CYSD Social Studies

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Jeff Mummert's brain child.....very cool idea

So, the objective of The History Teacher's Attic is to get this dusty stuff off of my hands, all the while adding new content and resources for the history or social studies teacher. I'll do my best to reach across the breadth of the content areas, specifically focused on middle school, high school, and undergrad.

Blog by former CYSD teacher Jeff Mummert

Global Studies

The Historical Scene Investigation Project (HSI) was designed for social studies teachers who need a strong pedagogical mechanism for bringing primary sources into their classroom. With the advent and accessibility of the internet, many libraries, universities and government agencies are housing their historical documents online. Simultaneously, there has been a push in K-12 history education to give students experiences that more closely resemble the work of a real historian.

"Project Global Inform (PGI) is an in-school project where students use media to spread awareness about human rights violations. "

"History Tours is a collaborative website that gives teachers access to pre-made Google Earth tours on various topics in American and World history. These tours provide an excellent backdrop for visual learning. They allow students to view people and places of historical importance while the teacher presents essential background knowledge. Teachers are encouraged to submit their own work or save a copy of the tours posted by the page organizers. There is also a discussion section where teachers can post ideas and/or provide feedback. Creating a history tour is an excellent example of a project-based assessment that promotes higher order thinking skills. All teacher and student generated tours can be considered for inclusion on the wikispace."

This website reflects the work of several groups of teachers who conducted research at the Smithsonian and other national historical organizations. For this reason, some of the primary sources included in Smithsonian Source are not from the Smithsonian collections. Teachers also chose the historical topics on the site, and these categories reflect their curricula rather than the terminology or organizational methods of the Smithsonian Institution.

Terrific guide to help in creation of Prezi's.

Mission US is a brand new multimedia project featuring free interactive adventure games set throughout U.S. history. The first game, Mission 1: "For Crown or Colony?" puts players in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a 14-year-old printer's apprentice in 1770 Boston. As players complete tasks throughout the city, they meet everyone from merchants to soldiers, sailors to poets, Patriots to Loyalists. The game reveals rising tensions threatening to come to a head and, ultimately, players must choose where their loyalties lie.

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"Education 2.0 social network for your class"

"Encourages students to go back and look at primary documents, such as the Constitution and the letters of the Founders such as Jefferson and Madison to better understand the intended role of Congress in our system of government. Appropriate for classroom use, middle school students and above."

WHO was Osama bin Laden? WHAT was bin Laden responsible for? WHAT can you learn about bin Laden's rise through this interactive timeline of his life? WHERE and WHEN was he killed? WHY are questions being raised about "just how much Pakistan is willing to work with the United States"? HOW was the operation that killed bin Laden carried out? HOW have people responded to the news? Related: Our Student Opinion question, "What Is Your Reaction to the Death of Osama bin Laden?" and our lesson "Terrorism Today: Investigating Al Qaeda's Presence Around the World."

"The TimeMap of World History submerges you in the entire history of world by placing you on the maps where it happened and then gives you intuitive controls to find the information you are searching for."

"Supreme Court Justice O'Connor conceived of the iCivics digital initiative to provide higher quality materials for civics education. The core of iCivics is a set of free-to-play web-based games. One of these, Do I Have a Right?, according to the designers, "teaches kids the constitutional amendments." Dissecting this a bit, the game essentially has three learning goals: Students will be able to: Identify and summarize 12 of the amendments of the U.S. Constitution (1-6, 8, 13-15, 19, and 26). Judge whether a variety of individuals in hypothetical situations have had their constitutional rights violated. Apply the relevant amendments to cases where people's rights have been violated. The game is aimed at a middle school audience but may be useful anywhere from 5th grade to high school, depending on the goals of the teacher and the role envisioned for the game in the unit (more on this later)."

This game is completely addicting and a GREAT way to help student understand and apply Constitutional ammendments.