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Practical Guide to Middle and Secondary Social Studies, A
Following in the vein of her best-selling elementary book, June Chapin focuses on key topics that are critical to the teaching of social studies in the middle and secondary classrooms. This brief, practical book enables readers to concentrate on the crucial, relevant strategies and content to become effective social studies teachers who will be able to teach in a wide diversity of classrooms. The goal for the reader is to teach social studies creatively and thoughtfully so that their students become knowledgeable and responsible citizens acting on core values and beliefs.
288 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 2002
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May 24, 2012
When I first picked up June R. Chapin’s A Practical Guide to Middle and Secondary Social Studies, there was little to lead me to anticipate that, as a prospective secondary school educator, I would get much out of it. With its bland purple cover and a quick flip through the pages there seemed little to whet my appetite. However, after breezing through it, cover to cover, I must admit that my reservations were unfounded. The book does wonders to address questions which I have had as well as raises relevant ones that I had not.
The book is not a How-To guide, nor does it go into very much specific social studies material. Instead, it properly assumes that you have a solid social studies and history education and delves into the current problems, advantages, resources, and controversies that a new social studies teacher is likely to face. Additionally, it gives tips and recommendations on how to employ certain materials and subject matter, though this is not the main focus of the book.
The topics covered include teacher and student-centered instruction, assessments and evaluations, teaching history and civics and, to a lesser degree, geography, economics, and behavioral sciences, and the implementation of technology into lessons. Though this book does not go into great depths in its topics, it will give curious teacher candidates a clearer perspective of the profession for which they aspire, and will provide plenty of material that will prompt serious discussion in a social studies education course.
The book is not a How-To guide, nor does it go into very much specific social studies material. Instead, it properly assumes that you have a solid social studies and history education and delves into the current problems, advantages, resources, and controversies that a new social studies teacher is likely to face. Additionally, it gives tips and recommendations on how to employ certain materials and subject matter, though this is not the main focus of the book.
The topics covered include teacher and student-centered instruction, assessments and evaluations, teaching history and civics and, to a lesser degree, geography, economics, and behavioral sciences, and the implementation of technology into lessons. Though this book does not go into great depths in its topics, it will give curious teacher candidates a clearer perspective of the profession for which they aspire, and will provide plenty of material that will prompt serious discussion in a social studies education course.
October 15, 2012
Re-read this book for a Methods class I am teaching. Decent intro to the teaching of social studies
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