1. Week 1 Outline
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2. Objectives
• disciplines
• Social Studies strands
• Integration
• Application
• Current trends
• Presented by teacher
• Learned by students
• Pros & Cons
• Participate in democratic
society
• Participate in global
economy
Why learn
social
studies?
Standards-
based
education
Major
Themes
Role of
civic values
on
curricula

3. Participate in a democratic society
Knowledge
skills
behavior

4. Standards-based education
cons
pros

5. Defining standards-based
education

6. Pros and Cons
Pros
Guide for
teachers and
students
Base for
knowledge
Consistency
Cons
Too much
pressure
Restrict
creativity
Teach to the
test
Too much
content/not
enough depth

7. Themes and Strands
Themes (Strands)
• Culture
• Time, continuity, and change
• People, places, and environment
• Individual development and
identity
• Individuals, groups, and
institutions
• Power, authority, and governance
• Production, distribution, and
consumption
• Science, technology, and society
• Global connections
• Civic ideals and practices
Disciplines
• Geography
• History
• Civics
• Sociology
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Maxim (2010).

8. Examples of civic values for
classroom integration
Individual
Rights
Justice Diversity Truth

9. Approaches to integrating civic-
based education

10. Current events & controversial issues
integration
application
trends

11. Examples of civic values for classroom
integration
Individual
rights
• Help make rules - keep them safe and rules consistent.
Justice
• Consider consequences – give them responsibility for
their own actions.
Diversity
• Promote acceptance
• Celebrate heritage of all
Truth
• Promote honesty by modeling honesty

12. Approaches
to
integrating
civic-based
education
Service-based
projects
Discussion
Students
create
classroom
rules
Field trips
Extracurricular
civics-based
clubs and
activities
Simulations
(voting, mock
trials, talk
shows)

13. Guidelines
for selecting
• Select age-appropriate
materials
• Be aware of the audience
• Be aware of school policies
Application
in the
classroom
• Debates
• Share multiple perspectives of
event
• A day in the life of the person
or people affected by the event
• Problem-based learning
lessons: Students develop
solutions to modern issues
Current events and
controversial issues

14. Link to strands for
week 1 assignment
http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands

15. References
 Chapin, J. R. (2009). Elementary social studies: A practical
guide (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
 Fitchett, P. G., & Heafner, T. L. (2010). A National
Perspective on the Effects of High-Stakes Testing and
Standardization on Elementary Social Studies
Marginalization. Theory & Research In Social
Education, 38(1), 114-130.
 Kohler, M. P., & Christensen, L. M. (2010). Nurturing young
social studies learners' notions of democracy. Social
Studies Research & Practice, 5(2), 115.
 Maxim, G. W. (2010). Dynamic social studies for
Constructivist classrooms: Inspiring tomorrow’s social
scientists (9th ed.). Boston. Allyn & Bacon.