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SSE 4334 High School Methods and Strategies in Social Studies

SSE 5332 Methods and Strategies in Social Studies

Topics

  • Teacher effectiveness behaviors
  • The Classroom Environment
  • Teacher Expectations
  • Effective Explanation/Lecture Techniques
  • Infusion of the Fine Arts into the Social Studies
  • Discussion and Questioning Strategies
  • Non-Verbal Communication; Stimulus Variation
  • Political Cartoons
  • Learning Styles
  • Cooperative Learning & Classroom Groupings
  • Active Learning Strategies
  • Student Assessment: Traditional and Alternative Methods
  • Evaluating and Selecting a Social Studies Textbook
  • Fry's Readability Graph
  • Classroom Management
  • The Inclusive Social Studies Classroom
  • Current Trends in Social Science Education: Population Studies, Global Education, and Multicultural Education
  • Urban Education
  • Students with Special Needs
  • Home-School-Community Relations
  • School Law
  • Ethical & Professional Teacher Behavior
  • Preparing for Student-Teaching and Beyond
  • Avoiding Teacher "Burnout"

ePortfolio*******Chalk & Wire

The Social Science Education Program of the USF College of Education (COEDU) is a NCATE, FDOE, and NCSS approved program. For students to have the benefits of such a program, there are special assessment and reporting requirements that students and instructors must meet. A number of required COEDU courses (not courses in other colleges) will have assignments identified as Critical Tasks.   

The ONLY process by which you will meet the reporting requirements is the creation of an ePortfolio and you will be required to use the software Chalk and Wire. COEDU offers a full support system of seminars, e-mail inquiries, a walk-in help center, and phone assistance to assist you in learning the system and completing the ePortfolio, see http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/chalkandwire/index.htm.  Also, and most important, please review the SSE ePortfolio polices at http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/
seced/SocialS/SSEePortfolio.htm so that your grade is not adversely affected as a result of your not meeting the mandatory deadlines. There are two critical tasks:

  1. SSE Program Standards Acknowledgement Form. [This is a different form from the Chalk and Wire Consent Form that you submit when setting up Chalk and Wire]. It must be submitted to your ePortfolio during the first week of classes.
  2. Final Exam - Name this Artifact SSE 4334 Final Exam or SSE 5332 Final Exam. This is submitted contemporaneously by you at the time you submit your exam to course instructor. The deadline will be provided by your instructor.

Chalk and Wire Help

COEDU offers a full support system of seminars, e-mail inquiries, a walk-in help center, and phone assistance to assist you in learning the system and completing the ePortfolio, see http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/chalkandwire/index.htm.
If you have any questions about how to perform these tasks associated with Chalk and Wire, YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE Chalk and Wire OFFICE.

When you set up your ePortfolio, under Table of Contents Undergraduates will select

  • Social Science Education (B.S.)
  • MATs will select under Social Science Education (MAT)

Chalk and Wire Purchase

  • Purchase a Chalk and Wire License Online CHALK + WIRE
    Both the first time user and the renewal codes can be purchased on-line.

    1. Log on to the Bookstore
    2. Go to the BUY YOUR BOOKS ONLINE SECTION.
    3. Please select the correct Term and use Department EDF, Course 0000 and Section 000 to purchase Chalk and Wire
    4. You will be emailed the code if this is the only item you purchase, so for this transaction only purchase Chalk and Wire.
    5. You will be emailed the code within 48 hours (excluding weekends).
    6. If not received within 48 hours, call (813) 9745412 or (813) 9744712 or email, gmcqueen@admin.usf.edu

 

 

 

ePortfolio

Critical Task

1. SSE Program Standards Acknowledgement Form
2. Final Exam - Name this Artifact SSE 4334 Final Exam or SSE 5332 Final Exam

 

Directions for ePortfolio

 


Links


National Documents

 

The NCSS Themes of Social Studies

The NCSS Democratic Beliefs and Values

The NCSS Essentials of Social Studies Education


Civics and Government Standards

National Content Standards in Economics

National Geography Standards and Themes

National History Standards

Standards for Historical Thinking