Beschreibung
Teaching Social Issues in the Middle Grades: A Teachers Guide to Using Case Studies to Promote Intelligent Inquiry provides a collection of ten cases for use in the middle grades that focus on many of the critical social issues we face today. It also includes materials to enable teachers to become more skilled in using case teaching methods. The cases and the teaching strategies are designed to develop students appreciation for their roles and responsibilities in relation to social and civic affairs and help them develop the critical thinking abilities to prepare them as competent and concerned citizens."
Autorenportrait
Selma Wassermann is professor emerita in the faculty of education at Simon Fraser University. Author of more than twenty books, she is the recipient of the University Excellence in Teaching Award.
Inhalt
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: What is Case Method Teaching?
Chapter 2: Teaching With Cases? Its Not for Every Teacher
Chapter 3: Preparing to Teach with Cases
Chapter 4: An Instructional Design for Teaching with Cases
Chapter 5: The Tools of the Interactive Process
Chapter 6: Cases based on Critical Issues in the Social Studies
Chapter 7: What me? A case writer?
Chapter 8: Evaluating students in a case method classroom
Chapter 9: And finally . . .
Appendix A: Who Makes the News?
Bibliography
About the author
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