Course Description
This course aims to help learners understand various teaching approaches and methods in the field of social studies in primary schools. The learners will investigate social studies materials and teaching methods, so as to cultivate knowledge and skills for teaching elementary social studies. Activities such as lesson plan designing and teaching demonstration are included to equip learners with practical abilities regarding teaching.
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Describe the basic contents regarding elementary social studies, such as the definition and development of social studies, policies and learning materials in social studies, and the essentials of lesson plan in social studies.
CILO-2: Compare the portraits of different kinds of teaching methods in elementary social studies.
CILO-3: Illustrate the contents of social studies in The Requirements of Basic Academic Attainments which was regulated by Macao SAR( Special Administrate Region) government.
CILO-4: Identify orientations toward curriculum in the social studies lesson plans.
CILO-5: Work with team members to design some meaningful lesson plan and put it into practice.
CILO-6: Make critique, judgment and reflection about the self’s teaching design and practice, and other groups’ teaching designs and practices.