Introduction
This section is designed to give you an overview of the resources and assessments for teaching Social Sciences.
The task force on Early Childhood/Elementary Social Sciences of the National Council for the Social Sciences has produced several reports on elementary children and Social Sciences, education goals for Social Sciences, students' developmental characteristics, a research overview, the current status of Social Sciences as an elementary school subject, and teacher training.
The contents in this unit will help you meet the following objectives.
- Select appropriate resources for instructional delivery of social sciences concepts, including complex informational text.
- Identify appropriate resources for planning for instruction of social sciences concepts.
- Choose appropriate methods for assessing social sciences concepts.
- Determine appropriate learning environments for social sciences lessons.
