Essentials Of Elementary Social Studies: Mylabschool (Essentials of Classroom Teaching Series,) - Softcover

Turner, Thomas N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205464890 ISBN 13: 9780205464890

Verlag: Pearson, 2004

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Presents the essentials of pertinent research, classroom methodology, and practice in teaching elementary social studies. This text offers a format for the undergraduate course in social studies methods and places emphasis on technology. It includes the issue of multiculturalism and how culture effects and how children learn.

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Essentials of Elementary Social Studies presents the essentials of pertinent research, valued classroom methodology, and current practice in teaching elementary social studies. This text offers a length, format, and price perfect for the undergraduate course in social studies methods and it is ideal for “block” courses where more than one content area's methods are taught.

New to This Edition

• The chapter on dramatics has been further strengthened and expanded to include story path and new simulation material.
• NEW coverage given to the growing influence of the federal government and President Bush's “No Child Left Behind” initiative, as well as its impact on teaching the social studies.
• The emphasis on technology has been greatly increased for the changing climate.
• The issue of multiculturalism and how culture effects how children learn, has been thoroughly updated and integrated throughout the text.
• Middle East coverage has been expanded.
• Chapter 8 Thinking and Problem Solving has been updated to encourage thinking and learning skills into the social studies classroom.
• “Focus Activities” are now provided throughout the text.
• Chapter 10 on Dramatics has been further expanded to include story path and new simulation material.

Author bio:

Dr. Thomas N. Turner, a professor of Social Science education at the University of Tennessee; holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati and Pennsylvania State University. He previously taught at the elementary, middle school, and college level in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He has published over a hundred professional articles and books as well as two children's books. In addition to his teaching, he is a traveling storyteller.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0205464890
• ISBN 13: 9780205464890
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italien