TLT 412 - Fall 2008 - Course map (i.e., intended curriculum; see record of activities for enacted curriculum)
| Session | Date | Topics | Activities | Assignments to complete before the next session |
| 1 | Tues, 26 Aug |
Intros Social studies content vs. methods Purposes & contexts |
Introductions Review of syllabus Tour of course infrastructure Opening survey Lecture |
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| 2 | Tues, 2 Sep |
Review of social studies contexts & purposes Early elementary: students, curriculum, content, methods
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Lecture Demo lesson: Families and food Small group sharing of initial tech products |
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| 3 | Tues, 9 Sep |
Upper elementary: students, curriculum, content, methods Discussion: Early vs. upper elem. Methods taxonomy: KB/giving, CKE/prompting, DKE/making |
Lecture Demo lesson: The story of Aaron Starting the methods taxonomy list |
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| 4 | Tues, 16 Sep |
History education Wikipedia as an object lesson in powerful social studies |
Wikipedia inquiry activity Lecture |
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| 5 | Tues, 23 Sep |
Schema & scaffolds Working with primary sources |
Sharing tech products #2 Lecture |
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| 6 | Tues, 30 Sep | Micro-teaching, round 1 |
Micro-teaching (whole class) |
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| 7 | Tues, 7 Oct | Micro-teaching, round 1 (cont'd)
Return to methods taxonomy |
Micro-teaching (whole class) Discussion |
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| Pacing Break - Tues, 14 Oct - No class | ||||
| 8 | Tues, 21 Oct |
Geography education Latitude, longitude, and GPS |
Lecture Demo lesson: Geo-caching |
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| 9 | Tues, 28 Oct |
Government/civics education Legislative simulation
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Lecture Demo lesson: Legislative simulation |
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| 10 | Tues, 4 Nov |
Assessment Praxis |
Demo lesson: Silent timeline Lecture Praxis discussion |
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| 11 | Tues, 11 Nov | Economics in elementary social studies Teaching world cultures |
Demo lesson: Specialization enactive Lecture Demo lesson: Population density |
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| 12 | Tues, 18 Nov | Micro-teaching, round 2 | Micro-teaching (small groups) | |
| 13 | Tues, 25 Nov |
Children's literature in elementary social studies Integrating social studies instruction with other content areas |
Group sharing Lecture |
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| 14 | Tues, 2 Dec |
New frontiers with technology
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Demo lesson: 5-picture charades Lecture Tool showcase: SmartBoard Tool showcase: GIS |
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| FINAL WORK DUE; NO LATE SUBMISSIONS PAST THIS POINT | ||||