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Adrea Lawrence

American Society for Ethnohistory | Promoting the Interdisciplary Investigation of the Histories of the Native Peoples of the Americas - 0 views

ethnohistory.org/

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shared by Adrea Lawrence on 24 Jun 08 - Cached
  • Adrea Lawrence on 24 Jun 08
     
    The American Society for Ethnohistory website containing information regarding, the Society, its membership, annuual meetings, ethnohistory journal, web resources, links, teaching aids, references and much much more.
Jamie Gravell

Awesome Stories - 6 views

awesomestories.com

resources History Reference

shared by Jamie Gravell on 09 May 10 - Cached
  • Jamie Gravell on 09 May 10
     
    Pre-categorized primary sources--such as "disasters" or "inspiration". Seems great for first exposure to primary sources as research or going deeper than the textbook
Nate Merrill

Global Issues : social, political, economic and environmental issues that affect us all - Global Issues - 0 views

www.globalissues.org

global issues reference geography

shared by Nate Merrill on 27 Jul 11 - Cached
  • Nate Merrill on 27 Jul 11
     
    Social, Political, Economic and Environmental Issues That Affect Us All
Maria Mahon

Initiative Focuses on Early Learning Programs - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...20child.html

Head Start Early Learning Education Reform Education Bills

shared by Maria Mahon on 24 Sep 09 - Cached
  • A result is that poor children, even many who have access to government-financed early care or learning programs, tend to enter kindergarten less prepared for school than those with wealthier parents.
    • Maria Mahon
      Maria Mahon on 24 Sep 09
       
      I was especially struck by this line when I thought back to Ch. 5 in Mathison - Defining the Social Studies Curriculum. It lists the goals of Goals 2000: Educate America Act. The first thing listed is "All children in America will start school ready to learn". The reality is that not all students start school ready to learn or at least at the same place. As this newspaper article acknowledges, many poor children enter less prepared for school than those with wealthier parents and this is, in some cases, despite some having access to learning programs. Would an influx of new funds from such a bill create a more organized and directed early learning strategy? And if so, I wonder how educators can really help parents take advantage of the available services.
  • ; a plan for reaching out to parents;
    • Maria Mahon
      Maria Mahon on 24 Sep 09
       
      I think a plan for reaching out to parenst will be a crucial step in making this worthwhile. Communities need to provide the structures that would enable to parents to take advantage of these options and that might include adult education or parenting classes, too.
  • Maria Mahon on 24 Sep 09
     
    This article provides a look at a bill that proposes to raise the quality of early learning and care programs that serve children from brith through age 5.
Laura Wood

Even Babies Discriminate: A NurtureShock Excerpt. | Newsweek Life | Newsweek.com - 1 views

www.newsweek.com/1

UT Austin racism education children discrimination proactive color-blind experiments research Vittrup White Black

shared by Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Kids as young as 6 months judge others based on skin color. What's a parent to do?
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      I find this particularly important after seeing how some race dynamics play out in my practicum. Specifically I find myself asking "Why are all the White kids sitting together in the classroom?" This article might give one reason.
  • Prior research had shown that multicultural curricula in schools have far less impact than we intend them to—largely because the implicit message "We're all friends" is too vague for young children to understand that it refers to skin color.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      Highlights the importance of being specific with kids. I'm not sure why our modesty makes us, as teachers, code and shy away from just being real with our students. One of the goals that I have set for myself this semester is to get real with students, just tell them the truth (for example saying, "That's disrespectful. Stop.") instead of playing games (for example feeling flustered and walking away or saying something vague like, "behave").
  • They wanted their children to grow up colorblind. But Vittrup's first test of the kids revealed they weren't colorblind at all. Asked how many white people are mean, these children commonly answered, "Almost none." Asked how many blacks are mean, many answered, "Some," or "A lot." Even kids who attended diverse schools answered the questions this way.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      And here's the gold. Kids are not color blind. Adult embarrassment to speak about race does not mean we're not communicating messages to our children about race and prejudice, it just means that we're also communicating that it's something to be embarrassed about and/or hush up. I really recommend reading this article in full. It's fantastic.
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  • Vittrup was taken aback—these families volunteered knowing full well it was a study of children's racial attitudes. Yet once they were aware that the study required talking openly about race, they started dropping out.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      Parents are so uncomfortable talking about race with their children, they drop out of the study. Why is this conversation So hard to have???
  • hardly any of these white parents had ever talked to their children directly about race.
    • Laura Wood
      Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
       
      To quote Zinn "you can't be neutral on a moving train" (i.e. you can't fail to proactively oppose a racist infrastructure/social order without perpetuating that racist infrastructure/social order. i.e. If you don't teach your kids explicitly anti-racist behavior, language and attitudes, you tacitly support and perpetuate a racist system - whether you are racist or not)
  • Laura Wood on 24 Sep 09
     
    An article that summarizes some incredibly important findings on race and racism. Specifically, if you don't talk about racism with kids, you support the status quo. Even very young kids.
jbdrury

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

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

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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.
Joellen Kriss

World religions - 4 views

www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm

religion religions reference education socialstudies resources

shared by Joellen Kriss on 23 Oct 09 - Cached
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 23 Oct 09
       
      Also gives info on hos religions interact with other aspects of society as well as more non-traditional "religions" like atheism (which they call "non-theistic")
    • Joellen Kriss
      Joellen Kriss on 23 Oct 09
       
      Offer their thoughts on what is religion and show the symbols of many world religions down below.
Maria Mahon

How Arlington National Cemetery Came to Be | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine - 2 views

www.smithsonianmag.com/...The-Battle-of-Arlington.html

Arlington National Cemetery Civil War

shared by Maria Mahon on 09 Nov 09 - Cached
  • In correspondence, her husband referred to the place as "our dear home," the spot "where my attachments are more strongly placed than at any other place in the world."
    • Maria Mahon
      Maria Mahon on 09 Nov 09
       
      Finding some direct quotes from figures like Robert E. Lee that shows his link to Arlington could be an interesting way to express the struggle between loyalties to nation, state, land, etc.
  • Orton Williams was not only Mary Lee's cousin and a suitor of her daughter Agnes but also private secretary to General in Chief Winfield Scott of the Union Army.
  • Orton Williams was not only Mary Lee's cousin and a suitor of her daughter Agnes but also private secretary to General in Chief Winfield Scott of the Union Army.
    • Maria Mahon
      Maria Mahon on 09 Nov 09
       
      Mary Lee received a warning from her cousin/a suitor of her daughter... who was also a private secretary to a general in the Union Army.... this underscores how complex relationships were at this time and how families were torn apart.
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  • A sprawling Freedmen's Village of 1,500 sprang to life on the estate, complete with new frame houses, schools, churches and farmlands on which former slaves grew food for the Union's war effort.
    • Maria Mahon
      Maria Mahon on 09 Nov 09
       
      The Freedmen's Village is also an important part of Arlington's history.... a rich cultural community sprung up here.
  • Maria Mahon on 09 Nov 09
     
    This article provides a great hisory of something in our own backyard here in DC - Arlington National Cemetery and its history in the Washington family and as the home of Robert E. Lee. Studying this could be a way to link the Civil War to the area.
Joellen Kriss

Explorers - A - EnchantedLearning.com - 0 views

www.enchantedlearning.com/...indexa.shtml

explorers reference research History Resources education

shared by Joellen Kriss on 31 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Joellen Kriss on 31 Oct 09
     
    Part of Enchantedlearning.com, this site has easily accessible and fairly comprehensive information about different topics. This page specifically is about explorers (clearly) and could be very useful as either a place to direct your students to for their own research OR a personal crash course.
Laura Wood

Globalization 101 - 1 views

www.globalization101.org

human rights global issues World Bank globalization geography global resources economics reference trade migration women environment IMF development

shared by Laura Wood on 01 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Laura Wood on 01 Dec 09
     
    Great resource on globalization. I used the issues briefs for my unit plan. They have different collections of articles about various global issues. Supposedly they are academic and opinionless, which is nice because it gives more balance than most of the other stuff you get. :-)
  • Laura Wood on 01 Dec 09
     
    Oh. But the lesson plans are for college level so . . . I wouldn't use those. Or you could adapt them. :-)
Debbie Moore

HarpWeek: Explore History - 3 views

www.harpweek.com

history reference Education newspaper Studies politics resources harpweek immigration historical cartoons slavery

shared by Debbie Moore on 06 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Debbie Moore on 06 Nov 09
     
    I discovered this website while looking for information on Chinese and Japanese immigration. This website supports the newspaper Harper's Weekly that was published from 1857 to 1912. The publication reported on the relevant issues of the day such as immigration, slavery and presidential elections. Not only do they have the actual papers in their archive, they also provide summaries of some of the articles. There is a section dedicated to Immigration and Ethnic America. While there is a great deal of information on the site that is fee to all, one must subscribe to gain access to the entire site. The site also provides links to many other websites that support learning such as lessons, activities, and games. Some of their links are oriented around subjects that were relevant during the time the papers were published. There is also a featured "cartoon" of the day that is taken from the period of 1857 to 1912. It is a great resource for teachers!
Sarah Franquemont

12,000 Online Newspapers - Newspapers 24.com - 3 views

www.newspapers24.com

news newspapers international media reference current events

shared by Sarah Franquemont on 04 Oct 10 - Cached
    • Sarah Franquemont
      Sarah Franquemont on 04 Oct 10
       
      Many of the newspapers from other countries are also in other languages, however; most countries also have at least one English paper.
    • Sarah Franquemont
      Sarah Franquemont on 04 Oct 10
       
      Notice that papers can be browsed by language.
    • Sarah Franquemont
      Sarah Franquemont on 04 Oct 10
       
      The United States section of the site also allows browsing of newspapers by state, so this site would be useful for a lesson or unit on national media; for projects on specific states; or lessons on national current events.
    • Sarah Franquemont
      Sarah Franquemont on 04 Oct 10
       
      Clicking on a country also gives basic, factual information on that country; like population and a picture of the country's flag.
  • Sarah Franquemont on 04 Oct 10
     
    This website links to thousands of newspapers worldwide. I would use this site to collect primary sources or as a research mechanism for current events.  It would be a valuable resource to students who are doing research projects on a specific country or international topic.
Scott Hambrick

American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page - 7 views

memory.loc.gov/index.html

history library reference resources oralhistory oral history first person narrative research

shared by Scott Hambrick on 20 Sep 12 - Cached
  • Scott Hambrick on 20 Sep 12
     
    Contains histories from the Library of Congress by topic
Nate Merrill

The map as history : a multimedia atlas of world history with animated historical maps - 19 views

www.the-map-as-history.com

history media reference maps resources education teaching research interactive animated Map atlas culture

shared by Nate Merrill on 03 Oct 10 - Cached
    • Lauren Olson
      Lauren Olson on 03 Oct 10
       
      This is a great site for visual learners. Being able to see political and culutral transformations of continents is an incredible tool for students of all ages. Unfortunately, not all maps on this site are free. There is a nominal fee that charges for acess to more obscure maps.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 04 Oct 10
     
    Tags?
  • Nate Merrill on 31 Aug 13
     
    "The largest on-line collection of animated historical maps"
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