EDUC 336 - Social Studies in the K-6 Classroom
4 credits. E.
The role of social studies education is to provide students with the necessary knowledge, skills and values to enable them to fulfill their obligations as citizens, not just for the future, but for the present as well. This course provides future teachers with the methods, strategies and resources for teaching social studies in K-6 classrooms that will develop young students into knowledgeable people who will act responsibly when confronted with personal, social and/or economic issues and problems. This course is part of the elementary methods-in-teaching semester, which includes an intensive clinical with daily teaching responsibilities.