Students will be able to:

1. Utilize the National Standards for teaching history.
2. Recall information about U.S., World, and local history 
needed to teach in social studies classrooms.
3. Utilize knowledge of history to prepare lessons for 
teaching history in social studies classrooms.
4. Develop course materials for teaching history in social 
studies classrooms that display the use of effective pedagogy.
5. Compose course materials that reflect creative use of 
historical knowledge.
6. Discuss major issues related to teaching history.

General Education Abilities:

Communicate effectively through writing:
Assimilate, analyze, and present in written forms, a body of 
information
Compose effective written materials for various academic and 
professional contexts
Produce writing that is stylistically appropriate and mature

Critical Thinking:
Consider, and accommodate, and engage opposing points of view
Communicate for academic and professional contexts
Assimilate, analyze, and present a body of information
Analyze arguments

I. Background Content Knowledge about History
II. Basic Skills in Teaching History
III. Current Status of History in Social Studies Instruction
IV. Creative Instruction in Teaching History
V. Development of Materials for Teaching History Creatively