Integrative strategies for the K-12 social studies classroom

While the concept of integration or an interdisciplinary curriculum has been around for decades, the purposeful practice of integration is a relatively new educational endeavor. Though classroom teachers often say they "integrate," there generally seems to be a lack of understanding of wha...

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Other Authors Lintner, Timothy (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2013]
SeriesTeaching and learning social studies.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806614349
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-084-1
Physical Description1 online resource (vi, 236 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1. Integrative opportunities in the social studies classroom: Making minutes matter / Timothy Lintner
  • Chapter 2. Picture this: The integration of art and social studies / Susan Pitts Santoli and Paige Vitulli
  • Chapter 3. The play's the thing: Integrating drama with social studies / Thomas N. Turner
  • Chapter 4. Making social studies accessible and engaging for English language learners / Jason O'Brien and Barbara Cruz
  • Chapter 5. Social studies and literacy: Exploring interdisciplinary teaching in a professional development school setting / Deborah MacPhee
  • Chapter 6. Interdisciplinary strategies for math and social studies / Bridget Coleman
  • Chapter 7. Traveling the world through the vehicle of music / Jeannette Fresne and Donna Louk
  • Chapter 8. The social side of science / Andrea Burrows and Jennifer Keiner
  • Chapter 9. Don't forget me! Using special educators to support interdisciplinary teaching and learning / Darren Minarik and Danielle Coughlin
  • Chapter 10. Things said and done: Using digital tools to enhance historical memory / John K. Lee, Meghan Manfra, and Jonathan List
  • Chapter 11. Visual literacy strategies for the social studies classroom / Stewart Waters and William B. Russell, III
  • About the contributors.