Hattie's meta analysis ( a synthesis of 50000 previous studies) found that overwhelmingly student teacher interaction came out on top.
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Our Courts - Homepage - 0 views
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Wow, this looks really interesting for information on the courts.
Children's Defense Fund (CDF): Health Care Coverage for All of America's Children, Endi... - 0 views
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This website offers information about underserved populations, specifically children. It provides research data and publications. It also has links to recent and compelling news, media, and legislative information affecting children in our country.
Daily Lesson Plan - 0 views
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In this lesson, students explore how different social factors affect civic participation and equality across the country and in their own school community.
Labor Day History - History.com Holidays - 0 views
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Labor Day is an excellent time to dig into social studies themes civic ideas, power authority and governance, and production/distribution of goods are all relevant. What will you do?
100 Essential Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers - 0 views
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A great list to add to your Web 2.0 toolbox!
leading and learning: Making learning Visible - John Hattie - 0 views
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This is just a general resource on best practice in education. It applies, certainly, to Social Studies instruction but is a great overall resource to have for knowing what is most likely to work!
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Democracy is contingent on having an educated populace in the 20th and 21st centuries. Therefore, knowing how to effectively teach is incumbent on those of us trying to support this part of our society.
The Story Behind the Story - The Atlantic (October 2009) - 0 views
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An interesting dissection of the fall of journalism. Told from the Left but truth for all sides.
Reverse Racism, or How the Pot Got to Call the Kettle Black - The Atlantic (November 1993) - 0 views
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Recommended in my Ed Psych class, I thought also relevant here.
Teaching with Technology in the Middle: Getting Ready for Social Justice LIVE - 0 views
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This looks like a really interesting example of a teacher who is using social studies content in language arts to work on social justice issues.
Scholastic News Online, America's Leading News Source for Kids | Scholastic.com - 0 views
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This is a kids news online. There is also games and quizzes for them. This can be a great source to use within your classroom.
ProTeacher Web Directory - 1 views
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provides lesson plans on citizenship
YouTube - power of one - 0 views
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Helpful when you want to inspire your students to work hard and think for themselves.
NewsHour Extra Lesson Plan: Reel Politics: How Hollywood Exercises its Freedom of Speech - 0 views
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Two lessons revolving around how media is used as a political tool, to inform the public and promoting agendas.
Center for Civic Education - 0 views
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Lessons for K-12 to celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.
Arlington: Field of Honor - 0 views
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Free video on Arlington National Cemetery. Material from National Geographic suitable for Veterans Day activities...
Video: Barack Obama Pays Tribute to Veterans Video - 0 views
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Obama tribute to Veterans with stories about his family's experience of service.
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Obama tribute to Veterans with stories about his family's experience of service.