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| Course: |
SO205 |
| Title: |
"Current Events on the Internet: How can I develop a unit to help students understand their roles and responsibilities as U.S. citizens?" |
| Author: |
Sandy Geisler
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| Course Fee: |
$250.00 |
| Credits: |
2 graduate credits available |
| Instructor: |
LTTS Facilitator |
| Abstract: |
One of the founding goals of public education is to prepare students to become responsible citizens. In an ever-changing and global society, students must absorb, understand, and analyze things that happen in the world around them in order to make well-informed decisions and choices. Teachers are constantly challenged to find ways to stimulate students' interest in learning while they support student development of critical thinking and decision-making skills. Using current events can stimulate students' interest, inside and outside of the classroom. Students can then begin to connect what they learn in school to real-life situations. Students are challenged to ask questions, to think more deeply about issues, and to defend their opinions. This learning will enable them to better understand their roles and responsibilities in society and help them make a positive contribution to the world in which they live. In this course, you will design an inquiry-based unit that integrates current events into your civics curriculum. You will align this unit to local, state, and national content and technology standards. |
| Outcomes: |
After completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Design a unit plan that is meaningful for your students and your curriculum
and is aligned to local, state, and national content and technology standards.
- Use current events as the foundation for a civics unit that engages students
in higher-order thinking and inquiry.
- Analyze and select appropriate resources
to support your students' study of current events.
- Implement a teaching strategy
that promotes student inquiry.
- Create an evaluation rubric for assessing your
students' critical thinking skills and deeper understanding of your civics unit.
- Incorporate a reflection element to increase your students' learning from
their classroom experience as well as the task assignment.
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| Timeline: |
You will have 12 weeks to complete this course. If you wish to complete the course after this period, you must re-enroll and pay any applicable enrollment fee. |
| Standards: |
This course will help teachers to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 addressing:
- 1 - Technology Operations and Concepts
- 2 - Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
- 3 - Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
- 4 - Assessment and Evaluation
- 5 - Productivity and Professional Practice
- 6 - Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues
This course will help your students to meet ISTE NETS foundation standards
1, 3, 5 and 6 addressing:
- 1 - Basic Operations and Concepts
- 3 - Technology Productivity Tools
- 5 - Technology research tools
- 6 - Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
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LTTS Contact
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ltts@indiana.edu |
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