This debut edition of Visualizing Elementary Social Studies offers
students a unique way to explore issues and ideas about how to teach
social studies using text, pictures, and graphics brought together in a
stimulating and thoughtful design.
In this book, content and pedagogy are blended to take advantage of the
rich visual context that National Geographic images provide. Students
who use this book will explore central teacher education topics in
elementary social studies along with concepts and ideas from social
studies disciplines including history, geography, political science,
economics and behavioral sciences.
Visualizing Elementary Social Studies is infused with explorations of
how to teach in subject matter contexts given the democratic purposes of
social studies.
This Wiley Visualizing title is a unique book that combines Wiley's
expertise in creating top quality textbooks with rich visual resources
such as photographs, maps, illustrations, diagrammatic art, and videos,
and the content and teaching expertise of new and current authors and
unique partnerships. Visualizing Elementary Social Studies relies
heavily on the integration of these visuals with text to elucidate
concepts for students and solidify their understanding of them. The goal
is to help students understand the world around them and interpret what
they see in a meaningful, accurate and exciting way. The content, design
and layout of the titles take advantage of the full capacity in which
students process information - visual as well as verbal.
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