Social Studies Teacher (7–12), B.A.

Admission Requirements and Academic Standing

Students must have a GPA of 2.70 or higher based on a minimum of 30 credits in liberal arts and sciences to take Secondary Education 2001 and 2002.

Students must have a B- in both Secondary Education 2001 and 2002, New York City Department of Education Fingerprint clearance, and a GPA of 2.75 or higher based on a minimum of 30 credits in liberal arts and sciences to continue to Secondary Education 3401, and/or Secondary Education 3402, and/or Secondary Education 3456.

To take Secondary Education 4401, 4404 and 4482, students must earn a B- or higher in Secondary Education 4401–4406, a GPA of 2.75 or higher in their major, and the permission of the head of the program.

Students must earn a B- or higher in Secondary Education 4401, 4404, and 4482 and a GPA of 2.75 or higher in their major.

All students accepted to the School of Education are required to submit fingerprint verification before signing up for most education classes. Fingerprint verification is required for work in New York City Department of Education schools if you already have fingerprint records or not. Follow these instructions.

Student Learning Outcomes

Social Studies Education graduates have civic competence and social understanding, engage in critical thinking, integrate ideas and disciplines, and carry out powerful and meaningful teaching.

Learning Objectives for Social Studies Education and History

Social Studies Education

Students will:

• Be prepared to pass NYSED teacher certification examinations in content area, pedagogy, and knowledge of students.
• Apply the ACTFL, CEC, NCSS, NCTE, NCTM, NSTA, and SHAPE Standards and the Next Generation Learning Standards to planning, instruction, and assessment for all students, including those of low SES, linguistic/cultural minorities, and those with IEPs.
• Design lessons and units of study that engage all students, including ELLs and students with IEPs, in doing, thinking, reasoning, speaking, and writing in the content areas.
• Incorporate community resources in culturally relevant units of study.
• Create classrooms that support social and emotional learning.
• Make plans for and use technological tools (e.g., communication and collaboration tools, adaptive devices, Web-based digital media) in instruction.
• Analyze instructional materials and assessments in order to identify linguistic and extra-linguistic demands and challenges of performance tasks in the content areas.
• Analyze and interpret whole-class interaction focusing on guiding techniques conducive to orchestrating meaningful, inclusive, and content-rich conversations.
• Analyze and interpret samples of student work and classroom data to identify different levels of student learning as well as typical errors and misconceptions.
• Conduct and use research in their own practices to improve learning and teaching.

History

Goal 1: Historical Concepts and Content: To help students understand the nature of historical inquiry and the major historical developments that inform the modern world.

• Objective 1: Demonstrate basic knowledge about key historical concepts (such as “objectivity”) and historical terminology (such as “primary source”).
• Objective 2: Demonstrate basic knowledge about key historical actors and events across the department’s distribution requirements.

Goal 2: Historical Skills: To teach students the skills of historical inquiry and expression.

• Objective 1: Articulate a clear research question, assemble a bibliography, and use citations properly.
• Objective 2: Situate an original historical argument within a basic historiographical framework.
• Objective 3: Effectively incorporate primary sources into a historical argument.
• Objective 4: Express basic historical ideas in writing using a clear thesis statement, a well-organized argument, and effective evidence.  Students will demonstrate that they have met these goals and objectives by producing work that might include, but will not be limited to, analytical papers, research papers, journals, quizzes, exams, in-class writing assignments, presentations, and discussion.

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Contact

Lyn-Donna George

2608 James Hall
E: lyn-donna.george62@brooklyn.cuny.edu
P: 718.951.5000, ext. 3771

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