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Ning for Social Studies Teachers

Webquests based on the collection at The National Portrait Gallery

These Primary Source Sets are compiled and written for educators. However, we think these collections will be of interest to many groups of users. Check out these additions to the growing list of primary source sets, selected primary sources from the rich collections of the Library of Congress on a particular curricular topic. Designed for quick and easy download, each set includes a teacher's guide to historical context, teaching tips and analysis guides, and a graphic organizer to deepen student engagement with these rich artifacts from the past. Here are the newest topics: + The Industrial Revolution in the United States Maps, songs, photos, and political cartoons tell the story of the United States' transition to an industrial nation. + The New Deal Photographs, posters, oral histories, and music recount how Federal programs sought to end the Great Depression.

You are invited to participate in an exciting new project to transform the teaching and assessing of key skills in students of all ages. EdSteps is collecting samples of work that demonstrate Global Competency as part of a ground breaking effort to assess student performance using real examples of work done by students and professionals from across the nation and throughout the world.

Leading up to the annual conference of INOTE, the Irish National Organisation for Teachers of English, at the end of next week, here is a start on a list of useful websites for English teachers (not as a foreign or second language, but as a 'humanities' subject). 'Useful' actually means recommended - this is a 'curated' list, and very much evolving. The list will be updated almost every day, so feel free to suggest more sites, with a brief comment, by the comments section underneath the post, or by Twitter via @sccenglish. Starting with Shakespeare, and continuing with General Poetry and English Teaching.

Math, etc. standards are being posted here as they are developed as an alternative to the Maine Learning Results.

Play music from the Library of Congress.