Poster Session
Everyday Economics in the Interactive Classroom
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:04pmThe Dallas Fed's Everyday Economic series has gone digital! See new interactive lessons on international trade, globalization and entrepreneurs. Preview activities and take home classroom-ready lessons.
Discovering Civic Engagement: Using iCivics to Enhance Your Democratic Classroom
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:04pmUtilizing Icivics.org in a democratic classroom fosters active learning, 21st century skills acquisition, and authentic and engaging interactions with the social studies curriculum.
Opening Windows to 21st Century Citizens of Character with Film
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:04pmThis engaging session will explore how to develop students into 21st century citizens of character using film. Handouts will be provided to all participants.
Digital Technologies and UDL in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmUsing principles from Universal Design for Learning (UDL), participants will learn how to use digital technologies to make the elementary social studies curriculum more flexible and accessible to all learners.
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.
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.
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.
Social Studies and CCSS for Literacy: One Model for Implementation
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmGraduate students Teresa Frizell and Sara Stull will share the crosswalk they created between the CCSS for Literacy in History/Social Studies and Washington State's Social Studies Skills Grade Level Expectations.
ePortfolio: Situating Ourselves in the Global Context
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 1:03pmThis collaborative ePen-pal project with University of Puerto Rico enabled my Education students to form a cross-cultural virtual community for sharing perspectives on global historical & contemporary events.
