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jbdrury

Integrating Film and Television into Social Studies Instruction. ERIC Digest. - 0 views

www.ericdigests.org/...film.htm

film social studies history teaching film in the classroom movies film and social studies

shared by jbdrury on 09 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Visual media also address different learning modalities, making material more accessible to visual and aural learners
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 09 Oct 09
       
      Addresses diverse learners issue.
  • However, the very qualities that make film and video so popular present problems as wel
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  • It reinforces the passive viewing and unquestioning acceptance of received material that accompanies growing up in a video environment.
  • That passivity and lack of critical awareness is anathema to a democracy.
  • Thirty years ago this meant teaching students to read the newspaper critically, to identify bias there, and to distinguish between factual reporting and editorializing. Critical viewing skills must be added to this effort.
  • an excellent starting point is John E. O'Connor's IMAGE AS ARTIFACT: THE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF FILM AND TELEVISION
  • (1) Questions about Content.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 09 Oct 09
       
      Another good source that I used in my class with Brec is called "Reading in the Dark", which is geared specifically for using film in the English classroom; however, the book provides a review of this basic terminology of film analysis mentioned here.
  • Teachers should be familiar with editing techniques, camera angles, the uses of sound, and other aspects of the presentation.
  • Beyond the cultural and social aspects of the film, what influences were at work in shaping the document?
  • (2) Questions about Production.
  • (3) Questions about Reception.
  • Did this production influence other works? social movements?
  • FOUR FRAMEWORKS FOR HISTORICAL INQUIRY
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 09 Oct 09
       
      This site doesn't go quite as in depth as I would hope, however these four frameworks do manage to get one thinking about the different ways in which film might be used in the classroom
  • (1) The Moving Image as Representation of History.
  • (2) The Moving Image as Evidence for Social and Cultural History
  • While film can serve as an engaging introduction to a subject, students should be aware of the constant shading and biases, why these occur, and what they accomplish.
  • (3) Actuality Footage as Evidence for Historical Fact.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 09 Oct 09
       
      The book I mention in my sticky note below has a great section on critically analyzing documentaries, which some people have a bad habit of regarding as "fact", simply because the film is labeled as a documentary.
  • Documentary footage, however, is never wholly objective.
  • An examination of filming and editing, circumstances surrounding production and distribution, and the producer's intentions are essential for studying such material.
  • (4) The History of the Moving Image as Industry and Art Form
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 09 Oct 09
       
      I have been looking online for awhile, and most of the sources that come up are actual books for purchase like these - I might cross-reference some of these titles with our university library to see which ones come up
  • "Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies" at http://h-net2.msu.edu/~filmhis/.
  • jbdrury on 09 Oct 09
     
    This is sort of a basic review of how and why we as teachers might use film in the classroom. This is my first post on this issue; I am searching for some more in-depth sites that might have models for lesson plans. Many sites have lesson plans based around a specific film; a site that provides lesson plan templates that are applicable across a wide variety of films would be more applicable/useful. However, the comments made here by Paris provide a good base from which to start thinking about the idea.
Debbie Moore

Socratic Seminars - 5 views

www.greece.k12.ny.us/...overview.htm

socratic learning socraticseminar teaching Education discussion

shared by Debbie Moore on 23 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Debbie Moore on 23 Oct 09
     
    This link is a part of a school district website in the state of New York. I found it while searching for information on Socratic seminars. It is really great because it provides all the information one needs to learn about teaching the dialogue method. Informational filters include an overview, elements of a Socratic seminar, frequently asked questions by teachers and students, dialogue and behavior guidelines for using this dialogue method and suggestions for the types of readings or materials that work best with this method. If you like the idea of using the Socratic method in your classroom, you will want to visit this site.
jbdrury

Where We Stand | PBS - 5 views

www.pbs.org/wherewestand

PBS video education finance no child left behind NCLB achievement testing school funding documentary

shared by jbdrury on 14 Nov 09 - Cached
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 14 Nov 09
       
      This website first came to my attention through one of the "reports" posted under this tab - specifically related to school funding.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 14 Nov 09
       
      Those from my EDU 522 class who attended the Charlie Rose discussion panel will find these two videos interesting as well.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 14 Nov 09
       
      This is the segment dealing with school finance and the debate over how we should more equitably fund our public schools.
  • jbdrury on 14 Nov 09
     
    My search for information on how schools are funded also turned up this website, which has video links to each of the episodes from "Where We Stand: America's Schools in the 21st Century." Each of the clips are certainly interesting, though not really telling us anything we don't already know. The fifth segment deals with the question of how we finance education.
Maria Mahon

Washington, DC--Old Stone House - 2 views

www.nps.gov/...dc17.htm

historic sites Washington DC

shared by Maria Mahon on 04 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Maria Mahon on 04 Nov 09
     
    This website contains a great list of Historic Sites in DC - for example, I have bookmarked the page for the Old Stone House in Georgetown. If you select, "List of Sites" - you will be taken to a listing by neighborhoods of other historic sites in the DC area. This could allow you to search for places near your school that could be a great resource to incorporate into your lessons. Many, including the Old Stone House, offer tours throughout the day. The Old Stone House is also staffed by well-informed Park Rangers who are eager to share their knowledge.
Aly Kenee

Xtranormal | You Can't Just Google It! - 0 views

www.xtranormal.com/...you-cant-just-google-it

Google research dulcinea English

shared by Aly Kenee on 28 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Aly Kenee on 28 Mar 11
     
    A cute 2-minute critique of relying on Google as the only search and research tool. 
David Loudon

PBS Teachers | PBS Teachers . Social Studies - 0 views

www.pbs.org/...socialstudies

socialstudies pbs links America AP teaching

shared by David Loudon on 18 Sep 10 - Cached
    • David Loudon
      David Loudon on 18 Sep 10
       
      Overall, this site is very flexible and offers lots of resoures to teachers. However, some of the sources you find are someone suspect, so you have to keep your attenas up one searching. The best part of the site is the part where you can communicate with other teachers about ideas to use in your classroom.
  • David Loudon on 18 Sep 10
     
    PBS site with links to articles covering nearly all aspects of social studies for of all ages
Jonathon Gordon

BBC - History: World War Two - 1 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...wwtwo

BBC **World War II** Europe History ww2 WWII

shared by Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10 - Cached
  • The causes, events and people of the most destructive war in history.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
       
      Very straight-forward as to what the website has to offer. The different sections make searching for specific information very easy. 
  • World War Two: Summary Outline of Key Events - A guide to the key events of World War Two.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
       
      The outline is another great feature. It has a great rundown of World War Two's key events. 
  • The Ending of World War One - Germany had high hopes of winning World War One - especially after astonishing advances early in1918. The Rise of Adolf Hitler - From aimless drifter to brutal dictator, by Jeremy Noakes Hitler's Leadership Style by Dr Geoffrey Megargee Nazi Propaganda by Professor David Welch Japan's Quest for Empire 1931 - 1945 by Dr Susan Townsend Countdown to World War Two: Monday 28 August 1939 by Mark Fielder
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
       
      The majority of the information comes from historical novels, biographies of important figures, and scholarly works on the various subjects. 
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  • Why Churchill Lost in 1945 Labour's landslide in the 1945 general election remains one of the greatest shocks in British political history. How did Churchill fail to win? By Dr Paul Addison.
  • Post-war Reconstruction and Retribution
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
       
      The site is extremely useful for teachers who teach modern World history or American history because it provides in depth information on all the theaters of the war, including post-war reconstruction.
  • Jonathon Gordon on 18 Sep 10
     
    This website through BBC has great information on World War II including video, picture, and interactive information. It provides teachers with credible information to use in their classrooms. 
Stephanie Beer

Peace Corps | Coverdell World Wise Schools | Educators | Lesson Plans - 0 views

www.peacecorps.gov/...lessonplans

lesson plans peace corps international education

shared by Stephanie Beer on 19 Sep 10 - Cached
    • Stephanie Beer
      Stephanie Beer on 19 Sep 10
       
      The site mainly relies on stories written by Peace Corps Volunteers as its main sources.
    • Stephanie Beer
      Stephanie Beer on 19 Sep 10
       
      You can use this site for supplemental resources to add to units on history or geography.
    • Stephanie Beer
      Stephanie Beer on 19 Sep 10
       
      The search function is useful for finding lesson plans for the appropriate subject, region/country, and grade level.
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    • Stephanie Beer
      Stephanie Beer on 19 Sep 10
       
      This site is valuable to educators because it provides resources that allow students to see into cultures that are very different from their own
  • Stephanie Beer on 19 Sep 10
     
    This website uses resources from current and returned Peace Corps Volunteers to create lesson plans to help teachers educate their students about the world. Most of the lesson plans center around stories written by Volunteers but there are some videos as well. Teachers can also request that a Volunteer visit their classroom to talk with their students.
Lauren Olson

University of Virginia Library - 0 views

mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/...newlong.php

shared by Lauren Olson on 03 Oct 10 - No Cached
    • Lauren Olson
      Lauren Olson on 03 Oct 10
       
      This part of the site is a little tricky because it requires students to have a strong understanding of what information they want to research (and what information they are looking for in the results) before using the search engine.
kkasargodstaub

Guide to Resources in Global Studies - 4 views

www.library.illinois.edu/...guide.html

shared by kkasargodstaub on 03 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • Self-Guided Search
    • kkasargodstaub
      kkasargodstaub on 03 Oct 10
       
      Site is valuable to social studies teachers because it's a clearinghouse for accessing lots of different information. There are statistics, articles, books, publications etc.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 04 Oct 10
     
    Tags? How might teachers use the site?
Megan Jaquette

Teachers Resources - Economic Education and Personal Financial Education Search Tool - 1 views

www.federalreserveeducation.org/teachers

shared by Megan Jaquette on 07 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Megan Jaquette on 07 Mar 09
     
    I wish I had found this page when I was teaching Economics my first year! It is rich with resources (readings, etc). You are able to choose the grade-level, the type of media, and the standard/topic you wish cover.
Joellen Kriss

Several of Region's High-Profile Private Schools Are Changing Leadership - washingtonpo... - 0 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2009092001805.html

Independent Schools Head of School Superintendent Search

shared by Joellen Kriss on 21 Sep 09 - Cached
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 21 Sep 09
       
      This notes the shift and commercialization of schooling. "Heads of School" in any situation, private or public, have to be super human in their ability to do everything. They have to please everyone, and do it all with a smile.
  • In the past, school heads could luxuriate in a Mr. Chips-like existence, focusing primarily on education. Today, they have to be schmoozers who raise funds to pay for costly programs, construction titans who dream up new facilities, and managerial stars who keep students, parents, alumni and teachers mixing smoothly.
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 21 Sep 09
       
      These are the people that hire the teachers that teach the chilrden. It's an interesting cause and effect kind of relationship: people are less willing to leave their old jobs because they can't hire their own kind of people in the next position, meaning the job will be harder and less of their own. It adds a whole additional dynamic.
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  • One of the fastest ways that heads put their mark on a school is with the people they hire,
  • making teachers slower to retire and less likely to shift jobs, and also making it harder to lead a school than in the past.
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 21 Sep 09
       
      See previous Sticky Note
  • candidates who have already headed other schools remain in short supply
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 21 Sep 09
       
      This is a really interesting statement and 100% true. School culture after a while becomes a given, so when a new head of school, whether they be of a private school or the superintendent of a public school district, comes in, that hiring board (of directors or of education) needs to now put it out on the table and naturally, things are reassessed in some way. It's kind of a thought provolking idea.
  • "A lot of what has been implicit in school culture has to become explicit" when the schools start meeting candidates,
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 21 Sep 09
       
      Holy Moly.
  • Branch's total compensation from Georgetown Day, including benefits and expenses, was $442,097 for the year that ended in June 2008. At Bullis, Farquhar's total compensation including benefits and expenses was $336,222. Total compensation for public school superintendents in the Washington region, including benefits and perks, averaged $350,078 in fiscal 2007-08, according to a 2007 Washington Post analysis.
  • Joellen Kriss on 21 Sep 09
     
    This Washington Post article talks about the competative hiring market for heads of private schools in the DC area, but also raises some interesting points about school culture in the process.
Lindsay Andreas

Oxfam Education: - 3 views

www.oxfam.org.uk/gc

global citizenship activism social justice Social Studies

shared by Lindsay Andreas on 03 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Lindsay Andreas on 03 Sep 09
     
    Defining citizenship eduction in a global society is an increasingly relevant and important education issue today. This site has really great resources for exploring global citizenship. In particular, I liked the global citizenship chart, it is easy to read and it defines key elements by age level. There is also an entire page of related links that could provide further explanation.
  • Laura Wood on 11 Nov 09
     
    Dude this is rad. I hadn't seen this before but just searched for citizenship and it came up. Thanks for posting!
Laura Wood

In Search of Tocqueville's Democracy in America - 0 views

www.tocqueville.org

Democracy in America United States Lesson Plans Native Americans Tocqueville C-SPAN America History Biography colonies democracy spirit expansion west

shared by Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09 - Cached
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      "American Journey", has a link to the dates of Tocqueville's trip to the States. Some of the dates are hyperlinked to his actual journal entries. Very simple and student friendly.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      "All About Alexis de Tocqueville" has quick facts and a timeline. Very simple for a superficial report or introductory/cursory outline.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      "Democracy in America" has very very very basic quotes from this text. I'm not sure that it would be useful for anything academic.
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    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      "Democracy in America Teaching Modules" links to C-SPANs Tocqueville lesson plans which are really just lesson plan ideas that we could develop as teachers. There are some good quotes in some of them but mostly they seem to just tell us what other (primary) sources to read.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      "Journal Entries From Tocqueville's Trip" has a hyperlinked map that you can click on to see his journal entries in any specific state. This might be great if you were having different student groups talk about different areas during the antebellum period. Just a resource.
  • Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
     
    C-SPAN's Tocquville page (as promised). Passages from "Democracy in America," a map of the route he traveled, references to his work, lesson plans and more!!
Alan Edwards

Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - 1 views

www.lib.utexas.edu/...map_collection_guide.html

map maps

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    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 18 Sep 09
       
      The online map room is maintained by the University of Texas at Austin, and it is frequently updated with new scans and additions from the library. The folks at the library can be contacted by computer or telephone.
    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 18 Sep 09
       
      The site has a plethora of maps, but I think their modern political maps/historical maps are most helpful. For teachers, this is a great resource to help students understand and analyze history.
    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 18 Sep 09
       
      The library's online map collection is also searchable-although the search engine is pretty basic
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    • Alan Edwards
      Alan Edwards on 18 Sep 09
       
      There's also a great selection of OTHER map websites, including a huge selection of historical maps or maps about history
  • Alan Edwards on 18 Sep 09
     
    The Perry-Castaneda Map Collection at the University of Texas-Austin has a great selection of online maps. They have modern political maps, historical maps, maps about history, regional maps, thematic maps (population, climate, energy, ethnic, religious). Many of the maps have large PDF formats that are of great quality and detail.
Laura Wood

Center for Civic Education Home - 2 views

civiced.org

school violence civic education civic education citizenship history civitas Constitution citizen podcast government

shared by Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Listen to today's podcast
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09
       
      Daily 60 second podcast!
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09
       
      Also, you can search previous podcasts to find ones that have to do with your specific lesson. Listening to the Podcasts could be a "Do now" activity or an activity at a station students rotate through.
  • Daily civics quiz
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09
       
      Daily 1 question civics quiz! These questions are not always about post Constitutional US. Some of the questions that I have seen had to do with Enlightenment thinking, the middle ages, ancient Greece, etc.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09
       
      Mission Statement From the site: The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries. . . . The Center specializes in civic/citizenship education, law-related education, and international educational exchange programs for developing democracies. Programs focus on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights; American political traditions and institutions at the federal, state, and local levels; constitutionalism; civic participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09
       
      "Resources" contains lesson plans for various grade levels, online resources, links to other organizations, etc.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09
       
      The cite largely correlates to the classroom text: "We the People"
  • Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09
     
    So this may be my favorite organization ever. They have an international branch, a branch in DC and a branch in California. They have a daily civics quiz on the the website and a daily 60 second civics podcast . . . I'm in <3.
  • Laura Wood on 08 Oct 09
     
    I'm just overwhelmed. I want to work at this organization . . . so many incredible incredible programs, teacher trainings, professional developments, etc. Lynn Cohen worked with Civitas in Bosnia.
Erin Power

Video Gallery - Famous Speeches - The History Channel - 2 views

www.history.com/media.do

Speeches History Lessons

shared by Erin Power on 09 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Erin Power on 09 Oct 09
     
    This historychannel website has a great collection of speeches, and sections of speeches that would be great to incorporate in a lesson.
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