic Organizers
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 7: Thinking, Problem Solving, and the Acquisition of Skills
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Thinking Skills
Logical Thinking and Analyzing Skills
Critical and Creative Thinking
Problem Solving and Inquiry
Types of Problem-Solving Tasks
Identifying All Factors of a Problem
Prioritizing a Problem
Multiple Perspectives of a Problem
Problems with Alternative Solutions
Identifying Purpose Problems
Problems with Proposed Solutions
Promoting Critical Thinking with Modules
Promoting Inquiry with Case Studies
Incorporating Thinking and Learning Skills in Social Studies
Building the Desire to Master Study Skills
Finding Information
Decision-Making
Historical Thinking
Retaining Information
Maps and Globes
Choosing Maps and Globes to Use
Maps and Globes in the Classroom
Using Maps
Map-Reading Scavenger Hunt
Site Stakeout
Orienteering Scavenger Hunt
Fantasy School Map
Best Route
Map Labeling
Where Does It Come From?
Shortest Route to the Habitat
Mapping a School Activity
Story Maps
Charts, Graphs, and Maps
Economic Skills
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 8: Cooperative Learning in Social Studies
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Social Factors in Cooperative Learning Groups
Different Approaches to Grouping
Cooperative Learning, Collaborative Learning, and Curricular Goals
Organizing Cooperative and Collaborative Learning Groups
Student Roles in Cooperative Learning
“Minds-On” Learning Inquiry
Projects and Problem-Centered Group Activities
Cooperative Centers
Cooperative Learning and Technology
Research
Record Keeping
Communication
Presentations
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 9: Experiencing Social Studies
Looking Ahead
The Importance of Drama in Social Studies
Drama through Reading
Guided Fantasies
Dramatic Example #1
Class Action Dramas
Dramatic Example #2
Readers’ Theater
Dramatic Reading
Dramatic Example #3
Dramatic Example #4
Dramatic Example #5
Dramatic Example #6
Role Plays and Other Structured Drama Techniques
Structured Role Play
Dramatic Example #7
Sociodramas
Children’s Theater
Art- and Story-Related Dramatic Techniques
Picture Pantomimes
Story Play
Reenactment
Interactional Drama
Drama Units
Storytelling in Social Studies
Process Drama in Social Studies
Effective Use of Drama in Social Studies
Simulation Games
Simulation Example #1
Simulation Example #2
Simulation Example #3
Simulation Example #4
Simulation Example #5
Mock Trials
Trial-Related Activities
Field Trips
Service Learning Experiences
Looking Back
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 10: Issues-Centered Learning and Decision-Making
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Issues-Centered Learning
Approaches to Issues-Centered Instruction
Case Studies
Inquiry Learning
Moral Reasoning
Public Issues
Values Clarification
Problems with Issues-Centered Learning
Decision-Making Skills in Relation to Values
What Values Do You Teach?
Values Implicit Within a Multicultural Society
Values That Relate to School Success and to the Functional Classroom
Developing Values
Teaching Values Through Pronouncements, Rules, and Warnings
Teaching Values Through Examples and Models
Teaching Values Through Stories with Morals or Lessons
Teaching Values Through Examining Personal Actions of Self and Others
Teaching Values Through Problem Solving
Character Development and Citizenship
Character and Values: A Worldview Perspective
Social Justice Issues, Decision-Making, and Values
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 11: Technology and Media in Social Studies
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Getting Started: Technology as a Productive Tool
Technology and Standards
Online and Virtual Teaching
Enhancing Instruction with the Internet
Evaluating Websites
Media Literacy
Visual Literacy
Digital History
Virtual Field Trips
WebQuests
Mobile Technologies and Apps
Interactive White Boards
Flipped Classrooms and One-to-One Instruction
Teaching with Film
Social Media
Challenges to Technology Integration
Access at Home: Addressing the Digital Divide
Cyberbullying
Copyright
Internet Safety
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
References
Chapter 12: Lesson Plans for Secondary Social Studies
Looking Ahead
Can You? Do You?
Focus Activity
Economics
Geography
Lesson Plan One
Lesson Documents
Human Development Index (HDI) ACTIVITY
Lesson Plan Two
Notes/Additional Resources
Appendix A
Appendix B
Expansion and Achievements of the Muslim Empire
Circle Your Assigned Topic
Appendix C
Appendix D
Psychology
Sociology
Notes/Additional Resources
Mafia Card Game
Case Study
World History
Notes/Additional Resources
U.S. Government
U.S. History
Notes/Additional Resources
Rubric
Looking Back
Extension Activity
Reflective Questions
Helpful Resources
Further Reading
About the Authors
Index
