Chapter One Key Concepts (Parker text)

Education 637 with Csmith at Liberty University

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By: Pamela Smith
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50 Social Studies Strategies for K-8 Classrooms (3rd Edition)

Social Studies in Elementary Education (14th Edition)
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standards

statements that describe what students should learn

objectives

the desired result of instruction

social studies

the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence

NCSS

the National Council for the Social Studies

Subject matter

includes facts (also known as information or data), skills, idea, issues, (short for controversial issues), and methods of inquiry drawn from the seven social sciences: history, geography, civics, and government (political science), economics, sociology, psychology, and visual and performing arts.

civic competence/democratic citizenship

the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world

Civic competence

the readiness and willingness to assume citizenship responsibilities

Discipline

field of study

Themes

helps curriculum planners and teachers narrow the scope somewhat and gives them a better understanding of which social knowledge deserves the most attention

Attitudes and Values

deals with emotion, feeling, and beliefs about right and wrong

Skills

identifies what students should know how to do

Scope

refers to the subject matter--the knowledge, values and attitudes, and skills the program is to include

Sequence

the order in which the various subject matters are to be presented

Spiral Curriculum

a powerful sequencing principle where ideas are first presented in a form and language that can be grasped by the child, ideas that can be revisited later with greater precision and power until, finally, the student has achieved the reward of mastery

Curriculum Narrowing

the intense focus on reading and math (and now, in some places, science) to the exclusion of social studies, art, literature, and music

Institutional Racism

few neighborhoods were integrated, and the law actually required segregated schools

1954

the Supreme Court ruled that all laws establishing segregated schools were unconstitutional

Culturally responsive instruction

a teacher learns about the cultural characteristics of their students and adapt instruction accordingly

Demography

a sub-field of geography, the study of human populations, especially their size, growth, migrations, living conditions, and birth and death rates

Diversity

Variability---differences---within populations, especially with reference to ethnicity, race, culture, language, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and social class

Individualized Instruction

children are given personally meaningful learning experiences that will help them achieve curriculum goals

Social class

the rung on the social ladder--the place in the social hierarchy--where individuals find themselves

Culture

the values, beliefs, and customs -- in brief a way of life or lifestyle-- shared by a group of people or a society.

Ethnic group

a particular kind of cultural group

Ethnocentrism

the habit of judging other ethnic groups' beliefs and behaviors by one's own ethnic group's standards (us v. them)

Race

a contested term that is rapidly losing useful meaning for social and natural scientists alike