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Resources for teachers [] Bill of Rights Institute [] Resources for Integrating Media Literacy In the Social Studies Classroom [] This site contains the full text of dozens of lesson plans. The original group of 700 lesson plans were developed in the Columbia Education Center's Summer Workshops by a consortium of teachers from 14 states dedicated to improving the quality of education in the rural, western, United States, particularly the quality of math and science education. These lesson plans are available with permission from Big Sky Telegraph, which distributed these lesson plans.  Features council news, links, a discussion forum, and a social studies events calendar. Educational "architivities," workshops, and publications. According to its website, this electronic educational journal is "dedicated to the promotion of computers and related technology in social studies classrooms, at all levels. Connections+ consists of Internet resources--lesson plans, activities, curriculum resources--linked with corresponding subject-area content standards in the arts, behavioral/social sciences, civics, economics, foreign language, geography, health/PE, history, language arts, math, and science, as well as multi/inter-disciplinary lesson plans. The purpose of this site, according to its home page, is to "encourage the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching and to provide some help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom." This extensive site is composed of subject sections such as: archaeology, diversity sources, electronic texts, books and zines, genealogy, geography, economics, government, non-Western history, European history, American history, humanities/art, K-12 resources, kids and students, leisure/fun/health, resources for writers, SGML materials, resources for parents, news and current events, media sites/media literacy, research/critical thinking. Maintained by the American Planning Association (APA), this site encourages kids to explore how people create communities, how they live in them, and how they change them. Features information about city planning and careers in city planning and activities. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this site features activities that encourage kids to learn more about the people, places, and things in their communities. Dr. Marty Levine, Professor of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful such as lesson plans and teaching strategies, online activities, information on teaching current events, newsgroups and mailing lists, and resources on educational standards and curriculum frameworks. This site features lesson plans, activities and resources for ancient history, world history, U.S. history, holidays, and more.
 * Academy One Social Studies Curriculum Exchange **
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 * [|Alberta Social Studies Council: One World Web Site] **
 * [|CUBE (The Center for Understanding Our Built Environment)] **
 * [|CSS (Computers in the Social Studies) Journal] **
 * [|"Connections+" from the Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL)] **
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers] **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
 * [|Kids and Community]**
 * [|Kids Next Door]**
 * [|Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers]**
 * [|Mr. Donn's Pages]**
 * [|Nebraska Department of Education Social Science Resources HomePage]**

This non-profit center for interdisciplinary social studies education aims to promote social studies education that is "historically accurate, culturally inclusive and explicitly concerned with racism and other forms of discrimination." The site features information about professional development opportunities in China, ancient civilizations, Mayan culture, African-American history, and 19th century Western U.S. history; a resource library, bibliographies, and a database of teacher-written curricula; and sample lesson and chapters from Primary Source-published curricula. Features several databases containing information about: K-12 teaching resources and lessons, professional development opportunities for teachers, and virtual projects and field trips. Also offers information about curriculum standards and frameworks. Created to assist social studies teachers and students in understanding the issues and content associated with the discipline, this web site offers a unique collection of websites, activities, resources, and teacher tools that will enhance K-12 social studies education. Social Studies School Service has seeks out high quality supplementary learning materials, including books, CD-ROMs, videos, laserdiscs, software, charts, and posters, from over a thousand publishers and makes them available for purchase through over 30 annual catalogs, each focusing on a different grade level or subject area. On the Service's Web site, the catalogs are searchable by keyword, subject, grade level, and medium. Resources galore for social studies teachers. This site, intended for parents and teachers, lists movies recommended for teaching (1) cultural diversity and (2) character education. Movies not recommended for classroom use are also listed. "Learning Guides" for use with each recommended film describe the benefits of the movie, possible problems, and background information. Discussion questions, related reading, projects, and links to Internet resources are also provided. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Teacher's Guide for the Professional Cartoonists' Index] **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> [] Lesson plans: [] Secondary resources: [] Library of Congress – collections – learning page [] Lesson plans by topic/theme: []
 * [|Primary Source: Promoting Inclusive, Accurate Social Studies Education]**
 * [|SCORE (Schools of California Online Resources for Education) History/Social Science]**
 * [|Social Studies Education Network from the University of Kansas]**
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Social Studies School Service] **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|The Social Studies Educator] **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Social Studies Sources (Indiana University School of Education)] **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Teach With Movies] **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">

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Kathy Schrock: [] <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|American Memory Quick Lessons] <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">These lesson ideas were created in a workshop with Columbus Public Schools Library Media Specialists. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|Buffalo Slide Show] Primary source visuals and text tell the story of the buffalo in relationship to Manifest Destiny. Self-running java applet. [|Cavalcade of American History] While rummaging in grandma's attic, have you ever discovered a box of old photographs and marveled at the images, never to know who is pictured? Or found old newspapers, magazines, or sheet music and wondered how they survived the ravages of time? Imagine seeing the handwritten journal entry of Walt Whitman's observations of the wounded at the Battle of Antietam or viewing the only known picture of Lincoln at Gettysburg. Now you can reconnect with our nation's history through the National Digital Library's American Memory online collections presented by the Library of Congress. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|Cavalcade of American History Revisited] Last spring Cavalcade of American History appeared in the May/June, 1998 issue of MultiMedia Schools magazine describing the American Memory collections of the Library of Congress. A year later over 20 more collections have been added as well as an expanded Learning Page designed especially for teachers. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|Country Journey] In this activity, you will be creating a travel brochure. You may use any word processing or publishing program. In fact, you could design a Web page with the country information. Be sure to include the flag, map, common phrases, currency and its equivalent in dollars, how to travel to this destination, a description of the country, things to do, and any other interesting tidbits you might learn. Use these Web sites to help you. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|CyberBee's Political Memorabilia Exhibit] This online exhibit of campaign buttons, ribbons, pins, watch fobs, medalets, postcards, and sheet music was made possible by the Ohio Historical Society and Macy Hallock who generously allowed me to photograph their collections. [|Discovering American Memory] Discover the American Memory collections from the Library of Congress. Learn about primary sources, search strategies, and the wealth of rich material at the click of a mouse. Lots of ideas and ready made activities to use with all grade levels of students. I created this material during a special assignment with the Library of Congress. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|The Drinking Gourd] Enslave a people and they will find a way to escape. As the Underground Railroad developed, a metaphor unfolded that grew into a culture and myth of its own. People were passengers, although they never set foot on a train car; homes were stations, but there were no tracks; conductors led a group of people but never collected tickets. It was a road to freedom that followed the drinking gourd, a code name for the Big Dipper. When did the Underground Railroad begin? How many people escaped between the American Revolution and the Civil War? What were the code words used on the Underground Railroad, and who were the people who risked their safety for a cause that they believed was just? Let's travel back in time and learn about the Underground Railroad. [|Egan's Basket Grocery] Visit a 1921 grocery store. Egan's Basket Grocery was one of the first self-serve groceries in Colorado. [|Legacy of the Dust Bowl] As the billowing black clouds of dust rolled and swirled across the plains in the 1930s, the American landscape was drastically changed. With their crops destroyed, a steady stream of humanity trekked westward to the promised land of California. John Steinbeck wrote vividly about the migrant camps in The Grapes of Wrath, Dorothea Lange documented the harsh conditions with compelling photographs, and Woody Guthrie, a refugee himself, sang Dust Bowl ballads. The stark reality of the Depression era contrasts sharply with the decades before and after it. Let's travel down the highway of time and view firsthand eyewitness accounts, pictures, and music archived on a variety of Web sites. [|Manifest Destiny] What is manifest destiny? What were some of the reasons that led to manifest destiny. What effect did it have on the people, the land, and the wildlife? Your history book is one source for information, but there are many documents, photographs, and other artifacts that were created at the time of an event. These primary resources also help to tell the story about history. Using the primary resources from the Library of Congress, your history book, and other sources, answer these questions and those on the next set of pages. [|Primary Source Investigation: Children of YesterYear] [|Primary Source Investigation: Children of YesterYear Portraits] Learn how to use primary sources such as photographs, sound recordings, motion pictures, and documents through engaging activities around the topic of children. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|Revolutionary Viewpoints] April Morning by Howard Fast is on many core reading lists and addresses several of the standards in reading/language arts as well as social studies. This lesson draws upon primary sources as a means to interpret the events of April 19, 1775. There were no cameras present to record the clashes between the Colonists and British during the struggle for independence. Our historical record relies on the stories told through paintings, drawings, broadsides, newspapers, government documents, and eyewitness accounts. The details of a skirmish or battle depend on whose account you read and the person's interpretation. These quotes illustrate two opposing viewpoints at a time when most Colonists considered themselves to be British. [|Westward Expansion: Trails West] By covered wagon and handcart the emigrants came west across the plains and mountains of America. What was it like to walk 2,000 miles for the promise of fertile ground, a chance for fortune, and the dream of a new life? Who were these individuals who risked the arduous trip? What were the living conditions along the trails from Missouri to California and Oregon? Insight into this six-month journey can be derived from newspaper accounts, contemporary books of the era, and personal diaries of the people who forged an expanding nation. Many organizations, commercial companies, and individuals are publishing these materials on the Web for easy electronic access. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[|What Do You See?] Analyze a primary source photograph using this guide. [] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">ISTE resources for teachers : []