Oct 04, 2024  
The Elmira College Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year 
    
The Elmira College Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year
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EDU 5223 - Practicum In Teaching Secondary Social Studies II


credits: 3.0
STUDENTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION. Designed to facilitate candidates enrolled in the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program’s practical application of curriculum design and implementation within a secondary social studies classroom. Course builds on EDU 5123 - Social Studies Practicum I . Emphasis is critical analysis of text and writing within the social studies discipline. Course has both a seminar component and a field-based practicum component. Objectives: A) Create learning experiences that engage learners in critical thinking and creativity in social studies; B) Design and implement learning activities aligned with New York State’s Social Studies Framework and the National Council for the Social Studies National Standards for the Preparation of Social Studies Teachers; C) Develop and implement effective strategies for teaching writing in a social studies classroom; D) Engage in reflective analysis to improve instructional planning and practice. Method of Instruction: Lectures, Discussions, Readings, Demonstrations, and Modeling. Method of Evaluation: Two formative assessments of teaching (200 points); Two social studies learning segments that emphasize writing within the social studies discipline (three-five lesson plans each) (100 points); Participation in collaborative peer review sessions of learning segments; Collaborative Peer Review Report (100 points); Presentation of social studies learning segment in seminar (100 points). The final grade for the course will be determined by the total number of points earned divided by the total number of points possible.



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