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Social and Political Movements of the 1950s and 1960s

What were the significant social and political changes that altered America in the 1950s and 1960s? How do these historical events create a climate that produces a cultural event as significant as Woodstock?

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Change as Demonstrated Through Popular Culture

How can teachers demonstrate changes in America using popular culture from the 1950s and 1960s (movies, television, art)? This webinar will provide suggestions on how to source material for classroom use.

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Change in Music in the Sixties: New Material

Was music in this era an agent of social change or simply a reflection of society as-is? Is Woodstock a "retirement party" for the values of the 1960s.

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Explore strategies to effectively use music in the social studies classroom. Our first “case study” will be to use music of various forms to analyze the Great Depression: we will see how jazz, popular music, classical music, country music, the blues, and folk music can all be used as we teach that period. 

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Webinar Series Part 3 of 4

Explore what the Library of Congress has for teachers, including primary source sets and lesson plans for teaching with primary sources, and professional development opportunities. Take a quick tour of ways to connect with experts from the Library and tap into the Library’s vast collections to find even more resources for your classroom.

Explore easy and powerful ways to teach and learn about change over space and time using web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping tools. Tools, such as ArcGIS Online and story maps, can be effectively used to analyze historical events, population and demographics, land use, watersheds, natural hazards, and economic data from local to global scale.

In this presentation, participants will learn about a design thinking framework that can enhance the C3 Framework in the social studies.

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