Middle Level-Jr. High School
Youths' Notions of Citizenship through Slam Poetry and Visual Literacy
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:02pmThis presentation reviews a social studies project in which students were called to create slam poems and images to address the question "What does it mean to be a 'citizen?'"
PIRATES: An Exciting Interdisciplinary Theme for Social Studies
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmMiddle school students can learn to distinguish between facts and myths, analyze the political and economic role of pirates in the Middle Ages and Colonial America, and integrate geography skills.
Making "Sense" of the Holocaust through Historical Inquiry
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmThis session demonstrates how students can better understand the people and atrocities of the Holocaust through historical inquiry that emphasizes the human element of both victim and perpetrator. Lessons provided.
Literacy-Based Conceptual Teaching: Students Opening Windows to History
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmThis presentation provides a window into conceptual teaching that integrates literacy strategies. Marvel as your students will think critically, learn and enjoy social studies, and improve their literacy skills.
WWII and NYC: Global Conflict through a Local Lens
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmExplore the New-York Historical Society's "WWII & NYC" exhibition, which uncovers the war's impact on the metropolis and the critical role NY played in the war effort. Curriculum materials distributed.
Engaging Student Producers Using Web 2.0 Tools
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmClassroom Web 2.0 tools can bring social studies concepts and processes alive for students. See how to support students as information producers with Web 2.0 tools! Bring your laptop!
Literacy Strategies: Windows to Success in the Social Studies Classroom
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmIt is important for social studies teachers to incorporate literacy strategies to increase comprehension and promote concept retention. Literacy strategies help students become engaged and increase enjoyment of social studies.
Living in the World With Hope: Reading, Writing, Living History
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmThis session explores how teachers partner history, literacy, and literature to help students wrestle with complexities of racism and injustice through a Storypath unit tied to the events and issues of the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Digital Timelines: Communicating Historical Chronology in a Digital World
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmLearn to use Photo Story to create dynamic timelines using a single classroom computer. The finished product features student artwork and voiceovers. Participants receive handouts and a CD of materials.
Diggin' up Dirt with Google Earth: Integrating Real-World PolarTREC Archaeology
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:01pmThe past can be tough to relate to, but projects like PolarTREC- bringing teachers out in the field to share real science with students online- make it a lot easier!
