Student Centered Classroom The

<p>What does a student-centered social studies classroom <b>really</b> look like? Renowned educator Bil Johnson reveals how to teach social studies so that your students become engaged, active, and responsible learners. This book demonstrates how student-centered strategies can be applied in your classroom. It shows you how to:<br> - make students' work the focus of what occurs in your classroom<br>- prepare lesson plans based on what students should know and be able to do<br>- create a classroom environment revolving around rigorous and creative student activity<br> Also included are classroom examples of:<br>- Socratic seminars and other forms of group work such as simulations and role playing<br>- performances and exhibitions<br>- projects and portfolios<br> - other demonstrations of student learning</p> Chapter 1 Why Do We Do What We Do the Way We Do It?; Chapter 2 Basic Strategies Across the Disciplines; Chapter 3 Kids before Content: The Social Studies/History Curriculum Conundrum; Chapter 4 In the Face of Standards and Testing: Strategies and Methods; Chapter 5 Where Do We Go from Here?: Implementing the Student-Centered Secondary Classroom;