Program Improvement For Social Studies Education In Wisconsin

Social studies is concerned with developing reflective, democratic citizenship within a global context, and includes the disciplines typically classified as belonging to the social and behavioral sciences as well as history, geography, and content selected from law, philosophy, and the humanities. It also includes those topics that focus on social problems, issues, and controversies. The goal of citizenship is supported by the goals of disciplined, academic study and knowing how to continue to learn. The broad range of the social studies program in Wisconsin addresses multicultural experiences, gender equity awareness, an understanding of the heritage of Wisconsin and of the nation, global perspectives, and economic and geographic literacy. Following an overview, the guide is divided into the following sections: (1) "Organizing the Social Studies Curriculum"; (2) "Thinking and Reasoning in the Social Studies Curriculum: An Integrated Skills Network"; (3) "Evaluating and Improving the Social Studies Program"; (4) "Computers, Software, and the Social Studies"; (5) "Resources and References for Teachers"; and (6) "Looking to the Future: Building Curriculum in a Changing World." Appendixes include: Graduation Standards in Social Studies; Minimum Allocated Instructional Time; Writing in the Social Studies; Directed Reading/Thinking Activity for Social Studies; What Is Social Studies?; Wisconsin Public School Observance Days; Instructional Television Programs (ITV); and Informal Classroom Drama. (BT)

A ground-breaking book that examines the uneasy relationship between archaeology and education. Argues that archaeologists have a vital role to play in education alongside other interpreters of the past. Contributors from different countries and disciplines show how the exclusion of aspects of the past tends to impoverish and distort social and educational experience.

The goal of the Wisconsin "Model Academic Standards for Social Studies" is to design a social studies program that develops knowledgeable, active citizens who are able to recognize, analyze, and act on personal and public problems or decisions that affect the well-being of an individual, group, a nation, or the world. Following an introduction, the guide is divided into 14 chapters: (1) "Organizing the Social Studies Curriculum: Recommended Scope and Sequence in Wisconsin's Schools for Social Studies"; (2) "Social Studies Skills: Skills Related to Processes in Social Studies"; (3) "Curriculum Connections: Curriculum Connections Take Time and Teacher Knowledge"; (4) "Geography: People, Places, and Environments"; (5) "History: Time, Continuity, and Change"; (6) "Political Science and Citizenship: Power, Authority, Governance, and Responsibility"; (7) "Economics: Production, Distribution, Exchange, and Consumption"; (8) "The Behavioral Sciences: Individuals, Institutions, and Society (Culture)"; (9) "Additional Studies within the Scope of Social Studies"; (10) "Student Assessment in Social Studies"; (11) "Technology in the Social Studies"; (12) "Evaluating Programs and Resources"; (13) "Professional Development"; and (14) "Teaching and Learning Strategies." Includes an appendix and a resources list. (BT)