Exemplary elementary social studies : case studies in practice

In many elementary classrooms, social studies has taken a back seat to English Language Arts and Mathematics in the wake of No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top This volume is not another hand-wringing lament. On the contrary, the elementary educators who have contributed to this volume have a p...

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Other Authors Libresco, Andrea S. (Editor), Alleman, Janet (Editor), Field, Sherry L. (Editor), Passe, Jeff (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2014.
SeriesResearch in curriculum and instructions
Subjects
Social sciences > Study and teaching (Elementary) > Case studies.
elektronické knihy
Case studies.
Education > Schools > Levels > Elementary.
Educational administration and organization.
Primary and middle schools.
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806612543
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-600-3
Physical Description1 online resource (vi, 164 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Social studies in the age of accountability: The two are not mutually exclusive / Jeff Passe, Amy Good, and Andrea S. Libresco
  • Chapter 2. Listening to and nurturing interested, passionate, and thoughtful sixth graders / Andrea S. Libresco
  • Chapter 3. Fostering civic efficacy and action through fifth graders' civic zines / Roi Kawai, Stephanie Serriere, and Dana Mitra
  • Chapter 4. Generating higher order and meaningful social studies instruction for fourth graders with a documents-based test, a lead teacher, and a community of learners / Andrea S. Libresco
  • Chapter 5. Multiple intelligences theory to practice in third grade: Call all children to learn / Karon LeCompte and Kristine Kruczek Mains
  • Chapter 6. Service learning to empower second graders as change agents / Stephanie C. Serriere
  • Chapter 7. Teaching social studies within a first-grade learning community / Janet Alleman, Jere Brophy, and Barbara Knighton
  • Chapter 8. Intentionally incorporating social studies everywhere in a kindergarten classroom / Jeff Passe
  • Chapter 9. Common practices of exemplary teachers: Implications for our practice / Andrea S. Libresco, Janet Alleman, and Sherry L. Field.

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