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Institution | Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. |
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Titel | (Urban Studies Project). Implementing Urban Studies as a Social Studies Elective in the Milwaukee Public Schools. A Report to the Social Studies Supervisors' Association of the National Council for the Social Studies. |
Quelle | (1971), (17 Seiten)
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Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Community Resources; Curriculum Design; Curriculum Development; Human Geography; Inservice Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Institutes (Training Programs); School Community Relationship; Secondary Education; Social Studies; Summer Programs; Teacher Developed Materials; Teacher Workshops; Urban Culture; Urban Studies |
Abstract | In February, 1971, the Milwaukee Public Schools approved the establishment of "Urban Studies" as a one year elective social studies course. A program Improvement Proposal (PIP) was then formulated to solve implementation problems for this program, stressing use of the city as a learning laboratory. Objectives of the proposal were that teachers in schools involved in the project would: 1) initiate a course in urban studies in the fall; 2) develop an urban studies course outline; 3) and 4) use at least 75% of both the kit and innovative teaching/learning strategies from the High School Geography Project entitled "Geography of Cities"; 5) incorporate community and government resource people into their courses. The state also approved a special Title II Project which provided for acquisition of HSGP materials. A ten day inservice teacher workshop held in August, 1971, offered featured speakers; work with HSGP and other materials; participation in an all day, city field experience; and planning of course outlines and lesson plans. Preliminary feedback from project teachers suggests that the workshop was successful, particularly in the development of useful materials and the use of a laboratory approach to teaching/learning, and what was learned in the workshop was highly transferable into the classroom. (SJM) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |