HIST 477
History and Social Science Teaching Methods and Instruction
History
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Developing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Fingerprinting and FBI clearance.
Note
Check with Hist 477 instructor for specific prerequisites for the major or minor program.
Title
Learning-Centered Classrooms
Learning Outcome
Prospective teachers will consider the characteristics of learning-centered classrooms that are based on current theories of learning.
Title
Research-supported Teaching Methods
Learning Outcome
Students will study and apply research-supported teaching methods that foster students' content knowledge, content and literacy skills, and learning and democratic dispositions.
Title
Assessing Students
Learning Outcome
Students will consider variuos methods of assessing student learning.
Title
Teaching Resources
Learning Outcome
Students will consider various types of resources including texts, technology, primary source documents and litertaure that they might use to teach social studies to students with diverse backgrounds and learning styles.
Title
Teacher Work Sample
Learning Outcome
Students will be assisted in the preparation of the teacher work sample and a multiple text inquiry activity.
Title
Critical Analysis
Learning Outcome
Students will coordinate and reflect on clinical experiences.
