Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies (6th Edition) [Paperback]

Tom V. Savage (Author), David G. Armstrong (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131738437 | ISBN-13: 978-0131738430 | Publication Date: March 17, 2007 | Edition: 6

The sixth edition of this popular book helps readers aid children in developing thinking skills and master principles, encouraging them to understand the world, approach challenges from different perspectives, and understand and stand firm in the face of injustice. Understanding social studies is crucial to the creation of thoughtful, involved citizens. Up-to-date material on technology and pro-social behavior challenges readers to reflect upon significant issues. Topics include: the definition of social studies; history and geography; political science and economics; sociology, anthropology and psychology; teaching social studies; culture, gender, and exceptionalities; planning and assessing by working with the social studies standards. This book will serve as an excellent resource for all educators in the field of social studies, as well as for those employed in various fields where social studies is a component in understanding today's social trends.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

State-of-the-art in perspective, this text provides a solid introduction to the purposes of social studies, to the excitement, fun, and nature of the social science disciplines, and to the variety of methods that teachers can use with their pupils to promote growth toward informed and responsible citizenship. Highly practical in approach, it not only tells what should be done, but details how to do it. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Sixth Edition

Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies

Tom V. Savage  ♦   David G. Armstrong

 

Widely praised as practical and user-friendly, Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies, Six Edition, offers a clear overview of the social sciences to strengthen preservice teachers' content knowledge and outlines effective methods for teaching social studies in today's diverse classrooms.  In tune with the reality of limited classroom time to deovte to social studies instruction, the authors suggest ways teachers can integrate the social studies with other subject areas (see Chapter 11).  Highlighting the importance of teaching social studies to foster the development of thoughtful, involved citizens and cognizant of the realities of teaching today, Savage and Armstrong provide a resource for learning today and teaching tomorrow.

 

New to this edition:

• 40 new and revised Lesson Ideas help you plan, teach, and assess social studies lessons (for example, see page 197, Lesson Idea 8-3).
• Chapter 5, Selecting Teaching Approaches for Knowledge Acquisition
• Chapter 6, Selecting Teaching Approaches for Knowledge Discovery
• More coverage of teaching research skills, time, and chronology (see Chapter 7)
• Increased focus on backward planning, helping teachers align learning objectives with learning outcomes (see Chapter 10)
• New section on grading strategies to help teachers select assessments that focus on important educational outcomes (see Chapter 12)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6 edition (March 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131738437
• ISBN-13: 978-0131738430
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos to Savage and Armstrong, September 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

The authors have written a book that is extremely practical. As a student in a methods class, I was able to use the ideas in the classroom where I was placed. My master teacher was impressed with what I had to offer and purchased a copy of the book for himself. I appreciate the blend of theory and practice the book offers. Practical applications are important, but without the theoretical perspectives they mean nothing. This book gives us both. I recommend it to new teachers especially. It was obviously written by people who have spent time in classrooms and who really know social studies.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Textbook, February 5, 2009

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This review is from: Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies (6th Edition) (Paperback)

This book is uncommon for the textbooks I have found. The chapters are all roughly 20 pages long. They do not waste time on a lot of filler and excellent lesson examples can be found.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Non_Effective Teaching Guide..., August 16, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is not for those who have experience in the social studies, or experience in working in classrooms.

It presents a lot of vague theory and not many concrete ideas on how to get subject matter taught to your students. YOu had best hope if this book is a required text that your professor has a passion for social studies,and has ideas on how to convey all that social studies really has to offer.