ABSTRACT
Context: TE Elementary, TE Secondary NCSS Standards: IV (Individual Development and Identity), X (Civic Ideals and Identity) INTASC Standards: 3 (Diverse Learners), 5 (Learning Environment), 7 (Planning Instruction),
9 (Refl ection and Professional Development) Topics: critical thinking, teaching philosophy, ethical-political valuation, justice, inquiry, purposes/
goals, classroom community, role play/simulation, teacher refl ection, cultural contexts
Th e “Initial Field Experience in Social Studies Education” is the introductory course for the secondary social studies education program at the University of Georgia. Students complete a 60-hour fi eld experience in a middle or high school and attend a 2-hour seminar once per week across the 15-week semester. Th rough the fi eld experience and coursework, students examine the nature, purpose, and practices of social studies in schools. In this chapter, I describe my approach to this course.
