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// **New Developments in** //// **History and Political Science in Secondary Schools** // Sect. 1 (13473) Mondays 4-6:30 PM Room 128 Furcolo Building
 * Education 613 Spring 2009

Robert W. Maloy 110 School of Education rwm@educ.umass.edu

Course Objectives New Developments in History and Political Science in Secondary Schools (Education 613) is a three credit, graded course in the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) in the School of Education. It is intended for undergraduate or graduate students who are interested in becoming history or political science teachers in middle and high schools.

Education 613 began as a history teacher test study group during the fall 1999 semester. Members of the first study group concluded that since high stakes teacher tests are a reality for every teacher candidate, it made sense to thoughtfully prepare for these examinations. Since that time, a high stakes history content test for high school students has become part of educational policy in Massachusetts. High school students too must know how to prepare for and succeed on high stakes exams.

At the same time, studying for a content-based teacher test is only a first step in preparing future teachers for the realities of teaching history and political science in middle and high school classrooms. New teachers need to know how to access, assess, and deliver historical information using computers, the Internet, and other new professional and instructional technologies.

Accordingly, students in Education 613 focus on three interconnected objectives:

• Reviewing the academic content expectations for public school students and teachers in the Massachusetts History/Social Science Curriculum Framework and the learning standards of National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS

• Learning how to access and assess K-12 curriculum resources in the areas of history, political science, economics, and geography using Internet-based resources and computer-based communication technologies.

• Preparing for the MTEL (Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure) History or Political Science/Political Philosophy subject matter test.

Course Readings • History and Social Science Curriculum Framework. Massachusetts Department of Education, August 2003. Download and print most recent draft at http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html

• Ten Thematic Strands in Social Studies from Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies, 1997. Download and print at http://www.socialstudies.org/standards

• Standards Wiki at http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/

• HistoryTime Social Bookmarking site at http://delicious.com/historytime

Additional Resources • Out of Many: A History of the American People. Jack Mack Faragher, Mari Jo Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, & Susan Armitage. (Brief Third Edition). Prentice-Hall, 2001.

• American History at a Glance: From the Exploration of the New World to the Present. Joan R. Gundersen & Marshall Smelser. (Fifth Edition). Harper & Row, 1994.

• Essential World History. William J. Duiker & Jackson J. Spielvogel. (Comprehensive edition). Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2002.

• Discovering the Global Past: A Look at the Evidence (Vols. 1 & 2). Merry Wiesner, William Bruce Wheeler, Franklin M. Doeringer & Kenneth R. Curtis. Houghton Mifflin, 2007.

• The Complete Idiot’s Guide to American Government. Mary M. Shaffrey & Melanie Fonder. Alpha Books, 2005.

• Introducing Economics: A Critical Guide for Teaching. Mark H. Maier & Julie A. Nelson. M. E. Sharpe, 2007.

• Cracking the MCAS: Grade 10 History and Social Science. Jeff Rubenstein. The Princeton Review. Random House, 2000.

• Lessons from History: Essential Understandings and Historical Perspectives Students Should Acquire. National Center for History in the Schools. Author, 1992.

Course Requirements Attendance and Participation • Attend every meeting of the course from beginning to end, actively participate in class discussions, Internet research, and complete all homework assignments when they are due. • There will be one excused absence. Students who miss more than one class will be expected to complete equivalent work after consultation with course facilitators.

Teacher Test Study Guides Using Internet Research • Prepare and post on the course Wikispace (Standards Wiki), a weekly one to two page study guide on learning standards from the Massachusetts History & Social Science Curriculum Framework covering World and U. S. History and their relationships to the study of government, economics and geography. • Our goal is for every member of the class to help assemble a dynamic collection of teaching and learning materials that can be used to review for the teacher test, and then can continue to be used to develop lesson plans and curriculum units when teaching in schools. • In assembling your study guide, please include at least five hyperlinks that redirect readers to additional information about people, places, and events related to your standard. Be sure to use appropriate citations for quoted or paraphrased material. Place your citations on the bottom of the study guide. When citing a website, hyperlink the site as part of the citation. • Identify at least one exemplary Website every week related to the World History or U. S. History Learning Standards in the Massachusetts History/Social Science Curriculum Frameworks and include the URL in your teacher test study guide. • Try to find sites that are not already in the Standards Connector. Members of the class will periodically evaluate the selections of other class members in terms of their usefulness for teaching and learning in schools. Highly rated websites from the class will be considered for possible inclusion in our Standards Connector database. Our long-term goal will be to locate excellent web resources applicable to all grade levels.

School Of Education Conceptual Framework Education 613 incorporates the five elements of the School of Education’s Conceptual Framework as follows: • Collaboration through our work together in the course and your work with teachers and students in schools. • Reflective Practice through discussions in class and through written assignments. • Multiple Ways of Knowing through the use of many different learning strategies and teaching methods. • Access, Equity, and Fairness through a focus on success in school for all students. • Evidence-Based Practice through ongoing assessments of student performance and best practicfe teaching methods throughout the course.

Accommodation Statement The University of Massachusetts Amherst is committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all students. If you have a documented physical, psychological, or learning disability on file with Disability Services (DS), Learning Disabilities Support Services (LDSS), or Psychological Disabilities Services (PDS), you may be eligible for reasonable academic accommodations to help you succeed in this course. If you have a documented disability that requires an accommodation, please notify me within the first two weeks of the semester so that we may make appropriate arrangements.

Academic Dishonesty Statement The integrity of the academic enterprise of any institution of higher education requires honesty in scholarship and research. Academic honesty is therefore required of all students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Academic dishonesty (cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, facilitating dishonesty) is prohibited in all programs of the University.

Spring 2009 Schedule of Classes and Topics

Meeting Date Study Areas* Reading Assignments Test Review Activities January 27 Introduction to the Course

Introduction to “Standards Connector” & “Standards Wiki” & “HistoryTime” Social Bookmarking Site

Introduction to MTEL History and Political Science Teacher Tests February 2 Human Origins to Neolithic Age Mesopotamia Egypt Phoenicia/Minoans Ancient Israel Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Essential World History Part One: The First Civilizations and the Rise of Empires Review MCAS Grade 10 tests February 9 Emergence and Expansion of Islam Medieval Period in Europe Christianity and Islam Civilizations of Central and South America Essential World History Part Two: New Patterns of Civilization New York Regents Exam: U. S. History February 23 Renaissance and Reformation European Exploration Africa, India, China, Japan, and Korea Essential World History Part Three: The Emergence of World Patterns (1500-1800) New York Regents Exam: Global History March 2 Islamic Empires Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment Nation States in Europe Essential World History Part Three: The Emergence of World Patterns (1500-1800) Website Reviews March 9 Industrial Revolution Asian, African and Latin American History The Great Wars (WWI & WWII) Cold War Contemporary World

Essential World History Part Four: Modern Patterns of World History (1800-1945)

Essential World History Part Five: Toward A Global Civilization: The World Since 1945 Texas Teacher Test: History

World History Review

March 16-20: UNIVERSITY SPRING BREAK

Meeting Date Study Areas* Reading Assignments Test Prep Activities March 23 Pre-Columbian Civilizations of the New World Political, Intellectual and Economic Growth of the Colonies American Revolution and The Constitution Formation & Framework of Democracy Read American History at a Glance and the Complete Idiot’s Guide to American Government in conjunction with U.S. history, government and economics standards

Out Of Many 1: A Continent of Villages 2: When World Collide 3: Planting Colonies in North America 4: Slavery and Empire 5: Cultures of Colonial North America 6: From Empire to Independence Texas Teacher Test: Government March 30 Political Democratization Westward Expansion Economic Growth: North and South Social, Political and Religious Change Out Of Many 7: The Creation of the United States 8: The United States of North America 9: An Agrarian Republic 10: The Growth of Democracy 11: The South and Slavery 12: Industry and the North Texas Teacher Test: Economics, and Geography April 6 Civil War and Reconstruction Out Of Many 13: Coming to Terms with the New Age 14: Territorial Expansion 15: The Coming Crisis 16: The Civil War 17: Reconstruction Website Reviews April 13 Industrial America International Affairs Progressivism Out Of Many 19: The Incorporation of America 20: Commonwealth and Empire 21: Urban America and the Progressive Era New York Regents Thematic Essays April 21 (Monday Classes Meet on Tuesday) New Deal World War II Cold War at Home and Abroad Contemporary America Out Of Many 22:World War I 23: The Twenties 24: The Great Depression and the New Deal 25: World War II 26: The Cold War 27: America at Midcentury 28: Civil Rights Movement MTEL Open Response Questions April 27 American Government Grade 12 Elective: American Government Massachusetts History & Social Science Curriculum Framework U. S. History review May 4 Economics Grade 12 Elective: Economics Massachusetts History & Social Science Curriculum Framework Government and Economics Review May 11 Final Class Review Readings and Websites Preparing for the test

MTEL: May 9, 2009

• Study Areas Terms are taken from the MA History and Social Science Framework, August 2003

Web Links for Practice Tests and Related Online Test Preparation Resources

MCAS Test: Grades 10 & 7 & 5 http://www.doe.mass.edu/ (key word search: history test items)

Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center (New York Regents Exam) http://regentsprep.org/

Texas Teacher Test (download from section entitled Manuals) http://texes.ets.org/prepMaterials/

New York State Teacher Certification Exam http://www.nystce.nesinc.com/NY_viewSG_opener.asp

Oklahoma State Teacher Certification Exam http://www.ceoe.nesinc.com/CE_studyguide_opener.asp

Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments http://www.aepa.nesinc.com/AZ_viewSG_opener.asp

California Subject Exams for Teachers http://www.cset.nesinc.com/CS_testguide_SSopener.asp

Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators http://www.gace.nesinc.com/GA_preparationmaterials.asp

Praxis II: Subject Tests (click on Tests at a Glance) www.ets.org/praxis/

SAT Subject Tests Learning Center http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/histus/histus.html?histus

WebChron: The Web Chronology Project http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/

H-BOT Automated Historical Fact Finder http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/h-bot/

Ben’s Guide to the U. S. Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

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