Summary:

Social studies teachers help pupils learn about history, geography, politics, economics, and culture. They typically integrate current events into their lessons and also facilitate healthy debates and engaging classroom discussions. Social Studies teachers need to be culturally sensitive and create a classroom where everyone is respected.

Duities and Responsibilities:

• Gathering learning materials, resources and preparing lesson plans
• Setting and achieving curriculum objectives
• Analyzing and helping students work on their strengths and weaknesses 
• Reviewing and evaluating students’ progress  
• Establishing a culture for learning in the classroom
• Attending parents-teachers meetings and discussing the student’s growth 
• Establishing a positive classroom learning environment 
• Ensuring that the students have the appropriate learning aids and textbooks 
• Organizing and accompanying students on field trips 
• Helping students prepare for debates or any other extra curriculum activities 
• Maintaining an accurate record of students’ grades 
• Assigning students projects and other internal assessment activities 
• Keeping up-to-date with the current events and happenings 
• Analyzing needs, interests, strengths, and weaknesses of students, and developing lesson plans in accordance with these factors.
• Monitoring progress and discipline, and keeping parents and school counselors informed of learners who need extra support.
• Attending meetings, staff training, conferences, and other ongoing learning programs.
• To provide highly engaging lessons utilizing nationally accepted best practices, differentiated instruction strategies, and hands-on and experiential/project-based learning methods
• Effectively prepare students to be successful for real life experiences
• To build  trust and promote positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues