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100 Experiential Learning Activities for Social Studies, Literature, and the Arts, Grades 5-12
Contributor(s): Provenzo, Eugene F. (Author), Butin, Dan W. (Author), Angelini, Anthony (Author)

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ISBN: 1412940001     ISBN-13: 9781412940009
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE: $37.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2008
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Annotation: Active learning in secondary classrooms involves much more than students recording the "right" answers on high-stakes tests. In the social studies in particular, active learning promotes critical thinking, deep understanding, and transfer to real-life situations of knowledge about such important issues as social justice, culture, language, diversity, the arts, economics, and science and technology.??

Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., Dan W. Butin, and Anthony Angelini have compiled 100 ready-to-use units that address critical social issues. All lessons emphasize comprehension, comparison, and transfer across disciplinary boundaries and include extension activities, a listing of resources, and suggestions for pacing and time management. Offering content aligned with curriculum standards established by the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Council of Teachers of English, and McREL's content knowledge standards, this resource includes a matrix linking each lesson to the relevant standards. Instructors and instructional leaders committed to social justice, multiple modes of inquiry, and constructivist learning will find this collection of experiential learning strategies to be an invaluable resource.

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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science
Dewey: 371.39
LCCN: 2007050193
Age Level: 0-NA
Grade Level: PreK-NA
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 8.5" W x 10.91" L (1.08 lbs) 176 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Table of Contents
 
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Facilitates student engagement through active learning and provides easy-to-use matrices linking McREL, NCTE, and NCSS standards to activities in history, economics, literature, and the arts.

Contributor Bio(s): Butin, Dan W.: - Dan W. Butin is the founding dean of the school of education at Merrimack College. He is the editor and author of over fifty books, articles, and book chapters, including the books Teaching Social Foundations of Education and Service-Learning and Social Justice Education. Dr. Butin's research focuses on issues of educator preparation and policy and community engagement. Dr. Butin has been the assistant dean of the school of education at Cambridge College and a faculty member at Gettysburg College. Prior to working in higher education, Dr. Butin taught middle school, in an adult GED program, and was the chief financial officer of Teacher For America. More about Dr. Butin's teaching and scholarship can be found at http: //danbutin.org/.Provenzo, Eugene F.: - Gene Provenzo is one of the nation's leading scholars in the foundations of education. He holds the rank of full professor at the University of Miami. He has won numerous awards throughout his career in both teaching and research and sits on many editorial boards. He has authored over ten books and has contributed chapters to many more. He has authored scores of articles in a wide range of areas in education. His recent projects include Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (Allyn & Bacon, 2002), a critically-oriented introduction to the foundations of education textbook, and the forthcoming Readings in Educational Thought (SAGE, 2005).
 
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