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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Beyond the Textbook is a chronicle of what happened when several "interesting ideas" about teaching and learning history were put to the test in Providence, Rhode Island, public schools. Here, diverse mainstream students used documents and primary sources to actually construct history, acting as historians and drawing their own conclusions about the past.
Instead of offering a single model for teachers to copy, Beyond the Textbook presents nuanced illustrations of what "student historian theory" looks like in action. Included are accounts of actual classroom lessons; discussion topics; sample handouts and primary sources; and excerpts from students' writings. There are also frank recollections of the brainstorming, collaborative teaching, curriculum development, and evaluation that Kobrin and his colleagues did--as well as feedback from their students.
Though Kobrin's case studies reflect the experiences of history and social studies classes in grades seven through twelve, the issues raised will resonate with all educators: How much do textbooks dictate the curriculum? What is needed to involve students in their school work? How are higher-level thinking skills mastered? How do professional teachers continue to develop their skills? Beyond the Textbook does not offer facile, open and-shut answers. Rather, it opens various windows revealing the possibilitie
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"It's All Connected" is the ultimate resource for teaching about global issues and sustainability in our ever changing and complex world. It can be used as a stand- alone text for a global issues course or as a supplemental text for other classes, including social studies, science, environmental studies, and ESL. "It's All Connected" provides a thorough overview of global issues, as well as in-depth explorations of particular topics, debates, and solutions.
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Primary sources are real stuff and real stuff is powerful stuff. Civil War photographs. E.B. White's drafts for Charlotte's Web. An heirloom quilt. Birth certificates. All evoke actual past times and events. And no matter how well written, no textbook can provide the same sense of being there, of the realness that primary sources provide. They help us as nothing else does to begin to understand the past.Seeking History is one of the first books about using primary sources in elementary and middle school classrooms to enhance and deepen students' grapplings with history. You'll read about students working as scholars as they tussle with old language and spelling in a three-hundred-year-old journal . . . compare their own photographs of a local street with others taken in 1904 and 1975 . . . view an early film to see what it can tell them about early twentieth-century immigrants . . . examine household objects to determine what life was like long ago. And they do even more, taking what they've discovered to create interpretations of their own. These students use primary sources as historians, literary scholars, artists, writers, and more. Primary sources enrich every facet of their learning.
Best of all, Monica Edinger offers lots of ideas and resources you can put to immediate use: types of primary sources; tips on finding and preparing primary sources for student u
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Introduction: This book is an exciting collection of role-playing simulations for Social Studies classrooms. Although most of the simulations are written for World and US History, some of them would work equally as well in Economics or Government classes. All of these simulations have been play tested in classes ranging from Junior High to High School and at ability levels ranging from sheltered classes to honors. What is a role-playing simulation? Role-playing simulations attempt to put the student in the position of a person in a particular time and place. Most of the simulations involve group problem solving and conflict resolution. The students are given a character sheet which describes the groups needs and desires, a brief description of the historical problem and a copy of the rules of the game. Familiarity with fantasy role playing games is a plus, but certainly not required. The individual assumes the role they choose and makes decisions as the character would make during that particular time period. No pre-set limits are placed on a particular person s choices as long as they are within the realm of what was historically possible. Because of the freedom to choose in these games the outcome is very unpredictable. No two classes finish the simulation in the exact same way which leads to some very interesting classroom discussions about why things turned out the way they did, what
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James Percoco challenges you to venture beyond your history textbook and provide students with opportunities to experience history firsthand. He demonstrates how, using applied history, you can bring to life the people, places, and events of our nation's history, inspiring in your students a passion for the past.
Join Percoco and his students as they embark on what he calls "academic adventures." Taking advantage of the many resources in their surrounding community and beyond, Percoco's students travel to historic sites and exhibits, examine archives and other primary source documents, analyze movies and documentaries, conduct interviews, create sculptures, and much more. Throughout the book, Percoco lists numerous sources for historical information and documents, as well as practical suggestions for cultivating contacts and managing logistics.
As a result of the tangible experiences applied history offers, students come to appreciate the relevance of the past to their present and their future. As they work to make sense of the past, they will learn to question their assumptions, to think critically, and ultimately to develop their own personal yet valid understanding of our nation's history.
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World history is not the same course it was ten years ago. Teachers are placing less emphasis on Western culture and rote memorization in favor of more global, diverse, and creative content. It is for these teachers that Exploring World History is written - as an example of some of the innovations that are occurring in today's classrooms and as encouragement for future exploration.Exploring World History presents new subject matter, new perspectives, and new classroom strategies for helping teachers transform their courses into intellectual adventures. In the first part of the book, the authors describe three very different courses, with explanations of their student and course objectives. Readers will discover specific approaches to lessons, ways to acquire rich materials, and samples of performance-based assessments. The second part of the book takes a broad look at how to conceptualize a world history course, with special attention to pedagogical, methodological, and scholarly concerns. It includes a general discussion of content selection, course development challenges, the role of national content standards, and motivational strategies.
Readers will discover much accumulated wisdom and food for thought. Exploring World History is the best resource for creating a course that is better versed in recent scholarship and new historical methods for re
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A team of highly respected scholars and teachers collaborates to create a fully integrated coverage of social studies content and teaching methods. Teaching the Social Sciences and History in Secondary Schools seriously addresses the topic of content in the social studies curriculum. Content-specific chapters are written by discipline experts; numerous teaching and learning activities are adaptable for use with secondary students.
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Take your students in grades 4-8 on a fascinating journey to one of the most turbulent times in American history with Fraklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech.In this book are time lines, charts, narrative text, map drawing and a host of intriguing activities to introduce your students to the man whose call to action and timely vision helped save democracy around the world. Engage your students' interest as you study the Great Depression, explore the causes of WWII and the rise of fascism, identify Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech and how his eloquence and courage led to the establishment of the United States as a formidable world power. Get an up-close and personal view of one of the most forceful and inspirational leaders of the twentieth century.
For too many students, history was then and this is now. The implications, the lessons and the relevance of past events are never discovered because that door is slammed shut before it is every fully opened.
This series involved students in examining historical documents and understanding their impact on our present lives.
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Students will learn about the election process, fascinating facts about the men who held the office of President of the United States, as well as significant events during their lives and terms. Use this creative resource to support your lessons and bring these important historical figures to life. Barack Obama included. / Reproducible Book / Government, History, Homeschool, Social Studies, Presidential Elections
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The World -Reference Maps & Forms contains 92 maps, evaluation forms, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and an answer key. The first section, The World, includes: * an introduction of general facts about the world * a list of 192 countries in the world * a reference political map of the continents * a blank world map * Robinson and Mercator projection maps * globes, showing hemispheres, parallels, and meridians * maps of oceans, rivers, mountain ranges, and deserts The second section, The Continents, includes: North America: * an introduction, listing the countries, area, population, elevations, and fun facts about the continent * reference political and physical maps of North America, Canada, the United States, and Mexico * blank outline maps of North America, Canada, the United States, and Mexico-shape, political, and physical * study maps of each region of the United States and Mexico and the provinces and territories of Canada * a reference map of six regions of the United States * study maps of Central America, the Greater Antilles, and a reference map of the Lesser Antilles Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia * an introduction, listing the countries, area, population, elevations, and fun facts about the continent * a reference political and a physical map of the continent (a political map of Oceania is included wit
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Teachers committed to the theme approach to social studies have discovered that the most successful curriculums are those generated from the interests of their students. But they've also discovered that implementing those themes is not always an easy task. The Theme Immersion Compendium remedies this issue with both specific ideas for focusing students' inquiries and practical, clearly organized steps for exploring them.
Four broad categories are suggested as starting points: Conflict, Settlements of the United States, Global Awareness, and Cultural Diversity in the United States. Then, twenty-two specific subtopics are further suggested for theme immersion. These areas represent subjects widely studied in grades K-8 and cover ideas recommended in the National Council of Social Studies standards.
Once students identify the themes that most interest them, teachers can consult The Theme Immersion Compendium for explicit guidelines for implementation. Included features such as fiction and trade book references, activities for expression of knowledge, media and technological resources, assessment and evaluation forms, and camera-ready appendixes serve as valuable time-savers as the process moves forward.
Intended not as a prescriptive but as a support, The Theme Immersion Compendium will be invaluable to inservice social studies teachers, curric
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Many of us want to make change in our world, but no one's ever told us how. As a teacher, you can demonstrate to your students that they can be part of the solution to issues that matter to them. But activism doesn't start with slogans or sit-ins, it begins with critical awareness. Critical awareness begins with strong reading and writing habits. And powerful reading and writing instruction begins with Jessica Singer's Stirring Up Justice.
Stirring Up Justice takes you through her language arts workshops to reveal the many possibilities for improving critical awareness and to prove what a potent and lasting effect social activism can have on students. Beginning with teaching adolescents specific tools and strategies for understanding their world, Singer shows you how to combine critical skills with content-area knowledge in project-based invitations that encourage educated, engaged citizenship. With a teacher's touch and an activist's imagination, Singer shares how she transformed her classroom into a force for positive social change by focusing her curriculum and her teaching on the core theme of social activism. You'll discover how she created a reading and writing community that used creativity, rigor, and a shared sense of purpose to create meaningful and relevant outcomes.
Full of practical, ready-to-use handouts as well as useful lists of suggest
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Fasttrack to America's Past is a 250 page interactive study guide that helps give students the solid foundation they need for real success in American history. A free Internet support site is available to help students complete the maps, timelines, and charts. Fasttrack to America's Past is now used by high schools and middle schools in more than 15 states. It is easily adapted to different ability and grade levels, and can be found in both regular and advanced (IB and AP) classes.Please note that this is the third edition (1998) of the workbook, NOT the current edition. As a result, it is no longer fully supported by the Internet site for teachers and students using the current edition.
Sturdy paperback binding; 8 1/2 by 11 inches.
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Bring the past to life in your social studies classroom. Creating History Documentaries offers an easy introduction to teachers wanting to challenge their students with creative media. Step-by-step, you and your students will learn all of the techniques of producing a video, including primary source research, scripting, filming, and editing.
The language of Creating History Documentaries is written in a textbook style that is easily read and understood, with skill-building handouts and activities. Your students will learn to conduct research using the latest tools, write narrative scripts that integrate historical facts and documents, and build a project that allows history to come alive.
The book includes how-to information about video cameras, new digital video technology, computer software, online research, sources of historical photographic film and video footage, and much more. A chapter for teachers gives a crash-course in desktop video editing and a glossary of terminology. Suggestions are provided for integrating documentary project time within social studies curriculum, as an interdisciplinary project, or as the basis for an extracurricular club. Students and teachers who are involved in the National History Day competition also will find this guide particularly useful.
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Introduction This book is an exciting collection of role-playing simulations for Social Studies classrooms. Although most of the simulations are written for World and US History, some of them would work equally as well in Economics or Government classes. All of these simulations have been play tested in classes ranging from Junior High to High School and at ability levels ranging from sheltered classes to honors. What is a role-playing simulation? Role-playing simulations attempt to put the student in the position of a person in a particular time and place. All of the simulations involve group problem solving and conflict resolution. The students are given a character sheet, which describes the groups needs and desires, a brief description of the historical problem and a copy of the rules of the game. Familiarity with fantasy role playing games is a plus, but certainly not required. The individual assumes the role they choose and makes decisions as the character would make during that particular time period. No pre-set limits are placed on a particular person's choices as long as they are within the realm of what was historically possible. Because of the freedom to choose in these games the outcome is very unpredictable. No two classes finish the simulation in the exact same way which leads to some very interesting classroom discussions about why things turned out the way they did, what
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An exciting, hands-on collection of ideas and activities designed to introduce your students to life in Western Europe between 476 AD and 1500 AD.Create an illuminated manuscript, try out life in the feudal system, experience the awesome transition from superstition to science, examine famous documents, design a castle, host a joust! These activities, unique source materials and a variety of projects for groups and individuals are included in this outstanding resource!
Photos copyright Philip Baird
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What are the powers and duties of the President of the United States? What roles does the President play as leader of our country? What does the Cabinet do? How was the Executive branch of the government started? This book contains answers to these questions and many more about the Executive branch of the government.Included are Article II of the Constitution which created the Executive Department, a role-playing game about impeachment and many other interesting and informative activities.
One of the best ways to encourage young people to grow into responsible citizens is to help them understand how their government works. Students will be intrigued and amazed by the facts revealed in this book, and they'll enjoy discovering for themselves the place of the Executive branch in it all.
This series involves students in examining the history of our government and understanding its impact on our present lives. Grades 4-8.
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Introduction This book is an exciting collection of role-playing simulations for Social Studies classrooms. Although most of the simulations are written for World History, some of them would work equally as well in other social studies classes. All of these simulations will work in classes ranging from Junior High to High School and at ability levels ranging from sheltered classes to honors. What is a role-playing simulation? Role-playing simulations attempt to put the student in the position of a person in a particular time and place. Most of the simulations involve group or individual problem solving and conflict resolution. The students are often given a character sheet which describes the groups needs and desires, a brief description of the historical problem and a copy of the rules of the game. Familiarity with fantasy role-playing games is a plus, but certainly not required. The individual assumes the role they choose and makes decisions as the character would make during that particular time period. No pre-set limits are placed on a particular person's choices as long as they are within the realm of what was historically possible. Because of the freedom to choose in these games, the outcome is very unpredictable. No two classes finish the simulation in the exact same way, which leads to some very interesting classroom discussions about why things turned out the way they did, what
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What does the Supreme Court do? Why is the Bill of Rights so important? What are my personal rights? This book contains answers to these questions and many more about the Judicial branch of the United States government.Included are Article III of the Constitution which created the Judicial Department, a map exercise about circuit courts, research activities on Supreme Court cases and many other interesting and informative activities.
One of the best ways to encourage young people to grow into responsible citizens is to help them understand how their government works. Students will be intrigued and amazed by the facts revealed in this book, and they'll enjoy discovering for themselves the place of the Judicial branch in it all.
This series involves students in examining the history of our government and understanding its impact on our present lives.