Elementary Social Studies : Constructing a Powerful Approach to Teaching and Learning (Hardcover, 5 ed)

Part 1: The Commonplaces of Education: A Framework for Powerful Social Studies Teaching 1. Creating a Framework for the Social Studies Classroom 2. Learners and Learning: Understanding What Students Know and How They Come to Know It 3. Subject Matter: A Threads Approach 4. Teachers and Teaching: Working with Ideas and Questions 5. Teachers and Teaching: Choosing Strategies, Curriculum Materials, and Influences on Teaching 6. Teachers and Teaching: Assessment 7. The Classroom Environment: Creating a Genuine Community 8. Social Studies and Literacy Part 2: Putting the Commonplaces into Action 9. Purposes, Goals, and Objectives for Teaching and Learning 10. The Inquiry Design Model 11. Constructing Curriculum Inquiries 12. Becoming a Reflective Social Studies Teacher Glossary Appendix: Content Resources from Children’s Literature