TY - BOOK AU - Zarrillo,James TI - Teaching elementary social studies: principles and applications SN - 9780136133919 (pbk.) PY - 2008/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson / Merrill Prentice Hall KW - Social sciences KW - Study and teaching (Elementary) KW - United States KW - Multicultural education N1 - 'A teacher prep text'--Cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-387) and indexes; An introduction to the social studies : linking the past and the present -- Children, diversity, and learning : implementing differentiated instruction -- The transformed curriculum : infusing multicultural perspectives -- Lesson and unit plans : organizing instruction -- Cooperative learning : enhancing skills and knowledge through group activities -- Inquiry and critical thinking : challenging students with the complex and controversial -- Technology : teaching with computer-based resources -- Assessment : acquiring and analyzing data on student achievement -- The integrated curriculum : incorporating the language arts, the performing arts, and the visual arts -- Democratic citizenship : participating in civic life -- History and geography : understanding people of different times and places -- The other social sciences and topics of special interest : completing the social studies curriculum ER -