This page contains syllabi, course materials, and links to social studies websites for Beginning Social Studies Methods in the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University.

LINK to CLASS WIKI TO POST HOMEWORK: Class Wiki (Homework)

WEEK ONE

Powerful Social Studies Teaching and Curriculum



ODE Common Core Stand ELA-SS
LINK TO GOOGLE DOC for CROSS-WALK
CROSS-WALK

Links to Resources: OCSS Conference Program
OCSS Conference Registration
Google Hangouts
World History Online
ODE Standards
NCSS student membership

WEEK TWO Social Studies Micro-Teaching and Unit Planning







WEEK THREE Authentic Instruction


Micro Teaching 5 Themes of Geography: human environmental interaction Earthquake survivors "camp out"








AP History Webquest on Equality



WEEK FOUR

Social Studies Assessment Strategies








PSU Social Studies Wiki

WEEK FIVE

Social Studies Instructional Strategies
WEBQUESTS

AP webquest on equality



Additional Reading Assignment for Nov. 7:
Deliberating in Democracy


WEEK SIX





WEEK SEVEN




Native American Presentation




FACING HISTORY Literacy Strategies

ELPA Standards OR

WEEK EIGHT

Choices Program Guest Speaker

WEEK NINE Thanksgiving NO CLASS


WEEK TEN DIFFERENTIATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES

DI_SocialStudies

SampleDI_SocStudies

WEEK ELEVEN PRESENTATION OF MINI UNITS