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ISBN: 9780471720669
Year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 448
Description:
This debut edition of Visualizing Elementary Social Studies
offers students a unique way to explore issues and ideas about how
to teach social studies using text, pictures, and graphics brought
together in a stimulating and thoughtful design.
In this book, content and pedagogy are blended to take advantage
of the rich visual context that National Geographic images provide.
Students who use this book will explore central teacher education
topics in elementary social studies along with concepts and ideas
from social studies disciplines including history, geography,
political science, economics and behavioral sciences.
Visualizing Elementary Social Studies is infused with
explorations of how to teach in subject matter contexts given the
democratic purposes of social studies.
This Wiley Visualizing title is a unique book that combines
Wiley?s expertise in creating top quality textbooks with rich
visual resources such as photographs, maps, illustrations,
diagrammatic art, and videos, and the content and teaching
expertise of new and current authors and unique partnerships.
Visualizing Elementary Social Studies relies heavily on the
integration of these visuals with text to elucidate concepts for
students and solidify their understanding of them. The goal is to
help students understand the world around them and interpret what
they see in a meaningful, accurate and exciting way. The content,
design and layout of the titles take advantage of the full capacity
in which students process information ? visual as well as
verbal.
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ISBN: 9780471720669
Year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 448
Description:
This debut edition of Visualizing Elementary Social Studies
offers students a unique way to explore issues and ideas about how
to teach social studies using text, pictures, and graphics brought
together in a stimulating and thoughtful design.
In this book, content and pedagogy are blended to take advantage
of the rich visual context that National Geographic images provide.
Students who use this book will explore central teacher education
topics in elementary social studies along with concepts and ideas
from social studies disciplines including history, geography,
political science, economics and behavioral sciences.
Visualizing Elementary Social Studies is infused with
explorations of how to teach in subject matter contexts given the
democratic purposes of social studies.
This Wiley Visualizing title is a unique book that combines
Wiley?s expertise in creating top quality textbooks with rich
visual resources such as photographs, maps, illustrations,
diagrammatic art, and videos, and the content and teaching
expertise of new and current authors and unique partnerships.
Visualizing Elementary Social Studies relies heavily on the
integration of these visuals with text to elucidate concepts for
students and solidify their understanding of them. The goal is to
help students understand the world around them and interpret what
they see in a meaningful, accurate and exciting way. The content,
design and layout of the titles take advantage of the full capacity
in which students process information ? visual as well as
verbal.
Looking for a more cost-effective way to purchase this text?
Check out