EDCI 604: Social Studies in Elementary School

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EDCI 604Social Studies in Elementary School

• Spring 2005
• Dr. Phillip VanFossen
• 1238 BRNG 6-9 pm

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Welcome

• Quick overview of course
• Two kinds of students course is a hybrid
• We will be meeting at 600, in this room
• Getting to know you, getting to know all about
  you
• Introduce each other activity

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A bit about me

• 18th year in the classroom at one level or
  another
• Bachelors and Masters from Miami University
  (OH) Ph.D. from The Ohio State University
• 8th year at Purdue
• I teach ECON 219E and am course coordinator for
  EDCI 361 Social Studies in Elementary Schools

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• Director, Ackerman Center for Democratic
  Citizenship
• Associate Director, Purdue Center for Economic
  Education
• Active in our churchNew building on 26!!
• Golf Nut!!
• Married, 2 kids

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My Family
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My Daughters!
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My Daughters!
Madison (age 10) in 4/5 multiage _at_ Klondike
Liliana (Lilly) Grace (age 5) in Kindergarten _at_
Klondike
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Course overview

• We will examine
• K-5 social studies (with an emphasis on the
  curriculum defined by the Indiana Academic
  Standards for Social Studies),
• selected issues in the field of K-5 social
  studies,
• best practice strategies for teaching social
  studies to young children,
• important knowledge, skills and dispositions
  associated with the social studies,
• what constitutes powerful teaching and learning
  in the social studies.

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Texts

• Obenchain, K. M., Morris, R. V. (2003). 50
  social studies strategies for k-8 classrooms.
  Upper Saddle River, NJ Merrill Prentice Hall.
• Readings packet (EDCI 604 Social Studies in the
  Elementary School) available at CopyMat in
  Chauncey Hill Mall.
• Freedman, R. (1980). Immigrant Kids. New York,
  NY Puffin Books. (Available at Vons)
• Hesse, K. (1992). Letters from Rifka. New York,
  NY Puffin Books. (Available at Vons)
• Bartone, E. (1997). (Lewin, T., illus.). Peppe
  the Lamplighter. Mulberry Books (Available at
  Vons)

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A note about readings

• Due the week listed (e.g., listed for 1/20 due
  1/20)
• Guiding questions at 604 webpage
• Reading reactions due each week via e-mail
• 250 word reaction to one or all of weeks
  readings
• Due at noon on day of class
• First week is lengthiest set

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Assignments

• Brief description in 604 syllabus more and
  scoring rubrics, etc. located at 604 website
• http//www.edci.purdue.edu/vanfossen/604

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IASSS Presentation

• One of two main assignments
• Pairs will take over class for one hour during
  assigned date
• Presentations will include
• an explanation of the significance of the IASSS
  Standard assigned
• an annotated bibliography of resources and
  references to assist in teaching this Standard
• an outline of the main generalizations and
  concepts for this Standard,
• one lesson overview example that integrates
  these findings
• How to make assignments?
• Random? List top three choices?

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Lesson Plan and Analysis

• Second main assignment
• Must plan and teach one social studies lesson
• Develop 3-4 page analysis of the lesson using
  rubric and INTASC Principles

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For next time

• Complete readings (use guiding questions)
• Conduct two teacher interviews
• Also complete the SS Attitude Questionnaire
• 1-page write-up of interviews
• E-mail me reading reaction for week (250 words)