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Flipping History | The Thinking Stick - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 21 Feb 12 - No Cached

In fact every time I have helped a teacher flip their classroom in the high school it has never involved videos. Instead it involves students actively finding information, making sense of it, and then coming to class ready to discuss with the teacher what they have learned, what questions they have and, what it is they still don’t know/understand.
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Currently I am working with a history teacher who came to me with some “really dry historical content” that he needed to cover in his 11th grade Thailand and Southeast Asia history class.
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The essential question: How does the past influence the present?
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Tracy Watanabe on 21 Feb 12

Awesome -- takes us through creating engaging units with essential questions. There is a lot here. Very worth your time.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Awesome -- takes us through creating engaging units with essential questions. There is a lot here. Very worth your time.</div>

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Homefront America WWII - 0 views

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shared by Sheryl Anderson on 18 Dec 11 - Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 18 Dec 11

DBQ Lesson using war effort posters/ads

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Walch Teachable Moments - 0 views

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shared by Sheryl Anderson on 23 Dec 11 - No Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 23 Dec 11

Lesson plans for social studies

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NEA Tools and Ideas - 0 views

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lesson plans

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 23 Jul 11 - No Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 23 Jul 11

A website hosted by the NEA that has ideas for teachers as well as a lesson plan search

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A website hosted by the NEA that has ideas for teachers as well as a lesson plan search</div>

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Free Technology for Teachers: Running for Office - Lessons With Cartoons and Videos - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 04 Jan 12 - No Cached

In going through my archives I just rediscovered a couple of nice resources for teaching about politics through the use political cartoons, videos, and primary resources.
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Resource Search - 0 views

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lesson_plans

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 21 Jun 11 - Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 21 Jun 11

Indiana DOE tool to search for resources. You can specify Social Studies to look for lesson plans and other resources by using key words

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FlexBook - 0 views

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digital textbook documents

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 29 Jul 11 - No Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 29 Jul 11

Open source digital textbooks

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Making the Net Work - 0 views

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shared by Sheryl Anderson on 20 Feb 12 - Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 20 Feb 12

See this site for a "reserach cycle" and instructions on how to build a unit

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Teaching War: Making History Relevant (Highlight Video) | Edutopia - 1 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 21 Jun 11 - No Cached

Glogster - 1 views

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presentation tool

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Great Depression & Stock Market ThinkQuest - 1 views

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depression stock_market math

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Eyewitness to History - 0 views

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shared by Sheryl Anderson on 08 Jun 13 - Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 08 Jun 13

Primary sources for historical events

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Automotivator - 0 views

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posters

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 08 Jun 13 - No Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 08 Jun 13

Very cool tool that lets you make your own posters. Use their images or your own. Create your own title and text. This could be dangerous.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Very cool tool that lets you make your own posters. Use their images or your own. Create your own title and text. This could be dangerous.</div>

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Civil Rights | Classroom Resources | PBS Learning Media - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 28 Aug 13 - No Cached

Tracy Watanabe on 28 Aug 13

"In 1954, the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education declared segregated schools unconstitutional and sparkeda decade of groundbreaking civil rights activism and legislation.Using archival news footage, primary sources, and interview segments filmed for Eyes on the Prize, this collection captures the voices,images, and events of the Civil Rights movement and the ongoing struggle for racial equality in America. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"In 1954, the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education declared segregated schools unconstitutional and sparkeda decade of groundbreaking civil rights activism and legislation.Using archival news footage, primary sources, and interview segments filmed for Eyes on the Prize, this collection captures the voices,images, and events of the Civil Rights movement and the ongoing struggle for racial equality in America. "</div>

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Choices Program - Be The Change - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 16 Sep 13 - No Cached

Tracy Watanabe on 16 Sep 13

Be The Change - Wonderful idea for social studies and any class promoting positive change.

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#MysterySkype - Skype in the classroom - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 09 Sep 13 - No Cached

Tracy Watanabe on 09 Sep 13

"Mystery Skype is an educational game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions. It's suitable for all age groups and can be used to teach subjects like geography, history, languages, mathematics and science."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Mystery Skype is an educational game, invented by teachers, played by two classrooms on Skype. The aim of the game is to guess the location of the other classroom by asking each other questions. It's suitable for all age groups and can be used to teach subjects like geography, history, languages, mathematics and science."</div>

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Thematic History - 0 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 26 Aug 13 - No Cached

Tracy Watanabe on 26 Aug 13

There's a few ideas/resources in here that might be worth sharing.

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HistoryPin - 0 views

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history digital maps

shared by Sheryl Anderson on 08 Jun 13 - Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 08 Jun 13

This is a website where you can see a digital picture-history all over a world map. You can choose a time period and/or place to view, and you can add your own pictures to a place.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is a website where you can see a digital picture-history all over a world map. You can choose a time period and/or place to view, and you can add your own pictures to a place.</div>

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Class Zone - 2 views

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shared by Sheryl Anderson on 30 May 13 - Cached

Sheryl Anderson on 30 May 13

McDougal Littell web site with interesting interactive activities for history (Middle School & High School)

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achievethecore.org :: Close Reading Exemplars - 1 views

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shared by Tracy Watanabe on 30 May 13 - No Cached

Tracy Watanabe on 30 May 13

close reading sample lessons -- it has literature and nonfiction -- some is for science, some for Social Studies, some for Eng class... so scroll through the list for your grade level and content area Note: I haven't gone through all of them and I don't know if they have all the steps, but it's a start to work with

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">close reading sample lessons -- it has literature and nonfiction -- some is for science, some for Social Studies, some for Eng class... so scroll through the list for your grade level and content area Note: I haven't gone through all of them and I don't know if they have all the steps, but it's a start to work with</div>

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