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Undergraduate spring application deadline is December 1 for spring term.

SSED 440 Social Studies Curriculum and Differentiated Methods in Urban Grades K-6

This course encourages the pedagogies of reflective teaching, constructivism, and teaching for social justice and social change. Students will be introduced to current theories and research that examine effective teaching and meaningful learning in the elementary social studies. Urban teacher candidates will review content in various social studies disciplines while preparing to teach national, state, and local district social studies standards. Students will practice and model instructional strategies that encourage the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills. Students will use formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and help foster the continuous intellectual, social and physical development of the learner. Urban elementary field experiences are part of the course requirements.

Special information

Note: Admission to the Urban Teacher Program required.
3 Undergraduate credits

Effective August 23, 2008 to present

Learning outcomes

General

  • Apply tools of inquiry and problem solving in the understanding and implementation of fundamental social studies concepts.
  • Help students use tools of inquiry to understand cultural diversity, global connections, structures of power, and how individuals become agents of change.
  • Plan, design, and implement developmentally appropriate teaching experiences for elementary age children
  • Use teaching practices that support the concepts and practices of constructivism, multiculturalism, and social justice

Spring 2025

Section Title Instructor books eservices
01 Social Studies Curriculum and Differentiated Methods in Urban Grades K-6 Bierman, Michelle L Books for SSED-440-01 Spring 2025 Course details for SSED-440-01 Spring 2025