Title: Integrated Social Studies Instruction
Country: Armenia
Authors: Silva Petrosyan et al.
CategoryStandards Documents and Curricular Frameworks
Date of Publication: 2006
Keywords: backwards design, citizenship education, civic assessment, integrated teaching, integrated thematic units
Resource Language(s): Armenian
Pages: 427
Level of Education: High School
Publisher: Lusabats Publishing
Access: Can be downloaded at the International Research and Exchange Board's website.  Lusabats Publishing can be contacted at 46 Pushkin Str., Yerevan, Armenia.  Phone: (374-10) 539647
Abstract: Integrated Social Studies Instruction is a handbook designed for high school social studies teachers and focuses on integrated thematic units. It presents theoretical questions related to integration. The authors discuss the objectives of integration, why it is needed, and the curriculum integration methods in the teaching process. The handbook also presents numerous cooperative learning methodologies and effective teaching strategies recommended for civics teachers to utilize in their classrooms. Moreover, the book includes six thematic unit samples with lesson plans and accompanying assessment assignments that teachers can experiment with. Teachers can also creatively modify the assessment assignments or create their own units based on the samples.