MED 555

MED 555Week 1 Outline

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Objectives

Participate in a democratic society

Standards-based education

Defining standards-based education

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Pros and Cons

6

Themes and Strands

Examples of civic values for classroom integration

Approaches to integrating civic-based education

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Current events & controversial issues

10

Examples of civic values for classroom integration

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Link to strands for week 1 assignmenthttp://www.socialstudies.org/standards/strands

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