What is...

the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Social Studies?

What is Social Studies for Diverse Learners? Who Teaches Social Studies for Diverse Learners? What are Prospective Teacher Responsibilities for Social Studies for Diverse Learners? Calendar Resources Home

Planning: Develop your own Understanding of the content to be taught. Be sure to complicate your understanding of the content by seeking out and infusing multiple perspectives. Recognize the importance of infusing controversial issues in the social studies classroom. (see for example, Position Statement on Academic Freedom ant the Social Studies Teacher) Identify students with special needs and plan to accommodate the needs of the diverse learners within the social studies classroom (Race, Class, Gender, and Disability). Develop an interdisciplinary and heterogeneous approach to teaching social studies. (see for example, Ability Grouping in the Social Studies and Position Statement on Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning.)   Teaching: Cultivating a Classroom Community (Lindquist, Ch.2; Wolk, Ch. 4 & 8) Learning through Projects (Wolk, Ch. 6) Democracy as Reading and Writing (Wolk, Ch. 7) Other Strategies  Assessing:  Develop and Implement Authentic Assessment Tools. (Lindquist, Ch.8) Collaboratively Develop and Use Rubrics with Students