Are you a social studies teacher who wants to think more about the teaching & learning of social studies?
During the academic year 2008-2009, the social studies education faculty in the College of Education, Health, & Human Services will offer 3 courses that help you do just that. These courses also are all applicable towards the C&I Master's degree with an emphasis in social studies education.
Interested in a graduate degree but want to remain in the classroom?
Consider Kent State's Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree with an emphasis in Social Studies Education
You can get more information from the Curriculum and Instruction website. You can find future social studies education offerings below.If you want to be a social studies teacher with 7th - 12th grade students and already have a bachelor's degree, the MAT in Secondary Education may be the option for you. For information on the MAT in general, review the Secondary Education MAT program's website.
Future Social Studies Education Offerings
Spring 2009
C&I 67095/77095 ST: EDUCATING THE 'GOOD CITIZEN': Exploring Competing Conceptions of Citizenship Education
As an academic field of study in public schools, the purpose of social studies has been cast as preparing citizens for life in a democratic society. Yet sharp and persistent debates regarding both the meaning and the aim of education for democratic citizenship persist. Thus, despite the appearance of a shared vision, the social studies suffer a lack of consensus regarding fundamental questions about the field. This special topics seminar will explore competing conceptions of citizenship education. Students will examine the contributions and influence of various multicultural, international and theoretical perspectives on the meaning of educating citizens in a democracy. Students will develop her/his own rationale for citizenship education and develop ways to incorporate their vision into their work as teacher educators, teachers and/or community leaders. While this seminar focuses mainly on conceptions of citizenship education as they relate to social studies education, students from other content areas are welcome to join in our discussion of what it means to educate the “good citizen.” For more information, contact Dr. Todd S. Hawley (thawley1@kent.edu).
Summer 2009
C&I 61127/71127 Teachnology and Social Studies Education
This course provides experience with and study of various uses of technology in social studies teaching and learning. In addition, we will examine implications and effects of technology on student learning, teaching, and society as a whole. During the course we will discuss and learn about: Research on Technology and Social Studies Teaching and Learning, Teachers and Technology, Issues with the use of Technology (e.g. equity, Internet safety) and Critical Perspectives on the use of Technology. We will also discuss ways to Teaching with Technology to enhance student learning of social studies. For more information, please contact Dr. Alicia Crowe at acrowe@kent.edu.
Fall 2008
C&I 61126/71126 Research in Social Studies Teaching and Learning
During this course students will explore and discuss relevant research into the teaching and learning of social studies. Additionally, teachers will have an opportunity to begin to examine an aspect or aspects of their own social studies teaching or their students' learning of social studies. This will be a great opportunity to read and discuss social studies research with other social studies educators across grade levels. Offered Fall 2008.
