MTLE Social Studies (5-12) case studies
MTLE Social Studies (5-12) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The MTLE Social Studies (Grades 5–12) is a Minnesota teacher licensure content-area examination listed among the MTLE content-area tests. It is intended for candidates seeking a Minnesota license to teach social studies at the middle and high school levels, generally grades 5 through 12. The MTLE Social Studies (5-12) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,256 words.
1Sourcing a Massacre: Sequencing Evidence in a 45-Minute Inquiry
An eighth-grade U.S. history team at a suburban middle school teaches four sections of 28 students in 45-minute periods.
715 words, about 4 min2Was Reconstruction a Success? Framing a Binary Question with Evidence
history teacher has three sections of 30 students in 52-minute periods. The pacing guide allots two days to Reconstruction, and the district assessment asks students to 'evaluate the success of Reconstruction.' The textbook chapter separates political history-the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments-from social and economic history.
630 words, about 3 min3Beyond 'Disease Won': Teaching Causation in the Columbian Exchange
A 10th-grade world history teacher has 30 students in 52-minute periods and one week in the pacing guide for the Columbian Exchange. The textbook devotes two paragraphs to the topic: Europeans brought horses, cattle, and wheat; Native Americans gave corn, potatoes, and tomatoes; then 'disease wiped out most Native Americans.' A district requirement asks students to use maps.
642 words, about 3 min4Mock Council, Real Constraints: Structuring a Civil Debate on a Local Ordinance
A 12th-grade civics class of 30 students will run a two-day mock city council hearing in 50-minute periods. The proposed ordinance would ban single-use plastic bags and straws in local stores.
632 words, about 3 min5Rent Control Debate: Using Local Housing Data Without Pretending Economics Is Normative
An 11th-grade economics teacher has 26 students in 50-minute periods and is teaching price controls. The city is debating a 3% annual cap on rent increases.
637 words, about 3 min