ED 7095 - Literacy, Research, & Technology in Social Studies

Credits: 3

Description This course is designed for teacher practitioners to explore the curriculum and pedagogy in adolescence social studies from a critical literacy perspective. Emphasis will be on the interpretation and analysis of different types of documents textbooks, scholarly articles and books, newspapers, primary documents, pictures, videos, and movies to evaluate their pedagogical value, and to learn how to use these resources in the classroom. Throughout the course, social studies materials appropriate for 7-12 classrooms will be used with the aim of developing literacy skills by enabling students to acquire analytic thinking skills appropriate to their cognitive development level. Teacher practitioners will also evaluate and synthesize the current research trends in the field of Social Studies literacy education. Fieldwork may be required for some candidates, as determined by the Program Coordinator.

Prerequisites: Prerequisites for all courses: ED 7001 and appropriate discipline specific methodology course (ED 7082 - ED 7086).