Teaching Social Studies
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Professional Associations, Journals, Blogs |
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- American Historical Association
- American Psychological Association
- American Sociological Association
- National Council for History Education
- National Council for the Social Studies
- World History Association
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Learning Standards |
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- Illinois Social Science Standards (PDF)
- National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: A Framework for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
- National Standards for High School Psychology Curricula
- National Standards for High School Sociology (PDF)
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General Resources |
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- Academy 4SC A video series on various psychology, rhetoric, logic, reasoning, and economic topics. Each video comes with an explanation of the topic as well as a lesson plan. New videos are added frequently.
- American Archive of Public Broadcasting The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the WGBH Educational Foundation to coordinate a national effort to preserve at-risk public media before its content is lost to posterity and provide a central web portal for access to the unique programming that public stations have aired over the past 70 years.
- American Bar Association Teacher's Portal The American Bar Association provides lesson plans, programs, publications, and other resources about the law for K-12 teachers.
- Bites Media Bites Media connects credible, high standard media reporting for middle and high school students on current events with "why it matters" to democracy and citizenship, supporting students with developing critical media literacy skills and helping tomorrow’s leaders be more informed citizens today. Sign up is free.
- Cartoons for the Classroom Supplied daily political cartoons and lessons on how to analyze them.
- The Choices Program: Teaching with the News Brown University provides lesson plans relating to current events.
- C-SPAN Classroom C-SPAN Classroom works with C-SPAN Television Network's programs on public affairs, coverage of Congress, non-fiction books and American history to create free resources for teachers and students to use in classroom activities.
- C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations Takes a look at both sides of a recent controversial issue with video clips, website links, lesson plans, bell ringers, and more.
- Digital Collections for the Classroom Provides teachers with digital access to primary sources from the collection of the Newberry Library.
- Facing History and Ourselves Explores the historical background to help teachers and students understand and stand up to biogtry and hate.
- Immigration Syllabus The immigration historians at the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota and the Immigration and Ethnic History Society developed a curriculum about immigration. They also included print and online resources, primary sources, and multimedia.
- Library of Congress Provides curriculum materials as well as guides on using primary sources in the classroom.
- National Gallery of Art: Uncovering America The National Gallery of Art provides teachers with these lesson plans and activities that explore what it means to be American with essays, image sets, essential questions, activities, and additional resources.
- National Geographic Resource Library The National Geographic's collection of lesson plans and educational resources for all grade levels.
- Native Report: Resources for Teachers Incorporates clips from Native Report into lessons about Native American culture and heritage.
- The New York Times Learning Network Develops lessons based on the news of day and includes lessons of the day, writing prompts, picture prompts, news quizzes, student contests, and more.
- Open Geography Education Collects etextbooks and online resources for geography teachers of all levels.
- PBS NewsHour Extra: News for Students and Teacher Resources 7-12 Grade Level Contains news articles, lesson plans, and more for students and teachers.
- PLATO - Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization Here teachers can find lesson plans and class activities. There are many other resources on this site.
- Social Studies Resources Lists useful websites relating to social studies.
- Social Studies Central Glen Wiebe, a social studies teacher who has worked at the middle, high, and college levels, has compiled lesson plans, online resources, interactive simulations, and technology integration tips.
- Statistics in Schools The US Census Bureau provides resources to Math and Social Studies teachers about using real life statistics in the K-12 classroom.
- Support Materials for Core Content for Assessment: Social Studies Describes the four levels of Norman L. Webb's Depth of Knowledge in relations to Social Studies.
- Teaching Central America Provides teachers for all grade levels with resources relating to Central America including lesson plans, booklists, poetry, biographies. and more.
- Teaching with Maps A retired teacher offers tips, resources, and lesson plans about teaching students map skills.
- World Wise Schools Teachers can find videos, lesson plans, stories, and more resources base on Peace Corps Volunteer experiences.
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Government |
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- Annenberg Classroom Provides a wealth of information including videos, games, and plans about the government.
- Center for Civics Education Full of curriculum ideas and resources for civics education.
- Center on Representative Government Indiana University's Center on Representative Government provides resources relating to civics education including interactives, games, videos, and more.
- Civics 101: A Podcast Podcast produced by the New Hampshire Public Radio that discusses aspects of the government and how it works.
- Classroom Law Project Gives teachers of K-12 students resources about civics and law.
- Federal Government Resources Lists useful websites about how the federal government works, government agencies, and the election process.
- Illinois Resources Lists useful websites about the government of the state of Illinois.
- It’s No Laughing Matter Presents teachers with resources from the Library of Congress to assist in teaching students how to interpret and analyze political cartoons.
- National Constitution Center - Educational Resources The National Constitution Center provides a variety of resources and tools for teachers including an interactive Constitution, videos, constitutional conversations, historical documents, and more.
- Teaching Copyright Provides a curriculum on how to teach students about copyright laws.
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History |
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- AHA: Teaching with #DIGHIST From the American History Association, this site contains links to digital history projects created by historian for high school teachers and college professors.
- America in Class Provides history teachers primary and secondary resources, webinars, and lesson plans that promote analytical skills as described in the Common Core Standards.
- Ancient History Encyclopedia Education Teachers can find teaching resources, curated collections, media library, primary sources, handouts and printables, and more on the site.
- Bridging World History From Annenberg Learning, this site provides teachers with visual aids, maps, expert interviews, and more to enhance their World History units.
- DocsTeach The National Archives provide primary source materials for teachers.
- Historic Jamestowne: For Educators Contains lesson plans for all grade levels about the Jamestowne settlement and videos about its rediscovery.
- Historical Thinking Matters Allows students to develop critical thinking skills by analyzing primary sources and creating a historical narrative.
- History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web Links to primary sources, websites, lesson plans using the web, history teaching strategies and tips, and more.
- History on the Net Contains resources on ancient history, the Middle Ages, American history, Twentieth Century history, and more including lesson plans, games, and worksheets.
- History Teacher Lists useful websites relating to American and European history compiled by Susan M. Pojer, a retired AP US History teacher at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York.
- Holocaust Teacher Resource Center Gathers resources, lesson plans, book reviews, and more for teachers planning a unit on the Holocaust.
- Junior General Interactive lessons that make history come alive.
- Middle East Teaching Tools: Resources for Educators The Middle East Studies Center at Portland State University provides K-12 teachers online tools and resources relating to the Middle East.
- The National Archives: Education Sessions and Resources The British National Archives provides lesson plans, ebooks, and other resources relating to British history.
- Native Knowledge 360 Degrees From the National Museum of the American Indian, this site provides resources to students and teachers giving them more about American Indian customs, their perspectives on American history, and much more.
- New American History Access to digital learning resources and tools relating to American history, geography, and current events, developed by Dr Ed Ayers from the University of Richmond.
- Reading like a Historian The Stanford History Education Group presents over seventy lesson plans that are document-based for world history and American history courses.
- Smithsonian's History Explorer The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History presents this resource for teachers which includes lessons and activities, museum artifacts, books, and interactive experiences.
- A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust Gives teachers a resource in developing lesson plans on the Holocaust focusing on a timeline, people, and the arts.
- Teaching History The Center for History and New Media assembles resources and materials for K-12 American history teachers.
- Teaching History with Technology Provides history teachers with lesson plans, activities, and other resources to integrate technology into their courses.
- Teaching with Historic Places The National Park Service offers lesson plans and activities based on historic places.
- Using Primary Sources Discusses the importance of using primary sources in the classroom, from the Library of Congress.
- The Voting Rights Act, 1965 and Beyond Teaching Tolerance provides this lesson plan with class activities to teachers teaching about the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
- US History Resources Catalogs a collection of websites relating to American history organized chronologically.
- World History for Us All Provides a wealth of lesson plans and resources for those teaching world history from the National Center for History in the Schools.
- World History Resources Lists useful websites about world history organized chronologically.
- Zinn Education Project Presents lesson plans for high school American history courses based on Howard Zinn's history books.
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Sociology/Psychology |
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- APS - Classroom Resources The Association for Psychological Science provides links to video tutorials, blogs, classroom activities, and other resources for psychology teachers.
- Learning for Justice The Southern Poverty Law Center provides these resources for educators about racism, discrimination, and more.
- Mental Health and Psychology Resources Lists useful websites about mental health.
- Resources for High School Sociology The American Sociological Association provides high school sociology teachers standards, professional development opportunities, networking, and curriculum guidelines.
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology Compiles a variety of resources for teacher of all levels who are teaching units relating to psychology.
- Sociology Source This blog gives ideas and resources for sociology teachers.
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