Middle Level-Jr. High School
Impact of Pre-Teaching Vocabulary Instruction in Middle Grades Social Studies
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmSpecific interactive instructional strategies and activities utilized at the beginning of a curricular unit to reinforce content utilizing social studies vocabulary.
Visual Literacy: Making Visual Primary Sources Worth 1,000 Words
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmVisual literacy strategies and classroom-ready lessons to build student content mastery and skills in US History for all learners. A Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Project.
Tweets from the "New" World
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmIt's 1492. What would Columbus tweet (WWCT)? What would the Arawak tweet? It's now 1516. Genocide is in full effect. What would Bartolom de Las Casas tweet?
Exploring White House History in Your Classroom and Beyond
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmLearn about new educational programs at the David M. Rubenstein National Center for White House History at Decatur House and explore new resources for teachers and students.
Dynamic Duo: Two Grouping Strategies Combined into One Powerful Lesson
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmParticipants will learn two effective strategies focusing on one essential question: Did the South have right to secede? Strategies that are used separately are combined to facilitate a group activity.
Valuing the Emerging Landscape of Cultural Diversity Via Digital Storytelling
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmPre-service and current elementary school teachers in a graduate social studies course utilized digital storytelling to document and accurately portray the first-person narratives of international students from multiple countries.
The Social Studies Games: Teaching The Hunger Games
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmThe popular series of books (and first movie) will be examined for ways that they can be used to teach and engage students in social studies concepts, strategies, and topics.
Social Studies for Global Detectives: The Landmark Games
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmProject-based learning unites with Social Studies in this intriguing web-based inquiry as students communicate and compete with players from around the world in the global Landmark Games.
The Sister Mountain Project: Comparing Mt. Rainier and Mt. Fuji
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmDevelop student global citizenship by linking the landscapes, peoples and cultures of two iconic mountains of the Pacific.Gain exciting, cross curriculum activities focused on Mt. Fuji and Mt. Rainier.
Coffee, Tea and Archeology! Turkey's Long and Rich History
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmExamine historical sites in Turkey to teach timelines in this lesson-to-go. Students will be introduced to major civilizations and come to understand the importance of location.
