Description
The course is designed for one seeking Adolescence to Young Adult licensure in Integrated Social Studies in the State of Ohio. The teacher candidate will study criteria for effective social studies instruction, review principles of adolescent development, consider the components of effective high schools, apply both Ohio Learning Standards for Social Studies and NCSS Standards to the writing of lesson plans and constructing an integrated unit, read and discuss questions posed in text, review journal articles relating to social studies education, and reflect on her/his personal philosophy of the value and purpose of social studies education. Includes additional hours of field-based experience during which time the teacher candidate will be required to teach, conduct focused observations, and assist the cooperating teacher with her/his duties and requires BCI clearance, NEA/OEA student membership, and membership in the Specialized Professional Association of the discipline focus of the m