Description: I. IDEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL CONCERNS. 1. Perceptions, Ideologies and Approaches Within the Social Studies. 2. Origins of the Social Studies. II. THE SUBJECT FIELDS AND DISCIPLINES OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES. 3. Core Subject Fields of the Social Studies: History, Government, and Geography. 4. Important Subject Fields of the Social Studies: Economics, Sociology, Psychology, and Anthropology. III. PREPARATION FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION: STUDENT NEEDS, TECHNOLOGY, AND MOTIVATION. 5. Meeting Needs and Providing Effective Instruction. 6. The Appropriate Use of Classroom Technology. 7. Motivating Student Learning. IV. IDENTIFYING INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS AND DESIGN MODELS FOR COURSE, UNIT, AND LESSON. 8. The Identification and Formulation of Instructional Objectives. 9. Designing Courses, Units, and Lessons. V. THE SELECTION AND ORGANIZATION OF SUBJECT MATTER ELEMENTS: CONCEPTS, SKILLS, AND VALUES. 10. The Elements of Knowledge. 11. Skill Development. 12. Education for Values. VI. THE SELECTION OR DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSROOM STRATEGIES, ACTIVITIES, AND MATERIALS. 13. Instructional Strategies and Activities. 14. The Evaluation, Selection, and Development of Instructional Materials. VII. EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES. 15. The Formal and Informal Means of Assessing and Learning Outcomes. Appendix A: Design Lesson Plan Workshop for Teachers. Appendix B: Unit Planning Workshop for Teachers.

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