HIS 450 - Teaching Social Studies in Secondary Schools

Semester Hours: 2

This course is meant to help majors preparing to teach social studies in middle and high schools better integrate the knowledge and skills that they have acquired in their courses with the tools and concepts they have learned in their education classes. Students will consider national and state standards, curriculum development, and teaching and assessment strategies relevant to teaching social studies. Pedagogical, theoretical, and practical themes will be discussed.

Prerequisite: EDU 231 and SED 201.