CIS515 Teaching United State History and Culture

This course explores significant content topics and themes related to the teaching of United States history and cultures in grades 6-12. Students will learn important history and cultures concepts and content through readings, discussion, and written and/or media assignments that include instructional planning and implementation. The emphasis is on learning disciplinary content and applying it to classroom instruction that accommodates the needs to build literacy, thinking, and communication abilities as well as to infuse technology into instruction, to differentiate instruction, to meet standards, and to assess all aspects of the teaching and learning process, especially student performance. Prerequisite(s): Six semester hours of U S History courses. 3 semester hours