Teaching Elementary Social Studies

Dr. James Zarrillo is a Professor in the Department of Teacher Education. In September of 2009, he accepted the position of Interim Associate Dean of the College of Education and Allied Studies. Dr. Zarrillo's area of scholarly interest is the elementary school curriculum; specifically, children's literature, reading instruction, and social studies. Dr. Zarrillo is the author five books, several chapters in edited books and many journal articles. Dr. Zarrillo has been a member of the faculty at CSU East Bay since 1995. He was Chair of the Department of Teacher Education from 1995-1999, again in 2004-2007, and once more from January to June of 2009. He served as the Assistant Dean for Technology and Accountability in the College of Education and Allied Studies in 2001-2002. Prior to coming to CSU East Bay, Dr. Zarrillo was a member of the faculty at CSU Long Beach from 1988 - 1995. He taught elementary school in Burbank, California, from 1976- 1986.

• Part I: An Introduction to the Social StudiesChapter 1: The Past, Present, and Future of Social Studies Teaching and LearningDefinitions of Social Studies A Brief History of Social Studies Teaching21st Century SkillsSocial Studies: The CurriculumSummary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional Activities  Part II: The Fundamentals of Social Studies TeachingChapter 2: Social Studies Lesson and Unit PlansGeneral Guidelines for Planning Social Studies LessonsLesson Plan FormatsWriting Lesson ObjectivesPerspectives on the Teaching SequencePrinciples for Planning Instructional UnitsSummary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional ActivitiesChapter 3: Assessment of Social Studies LearningPurposes and Goals of AssessmentEssentials of Effective AssessmentGathering DataAnalyzing and Sharing Assessment DataAssessment and Diversity: Final ThoughtsSummary of Key Points                                                 Part III: Differentiation, Integration, and the Development of Academic Skills Chapter 4: Differentiated Instruction Linguistic DiversityCultural DiversityExceptionalitySummary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional Activities        Chapter 5: A Multicultural, Integrated Social Studies CurriculumA Multicultural Social Studies CurriculumThe Integrated CurriculumSummary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional Activities            Chapter 6: Cooperative LearningIntroduction to Cooperative LearningAn Overview of the Research and Descriptions of Cooperative Learning StructuresMaking Cooperative Learning WorkOther Issues in Grouping Summary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional ActivitiesChapter 7: Inquiry and Critical ThinkingInquiry: An OverviewA Teaching Sequence for an InquiryInquiry as Cooperative Learning: Group InvestigationCritical Thinking: An OverviewDeveloping Critical Thinking SkillsSummary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional ActivitiesChapter 8: Literacy Social Studies TextbooksChildren’s Literature: Information Books and BiographyChildren’s Literature: FictionWriting in the Social Studies ProgramSummary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional Activities             Part IV: Content-Specific InstructionChapter 9: Democratic CitizenshipDemocratic Citizenship: The First Goal of Social StudiesCompeting Perspectives on Citizenship EducationCitizenship Education: ContentCitizenship Education: Values    Citizenship Education: ProcessesSummary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional Activities                        Chapter 10: HistoryHistory in the Elementary School: Overview and ResearchHistory in the Elementary School: ContentHistory in the Elementary School: ProcessesTeaching History in the Elementary SchoolSummary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional Activities                                                Chapter 11: GeographyGeography in the Elementary School: Overview and Research on Children’s Understanding of GeographyGeography in the Elementary School: ContentGeography in the Elementary School: ProcessesTeaching Geography: Challenges and Principles of Instruction, Map Reading, Map MakingTeaching Geography: Computer-Based Resources Summary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional ActivitiesChapter 12: The Other Social Sciences and Topics of Special InterestCompleting the Social Studies CurriculumAnthropologyEconomicsPsychology and SociologyGlobal Education, Environmental Education, and Current Events Summary of Key PointsLesson Plans and Instructional Activities  Children’s Literature to Support Social Studies InstructionReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index