Authors: Stephen Thornton
ISBN-13: 9780807745229, ISBN-10: 0807745227
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: 1st Edition
No plan to increase achievement and enact reform in the social studies classroom will succeed without recognizing the central importance of the teacher as the "gatekeeper" of instruction. In this book, Thornton details why teachers must develop strong skills in curriculum planning and teaching methods in order for effective instruction to occur. Thornton helps teachers to develop a vision of their practice that will build strong social studies programs and inspire students to learn.
Foreword | ||
Introduction : making social studies matter | 1 | |
1 | Why gatekeeping matters more than curriculum change | 10 |
2 | How has the social studies curriculum been organized? | 27 |
3 | Aims must matter | 45 |
4 | Toward a balanced and flexible curriculum | 57 |
5 | Methods | 73 |
6 | Educating the educators | 88 |
7 | Enactment of curriculum that matters | 104 |