Prepares teacher education candidates for teaching social studies in a social context. Participants will understand theoretical and developmental processes associated with social studies learning, methods for teaching social studies in a diverse society, andthe integration of classroom instruction with the Colorado Academic Content Standards that foster such processes. Prerequisites: Restricted to Educ-Curriculum & Instruction (EDCI), Social Studies-Secondary Educ. (EDSS), Inst & Curr + Sec Soc Std Licn (ICCH), Anthropology (ANTH), Economics (ECON), Geography (GEOG), History (HIST) or International Affairs (IAFS) majors only.