Home

**This site is no longer being maintained. Please visit the new site at: http://www.csufsocialstudies.com

This website houses many resources to help student teachers succeed! This site contains the following pages and resources:

• The Digital Unit Plan page outlines the requirements for the cumulative project for the Social Studies Methods Course. The Unit Plan requires extensive technology integration so be prepared to use technology!

• The Lesson Planning page provides a presentation on how to plan lessons effectively.

• The Lesson Introduction page provides some strategies and examples to help you draw students into the lesson.

• The Content Delivery page provides strategies, examples and technology resources to help you deliver lesson content effectively.

• The Student Engagement page provides myriad strategies to engage students in learning and get them to grapple with the lesson content. It also provides links to many technology tools that are useful for student engagement, in both face-to-face and digital environments.

• The Lesson Closure page provides engaging strategies to help you close the lesson and summarize the big ideas.

• The Assessment page provides examples of different forms of assessment you should use throughout the lesson.

• The Links to Lessons page provides social studies and history lessons created by reputable organizations, such as the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian.

• The Websites page provides links to professional organizations and national and international archives.