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Elementary Social Studies: Making Your Content Relevant (EDMA 208)

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Summer 2024 Dates: June 10 - August 4, 2024

Graduate Credit-3 semester hours, $660.00 (not including the cost of the textbook)‌

COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is designed to provide you with the content knowledge, classroom methods, materials and strategies for teaching Social Studies in elementary school settings. Content knowledge in history, geography, economics, behavioral science, and political science is essential in preparing teachers to provide meaningful social studies experiences for elementary students. In an eight-week format, participants are guided through various activities including reading, viewing, reflection, investigations and applications to further increase their knowledge and awareness of topics related to teaching and learning in elementary social studies. Students will examine, study, and apply the Iowa Core Social Studies standards K-2 and 3-5. 

Video Introduction to Elementary Social Studies: Making Your Content Relevant

SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR‌: Amber Graeber

This course may not run as scheduled if we do not reach our minimum number of registrations. Should this occur, all registered students will have the option of receiving a full refund OR rolling the registration over into the following semester.