Planning and Teaching for Equity-Orientated Social Studies Classrooms
ESOC 4455
3 hours
Planning and Teaching for Equity-Orientated Social Studies Classrooms
Course Description
Lesson planning, implementation, and formative classroom assessments to foster equity-orientated social studies classrooms. Applied teaching tasks will demonstrate competencies in the supervised, companion field experience.
Athena Title
Plan Teach Equity Ori SS Class
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ESOC 6455
Prerequisite
(ESOC 3450 or ESOC 7050 or ESOC 7050E) and (EDSE 4030/6030 or EDSE 4030E/6030E)
Corequisite
ESOC 4450L
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
Analyze the sources for the selection of social studies content and classroom activities that are appropriate and differentiated for students in 6-12 grade classrooms.
Apply social studies content standards when designing lessons, planning curriculum, and implementing their assessments.
Apply backwards design and an equity-orientation for lesson planning to formatively assess students within the planning, teaching, and assessment cycle.
Design formative assessments based on knowledge of their characteristics, uses, and limitations to promote student growth, match instructional goals, and foster equitable classroom engagement.
Incorporate the unique cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and moral characteristics of students in grades 6-12 as individuals and members of groups within their lesson planning, instruction, and assessment.
Engage in ongoing forms of inquiry about their practice using instructional analysis tools and evidence from 6-12 students’ classroom assessments.
Topical Outline
Equity-oriented curricular choices, pedagogical practices, and assessment designs
Lesson planning approaches that lead students to transferable learning outcomes
Inquiry-oriented learning experiences that promote high student engagement and critical thinking
Pedagogical practices and corresponding assessment strategies that foster active participation and engagement among all students
Assess students’ understanding of the social studies content using both formative and summative assessment results
