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Zusatztext "This book serves as an excellent reference for those developing new and modifying existing courses related to social studies and diversity education. It is cross-referenced well with comprehensive indexes. The book is very easy to use given its well-organized format....Due to the rich nature of this vast collection of essays related to social studies and diversity education! there is something useful here for anyone interested in promoting history! social sciences! multiculturalism! and/or teacher education."--Theory and Research in Social Education"I am struck by how rich the classrooms of these professors are! and how fortunate the preservice teachers to be in them. Social Studies and Diversity Education is not onlya valuableresourcefor professors of social studies and historymethods! it contains a wealth of ideas and strategies for the reflective classroom teacher seeking to grow in what they do. I know my middle school students will benefit from the ideas contained within it!"--Michael Yell! Past-President of National Council for the Social Studies; Nationally Board Certified Teacher; Hudson Middle School Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth E. Heilman, Ramona Fruja, Matthew Missias Klappentext This one-of-a-kind resource features ideas from over one hundred of our nation's most thoughtful teacher educators reflecting on their best practices and offering specific strategies through which future teachers learn to teach. Zusammenfassung This one-of-a-kind resource features ideas from over one hundred of our nation’s most thoughtful teacher educators reflecting on their best practices and offering specific strategies through which future teachers learn to teach. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Contribution to Teacher Education, Marilyn Cochran-Smith Foreword: Contribution to Social Studies, Stephanie van Hover and Keith C. Barton Foreword: Contribution to Multicultural Pedagogy, Alexandra C. Rolfsmeyer and Adam J. Greteman Introduction: How to Use This Book Section 1: Purposes, Beliefs, and Contexts in Social Studies Education Section 2: Democratic Values and Government Section 3: Evidence and Interpretation in History Section 4: History in Social Context Section 5: Perspective Consciousness about Identity, Power and Culture Section 6: Local and Global Communities and Economies Section 7: Current Events and Controversies Section 8: Using a Range of Resources Section 9: Instruction and Designing Curriculum Conclusion: The present and future of Teaching Methods in Social Studies and Diversity Education: Teaching Methods in Social Studies and Diversity Education: A Critical Review Appendices ...