EDUC 249: Social Studies Pedagogy in Elementary Schools: Inquiry and Civic Engagement in a Diverse World

1 Unit
Prerequisites: EDUC 195, 196 and permission of Education Department
Supports elementary education students in developing pedagogical knowledge and skills through the exploration of professional and theoretical literature, projects and field-based teaching experiences. Required professional sequence course for all elementary education prospective teachers. Students will develop strategies for connecting the interrelated content in disciplines to the development of children as citizens of the world. A minimum of twenty hours of clinical experience focuses on development in each of the domains of the Framework for Teaching, the Standards for the Preparation of Teachers PK-3, the Michigan Core Teaching Practices. Staff