Resources
Teaching Resources for the State of the Union Address
Submitted by TimDaly on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:34am
President Barack Obama presents the 2012 State of the Union address to Congress on January 24, 2012.
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Notable Tradebooks for Young People
Submitted by TimDaly on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 11:51am
Now available for everyone: back issues of the "Notables List." This year's list is a members-only benefit, but several past issues can be downloaded free as PDFs. --> read more »
Literacy Coaching
Submitted by TimDaly on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 11:50amIn response to the need to support adolescents as they acquire and use literacy in and out of school, many districts in the United States are hiring "literacy coaches" to lead school-based professional development of subject area teachers in middle and high schools. In a project supported by the Carnegie Corporation, the International Reading Association has joined with the National Council of Teachers of English, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Council for the Social Studies, and the National Science Teachers Association to delineate standards for what effective literacy coaches must know and be able to do. --> read more »
Social Studies Related Organizations
In addition to NCSS Associated Groups and State, Local, and Regional Councils for the Social Studies, there are several other social studies related organizations. Some of these are listed below. (Note: Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by NCSS.) --> read more »
9-11 Commemoration Resources
2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. NCSS has collected resources from its journals Social Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, and Middle Level Learning that teachers can use when preparing to teach about 9-11 and acknowledge the upcoming anniversary. Also listed are several additional online resources. --> read more »
Federal Courts' New Educational Tools
Submitted by Prema Cordeiro on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 11:33amThe federal courts’ Internet site offers classroom-ready and courtroom-ready resources in multimedia formats on its Educational Resources page. Topics include cyberbullying, texting while driving, and downloading music on the Internet. Bill of Rights programs and resources deal with teen-relevant First and Fourth Amendment scenarios based on Supreme Court decisions. --> read more »
Let Freedom Swing -- Curriculum on Jazz and Democracy
Submitted by Prema Cordeiro on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 6:17pmLet Freedom Swing is a curriculum that explores the many relationships between jazz and democracy. In anticipation of President Obama’s inauguration in January 2009, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and musician, composer, educator and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Wynton Marsalis teamed up for a concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. --> read more »
Census 2010
Submitted by TimDaly on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 3:26pm
Censuses are a wonderful snapshot of the population of the United States, They offer a treasure trove of demographic and social information that facilitates discussion of many historical and contemporary topics in social studies classes.
For the 2010 Census, all U.S. households should by now have received a census form with 10 questions about the number of people living in the household on April 1, as well as their gender, age and race.
Here are three articles on the census from recent NCSS publications.
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National Financial Capability Challenge
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 11:03pm
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Education have teamed up to launch the National Financial Capability Challenge for 2010.
The Challenge is an initiative designed to engage educators in the teaching of personal finance, and to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high school aged youth across the United States so they can take control over their financial futures. All high school teachers (and other educators) are encouraged to sign up, prepare their students, and administer the voluntary online exam to help reach the goal of 1 million high school students taking the Challenge this year. Educators and top-scoring students in each school will earn personalized award certificates and states with the highest participation rates will also be recognized.
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