(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 [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 5232023
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED064225
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1971
- 17 p.
- Summary:
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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)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
- Educational level discussed: Secondary Education.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- 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
- Other authors/contributors:
- Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2041 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1971
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