Model Course Proposal Directory: Academic Content Areas

Social Studies

Grade Level Course Title # of Credits Description: Participants will... Semester/Year Offered School District or Organization Instructor of Record/Contact
K-12 Local Culture in “The State of Superior” 1-3 Identify local culture in a WI community & investigate via ethnographically oriented interviewing; identify environmental and aesthetic forces that shape local culture; develop place-based inquiry-driven local culture learning opportunities for students Summer 2012 Susan Mcleod
(Chippewa Valley Museum)
715.834.7871
K-12 A Kickapoo Valley Experience: Cultural Tour for Educators  3  Plan a teaching unit that can be implemented in their own classroom; Write a reflective paper; Be given a lecture with discussion; Tour the field sites; Be exposed to guest speakers and artisan presentations as well as group research and presentations. Summer 2012 Jonel Kiesau
(Kickapoo Valley Reserve)
608.625.2965
K-12 Meeting Common Core Literacy Standards in the Social Studies 1 Be introduced to the Common Core literacy standards in history/social studies by consultant at the WI Dept. of Public Instruction; visit the WI state historical society and the Cooperative Children’s Book Center to investigate how these organizations can assist teachers in the challenge of meeting the new standards. Summer 2012 Jennifer Morgan
(WCSS)
608.786.2090