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Debbie Moore

Center for Civic Education Home - 3 views

www.civiced.org/index.php

social studies civics Bill of Rights constitution US History

shared by Debbie Moore on 23 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Debbie Moore on 23 Oct 09
     
    The Center for Civic Education is website designed to educate students in citizenry, the constitution and democratic constitutionalism. The Center offers a full curriculum at all three learning levels: elementary, middle school and high school. Their materials include full lesson plans and textbooks that support their program. The lesson plans include critical thinking exercises, vocabulary lists, problem solving activities and cooperative learning activities. The program is designed so that teachers can use it to supplement an existing curriculum or as the foundation of their curriculum. My cooperating teacher is going to use parts of the program to supplement her curriculum. The lessons focus on life in American, the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, political traditions and institutions, different levels of government (local, state and federal), constitutionalism and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. The center also offers professional development seminars that are often free of charge to DC teachers. For example, on October 27th, there is a free seminar for DC teachers on "We the People Through Primary Sources and Documents" being held at the National Archives….they even provide a free lunch! Here is the direct link to the professional development page: http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=state_programs&&p=101&&st=DC.
  • Laura Wood on 25 Oct 09
     
    Haha, I love this site! I posted on it the week before last. I reeeeeeaally want to get a job working for them! :-)
  • Debbie Moore on 26 Oct 09
     
    Laura, that is funny....we seem to like the same sites. It is an awesome sight...and the program is awesome too. Do you have a set of the books? Good luck...I hope that works out for you!!
kyleassad

World History for Us All - 0 views

worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu

History education resources teaching lessons

shared by kyleassad on 19 Sep 10 - Cached
    • kyleassad
      kyleassad on 19 Sep 10
       
      I would use this site if I was required to build my own curriculum for the grades which I was teaching.  It provides a comprehensive collection of big, intermediate, and close up views of content and how to segment it in different approaches.  It could be used in whole or as a supplement to the provided curriculum from a school district.
    • kyleassad
      kyleassad on 19 Sep 10
       
      This site does not immediately provide the sources it uses.  However, when accessing the "Foundations of this Curriculum" link at the top, it leads to the manner in which the curriculum was developed, it's background, and the way in which it continues to be developed.
    • kyleassad
      kyleassad on 19 Sep 10
       
      This site has very strong credibility.  It lists all the project officers, teachers, consultants, etc. that are contributing to the content of the website.  They show the updated material as it becomes available, and allows for evaluations to be offered.  It also has a comments page, which is admittedly very positive.  It also has a links page that links to sources, affiliates, and other useful sites. I think that give the standards provided by UC Berkeley, this site is a very credible option for new social studies teachers looking for help with lesson plans and organization of curriculum.
  • kyleassad on 19 Sep 10
     
    A resource for World History curriculum created by the San Diego State University and National Center for History in the Schools.  It is a through and evolving website for teachers.
Laura Wood

www.globalpeacestudies.org - Global Peace Studies - 0 views

www.globalpeacestudies.org/home

peace education peace education global conflict violence non-violence war civil disobedience civil rights activities curriculum resources

shared by Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09 - No Cached
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09
       
      This site was a research project by Daryn Cambridge while he was in the International Training and Education Program at American University. It's a great Peace Education Resource
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09
       
      The "Reading Guides" section has many suggestions for various peace education theorists and resources as well as some links to these sources and even some guides to teaching on these resources.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09
       
      Daryn was a teacher trainer for years and all of his "Activities" are student centered, multi-sensory and action-based.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09
       
      These Activities are appropriate or can be adapted to all ages.
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    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09
       
      Links to MORE peace education websites, teachers guides, resources, etc.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09
       
      The coolest part: A Global Peace Ed teacher FORUM! and blog site.
  • Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09
     
    A Global Peace Studies Online Curriculum created by AU alum and adjunct Daryn Cambridge. Contains links to documents, lesson plan ideas, activities and resources. A great beginner's guide to peace education
  • Laura Wood on 01 Sep 09
     
    A Global Peace Studies Online Curriculum created by AU alum and adjunct Daryn Cambridge. Contains links to documents, lesson plan ideas, activities and resources. A great beginner's guide to peace education AND offers links to news articles and a Peace Educators discussion site!
Christine Robinson

Social Studies | Manitoba - 0 views

www.edu.gov.mb.ca/...index.html

curriculum grade 8 history manitoba social studies

shared by Christine Robinson on 04 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Christine Robinson on 04 Oct 08
     
    This is the current Grade 8 Sociual Studies Curriculum in Manitoba. The Blackline Mastsers are good and their use in the lessons is explained in the actual Cluster links. Good resource for those who have an outdated curriculum.
Christine Robinson

Social Studies | Manitoba - 0 views

www.edu.gov.mb.ca/...index.html

curriculum links history manitoba social studies

shared by Christine Robinson on 04 Oct 08 - Cached
  • Christine Robinson on 04 Oct 08
     
    This is a list of websites that are connected to the current Manitoba Curriculum in Social Studies, but they are useful links for all Social studeis teachers
Laura Wood

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - 5 views

www.free.ed.gov

lesson plans Primary documents Social Studies Civil War resources education curriculum teaching Animations Music Art photos science lessons

shared by Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09 - Cached
  • History & Soc Studies
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
       
      Okay so there isn't quite as much information on this site as I was hoping there would be. You CAN search by time period within the United States History. So if you're working through a US History text, this might be a great one stop shop to hit up and see what sorts of primary documents are available in a wealth of federal sites. For example, 1607-1763 has links to colonial documents from: the National Park Service; the Smithsonian; the National Endowment for the Humanities; History Matters; the National Archives, etc You can also search by US History topics (Government, Famous People, Wars, or Ethnic Groups . . . hmmm) or by World Studies. Each of these branch out into more subtopics. It's worth checking out.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
       
      Haha. My new web browser hates Diigo. This is supposed to say "Animations" So the animations page is super science heavy. They do have a couple of links to global warming and environmental issues and a link to a Napolean Game where you can wage wars and see how well you do at Waterloo . . .
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
       
      There are 135 Primary documents. I would recommend searching for these in a different way.
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    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
       
      The video section is also worth checking out. 30 links to videos, some are about science but some are clips of Roosevelt or McKinley. Again, US History stuff. The only place I've found World History stuff is specifically under the Social Studies, World History links.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
       
      This lists all of the topics contained on the site in each of the subheadings (Of particular interest: World History, US History, US Time Periods. Check it out!
  • Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
     
    FREE is a website pool of teaching and learning resources from various branches of the federal government. From the website: "More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly. . . . FREE is maintained by Peter Kickbush and Kirk Winters, Office of Communications and Outreach, with support from the Development Services Team in the Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Education."
  • Lindsay Andreas on 23 Oct 09
     
    This site is amazing, I was just playing around with it and I am definitely using some of the resources for my unit. :)
Laura Wood

EDSITEment - The Best of the Humanities on the Web - 2 views

edsitement.neh.gov

lesson plans history literature teaching resources education humanities

shared by Laura Wood on 05 Nov 09 - Cached
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 05 Nov 09
       
      Has great lesson plans by category and subcategory. Most of the time when I've google searched lesson plans and found them helpful, they've come from this site!
  • Advanced Placement US History Lessons
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 05 Nov 09
       
      For Lindsay! :-)
  • Laura Wood on 05 Nov 09
     
    Great lesson plans! "EDSITEment is a partnership among the National Endowment for the Humanities, Verizon Foundation, and the National Trust for the Humanities. EDSITEment offers a treasure trove for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality material on the Internet in the subject areas of literature and language arts, foreign languages, art and culture, and history and social studies. All websites linked to EDSITEment have been reviewed for content, design, and educational impact in the classroom. They cover a wide range of humanities subjects, from American history to literature, world history and culture, language, art, and archaeology, and have been judged by humanities specialists to be of high intellectual quality. EDSITEment is not intended to represent a complete curriculum in the humanities, nor does it prescribe any specific course of study."
  • Lindsay Andreas on 06 Nov 09
     
    The AP section was very helpful. Thanks for keeping me in mind. :)
Elliot Borg

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources - 1 views

www.csun.edu/~hcedu013

teaching strategies lesson plans history standards

shared by Elliot Borg on 20 Sep 10 - Cached
    • Elliot Borg
      Elliot Borg on 20 Sep 10
       
      This site provides resources from the federal government, state governments, and information from TV stations and other websites to give teachers videos and other activities to differentiate instruction
  • Elliot Borg on 20 Sep 10
     
    This site has links to the NCSS, as well as standards and curriculum frameworks. It also has a plethora of lesson plans and suggestions for teaching strategies
James Leslie

Teachers: Content Literacy - 2 views

www.literacymatters.org/...socialstudies.htm

social studies literacy teaching

shared by James Leslie on 23 Oct 09 - Cached
  • James Leslie on 23 Oct 09
     
    This site has tools and links for helping teach literacy within a social studies curriculum.
Laura Wood

Teaching with Historic Places - 1 views

www.nps.gov/twhp

national parks National Park Service lesson plans US History using places parks battlefields places geography history historic Education

shared by Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
       
      WOW! They even connect their lesson plans to the NCSS standards. This link takes you to a page that lists all the lesson plans that meet each of the NCSS standards You can click on the NCSS Standard at the top of the page and it will take to you a list of those lessons that meet that one. There are a ton for each!
  • National U.S. History Standards for Grades 5-12
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
       
      Hrm. They also link to a set of standards I've never heard of . . . "Part of the National Standards for History developed by the National Center for History in the Schools, these voluntary standards promote historical thinking skills and understanding" I'm glad I haven't had to hear of them, but this page will tell you how to meet these standards as well.
  • Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
     
    From the site: "Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses properties listed in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom." Including lesson plans and tips!
  • Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
     
    Lesson Plans: The Lesson Plans link has SO MANY lesson plans. They are designed at a middle school level but can easily be adapted (says them). The lesson plans are organized by Location/State; Theme; Time period; and Skill - meaning that you can click on any one of those subdivisions and search them that way. Very exciting! You should definitely check these out. Even if you're not in that state, they still have pictures, mapping materials, and activity ideas that you can use to incorporate geography into historic concepts. For example, the Battle of Bunker Hill lesson contains two maps (of Boston today and in 1775) and inquiry questions for these, a section of text (looks like a high school level to me) and inquiry questions for that AND three images (one a sketch of an encampment and two pictures) and inquiry questions for those. These might make fantastic "Do Now"s for the beginning of the lesson even if you didn't use any of the rest of the sites info. So neat!
  • Laura Wood on 23 Oct 09
     
    Also they have lots of tips for how you can incorporate place into your lessons. AND! you can submit your own lessons. They take you through the TwHP lesson creation process and you can submit them.
Sarah Franquemont

Teaching Constitution Day - 0 views

new.civiced.org/...tution-day-and-citizenship-day

history America Constitution lesson plans

shared by Sarah Franquemont on 20 Sep 10 - Cached
    • Sarah Franquemont
      Sarah Franquemont on 20 Sep 10
       
      This site provides excellent lesson plans on the Constitution, but its limited focus makes it American History specific.
    • Sarah Franquemont
      Sarah Franquemont on 20 Sep 10
       
      Some lessons include "lesson audio" and "teacher audio" links.  Clicking these links provides audio instructions to help the teacher prepare for the lesson.
  • Sarah Franquemont on 20 Sep 10
     
    This website provides lesson plans for every grade level on the content and significance of the U.S. Constitution. Lesson plans are designed for civic education and are meant to be implemented on Constitution Day (September 17th). This site is a resource for American History teachers teaching the Constitution.
James Leslie

Ideas about becoming a social studies teacher - 0 views

www.adprima.com/socialteach.htm

shared by James Leslie on 02 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Sadly, much too often, social studies courses are regarded as relatively unimportant subject matter, whether in elementary school, middle school, or high school. This perception leads to diminished attention paid to social studies as a serious subject area, yet in the overall development of the intellect of students, no other subject matter content holds as much promise.
    • James Leslie
      James Leslie on 02 Sep 09
       
      Social studies is more importan than many people think.
  • "I think we include social studies in the curriculum for the wrong reasons. It doesn't help us avoid the mistakes of the past, and if voting turnout is an indicator of good citizenship, it doesn't have much to do with that either. Social studies is probably best understood as an organized way of helping students develop understandings and appreciations that have long-term staying power, and that will influence them in positive ways to do the right thing when doing the right thing is hard to do."
    • James Leslie
      James Leslie on 02 Sep 09
       
      Can we find ways to enhance the use of what we may teach to students.
  • First, you must understand the content of the social studies at a level appropriate to that which you intend to teach. To understand content means more than mere memorization of facts. To understand content for a teacher means that you can explain it in more than one way to others, whether the content concerns facts, generalizations, principles, themes, and so on.
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  • Second, you must be able to translate the content you so understand to make it learnable, interesting, and challenging for students at the age and grade level you are teaching. It requires rearranging what you know. This applies to social studies more than any other content area simply because social studies as a discipline lacks any widely agreed-upon structure.
    • James Leslie
      James Leslie on 02 Sep 09
       
      Interesting to note that teaching the same subject at different levels can look different.
  • Third, you must consider pedagogy. This means that you not only understand the content in more than one way, can translate it into a form understandable, learnable, challenging, and interesting to your students, but that you also have the skills to actually teach the content. Pedagogy without subject matter content isn't worth very much. Simply "knowing about" teaching methods won't do.
  • There is probably no more important skill required in teaching social studies than the ability to explain events, ideas, principles, and social interrelationships. In some ways, good social studies teaching rests on the ability to tell stories well. For social studies, this story telling ability is grounded in the depth and awareness of the connective possibilities of the content. Helping students make new connections, to find challenge and meaning in social studies content is what excellent social studies teachers do every day.
    • James Leslie
      James Leslie on 02 Sep 09
       
      There is a great need to make teaching history reletive to students today.
  • James Leslie on 02 Sep 09
     
    This is an interesting site that shares reasons why social studies is important and how a person can effectively teach it. It also has a link to the role of values that should be expressed in social studies.
James Leslie

TCI Launches Ground-Breaking, Online Technology for Social Studies Teachers and Their S... - 0 views

www.earthtimes.org/...online-technology,969252.shtml

social studies teaching technology

shared by James Leslie on 25 Sep 09 - Cached
  • TCI, a leading publisher of innovative K-12 social studies curriculum, recently launched TeachTCI and LearnTCI, online instructional technologies for teachers and students.
  • When teachers sign in to their TeachTCI account online, they have access to all the resources found in TCI's print materials, plus links to lesson-specific discussion groups that facilitate professional exchange, an assessment creator, and a Classroom Presenter tool that translates the printed lesson guide into a visual format that enables teachers to lead dynamic classroom activities.
  • "TeachTCI turns the countless hours I would usually spend on lesson planning and activity development into a one-stop, shopping-like experience for everything I need for class. The fact that it is online makes it easy for me access these resources from any computer and allows me to work as easily from home as from school," said Steve Innamarato, a social studies teacher at Central High School in Philadelphia.
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  • Making the content of both TeachTCI and LearnTCI web-based was a strategic decision by TCI. "We can ensure that our content remains cutting-edge," said TCI's founder and CEO, Bert Bower. "With print publishing, we weren't able to make updates as often because of long printing cycles. Updating digital content is a snap. Another advantage is that teachers can prepare and plan lessons from anywhere, and students can interact with their text at home, from the library, or anywhere they can get online."
  • James Leslie on 25 Sep 09
     
    This web site has information on an online teaching resource for teachers. The program allows teachers and students to work from anywhere via the internet.
Erin Power

Teacher turns 'crazy idea' into new school - CNN.com - 1 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

School Administration Colorodo Teachers Unions

shared by Erin Power on 10 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Kim Ursetta
  • Denver, Colorado'
  • want to start a new kind of school," she said, a union-sponsored public school led by teachers, not a principal
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  • We've been doing schools the same way in this nation for 150 years, so if we don't step up, then nothing is going to change
  • bility ranks among the top barriers blocking the nation's children from receiving the best education possible.
  • A board-certified, 16-year teaching veteran, Ursetta, 38, believes the lack of teacher flex
  • Although they follow school board-approved curriculum and standards, instructors can easily rearrange lessons to "make better sense for the kids" -- making better connections between different subject matter, Ursetta said.
  • The lack of quality school leadership is a big reason that experienced teachers leave their schools,
  • Dubbed Race to the Top, the program is essentially a contest pitting states against each other to win a share of $4.35 billion in grant money from congressional stimulus legislation.
  • To qualify for Race to the Top, the rules call on states to create "data systems" linking student success with teacher performance.
  • National Education Association
  • members fear it opens the door to measuring teacher performance by how students score on tests.
  • "What we're really against is using a single [student ] test on a single day" to assess teacher performance, said NEA Executive Director John Wilson. "What we're more accepting of are multiple indicators," and teacher performance "observed in classroom should count as the major part of evaluation."
  • many teachers are reacting coolly to Race to the Top because they "feel like it's too much like No Child Left Behind and are looking for something different.
  • Race to the Top also aims to give a boost to charter schools -- special public schools that are given more independence in order to encourage innovation.
    • Erin Power
      Erin Power on 10 Sep 09
       
      I think this is an interesting concept that we (as future teachers) should consider. Most of the teachers I've spoken to feel that schooling is not done the most efficient or successful way. Why not consider other options? The thing I love most about this article is that this school came about someone, Ursetta, simply thinking that way - what could other options be? Then Ursetta looked at the steps she had to make and brought it into actuality.
    • Erin Power
      Erin Power on 11 Sep 09
       
      This source relies on interviews and studies conducted by CNN. A teacher could use this site to remember to be inventive in their approach to administration. This is valuable to social studies teachers so they constantly keep rethinking and questioning how to teach
  • Erin Power on 10 Sep 09
     
    This article talks about a Colorado school which has gotten rid of administrators and is run solely by teachers
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