Teaching the 21st Century Adolescent - Social Studies

This course is designed to prepare middle childhood to high school social studies teachers to plan, deliver and assess effective instruction to young adolescents. Emphasis in the course will include how teachers must respond to the unique developmental nature of the learner. As life-long learners teachers should be familiar with the National Council for the Social Studies, and other appropriate professional organizations, to help guide their professional development. Creating effective lessons, using appropriate assessment techniques and using the resulting data to drive instruction are central to the course objectives. Other topics include grading practices and building a positive learning environment while managing the class appropriately.