SOCIAL STUDIES
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Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote effective citizenry. Within the K-12 program, social studies provide coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as economics, history, geography, anthropology, archaeology, law, philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and the natural sciences.
SELECTED LINKS
2010 Advanced Placement Institute
A K-12 professional development opportunity held August 3-4, 2010, at Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina. Click the link above for more information and to register. Register now! Sessions are limited to 25-30 participants!
Celebrating Memorial Day
K-12 instructional information on the meaning and significance of Memorial
Day.
(pdf, 173kb)
United States Senate Youth Program 2009-2010 Process
Information outlining the guidelines for applying and submitting applications for the United States Senate Youth Program 2009-2010 process.
Professional Development Opportunities for K-12 Social Studies Educators
ACRE: Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort
Election
Teaching Resources For Middle & High School Social Studies
Presentation Delivered at the 2009 NC Social Studies Conference - How to Make Using 21st Century Technology Meaningful and Effective in Social Studies Instuction and Learning
Which free Web 2.0 tools best facilitate classroom-based instruction, assessment and interactive feedback in social studies using student technology literacy? Learn about the pedagogy of interaction that Web 2.0 tools can provide and review the advantages/disadvantages of using wikis, blogs and moviemaker. Teachers who have been participating in our Intergrating Technology Into The Social Studies Classroom will share practical skills and lessons on incorporating multi media into the social studies classroom. The main areas of focus will be the use of digital presentations, wikis, blogs, and podcasting with video, sound and animation.
- Integrating Technology Mini Camp Presentation
(ppt, 2.1mb) - http://spacewithapurpose.wikispaces.com/
Let Your Vote be Heard in Congress
This website puts Democracy in Your Hands! http://www.e-votingbooth.com
Students can actually participate and vote (free) on bills. You can even add your own comments with your vote. Then, e-VotingBooth provides the "election results" to every member of Congress and the President before the Final Bill Vote in Congress. Students will have an opportunity to examine the issues and express their views. Teachers can provide lessons for students with historical context and relevant applications that align with civics and national history standards.
Teachers and students can locate Congressional Bills from the Library of Congress at the THOMAS website http://thomas.loc.gov/ THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public.
The P.A.S.S. (Podcasts
about Social Studies): Issues and Topics Related to 6-12 Social Studies
These podcasts will be posted quarterly and will cover a wide variety of concerns
and strategies for effectively implementing social studies in your classroom,
school, or district.
Concept-Based Curriculum & Instruction Pilot Program
The 6-12 Social Studies Section would like to invite your school in collaboration
with several schools throughout the state to participate in a two-year pilot
initiative. This pilot program is designed to enhance the development of local
curriculum frameworks and instructional materials and is based on the research
and work of Dr. H. Lynn Erickson (Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for
the Thinking Classroom). This two-year pilot program will begin during the 2008-2009
school year with follow-up visit(s) during the 2009-2010 school year.
If you are interested in participating in this pilot program, complete the application (pdf, 83kb) and submit to NCDPI by 5:00pm est. on April 4, 2008. All applications will be acknowledged and those sites selected to participate will be notified no later than May 9, 2008.
Honors Social Studies Courses
(pdf, 93kb)
21st Century Skills - An Interview with Nicky
- Podcast
(mp3, 7.3mb) - Transcript
(pdf, 89kb)
Changing the Way We Teach: Integrating Technology in the K-12 Social Studies
Classroom
A year-long professional development cohort that seeks to provide tools for
smooth integration in social studies classroom to enhance and raise academic
achievement.
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