ELED 405 - Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Classrooms

4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces discipline-based inquiry for promoting democratic citizenship through the social studies. Focuses on building content knowledge and instructional strategies in history, geography, political science, cultural studies and economics. Course objectives and activities are based on the College, Career and Civic Life four-stage model of inquiry from the National Council for the Social Studies and align with Maryland state standards for elementary social studies. Includes clinical experiences.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Major Prerequisites Dual Certification: ECED 356, ELED 320, ELED 330, ELED 340, ELED 350
Elementary Education: ELED 320, ELED 330, ELED 340, ELED 350