Social Studies Teachers Chatboard

Nov 30, 2014

Here you go! Writing and discussion prompts for December 1-6 (click below)

Race: Are We So Different? Exhibit, website

Developed by the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Science Museum of Minnesota, this is the first national exhibition to tell the stories of race from the biological, cultural, and historical points of view.

Click below to access information about the traveling exhibit and for a link the interactive website for...See More

Nov 25, 2014

News Punch Writing Activities

by Adam Saunders

Nov 24, 2014

News Punch helps students through the process of reading, writing, and thinking about current events.

Using real news stories as the basis for writing activities, built-in hints and tips guide students while they work. Student writing is automatically tracked in an easy-to-use management system.

News Punch can be used with student...See More

Literacy across the curriculumm - what it looks like

Nov 24, 2014

Literacy across the curriculum

Why is it so important? What does it mean for instruction? And what does it look like?

How big is your civility footprint?

Nov 20, 2014

A 'footprint' is a good metaphor for our individual impact on the social or natural environment.

This week's writing prompts by Jim Wayne

Nov 16, 2014

Here are the coming week's writing prompts and discussion starters. Consider using them to add interest and information to newsletters and morning announcements.

Join us in giving thanks to Jim Wayne for this gift to educators everywhere!

What are you doing with Common Core?

by kev

Feb 2, 2014

I've been working all year to (re)align my curriculum with Common Core. I've been fairly successful based on what I've seen from my kids but I feel like I'm working in a bubble. Everything I find just says "oh, they read more and cite evidence" but that isn't practical. I'd like to know what that actually looks like in other classes.

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Smart Teacher What am I doing? I am joining with other professional educators and parents who know it is bad policy and pedagogy and fighting it!

Mar 3, 2014

supersubwithmayo On 3/03/14, Smart Teacher wrote: > What am I doing? I am joining with other professional > educators > and parents who know it is bad policy and pedagogy > and fighting > it!

As am I. The more I see it/interact, the more I see Common Core as a disaster.

Nov 14, 2014

This week's writing, discussion prompts by Jim Wayne

Nov 9, 2014

Need writing prompts or discussion starters based upon historical and pop history events? Tidbits for morning announcements and newsletters? Or just plain interesting reading?

If so, click over to Jim Wayne's thoughtful prompts for this week. (Be sure to share the link with your colleagues!)

Colonial Women in History

by JH

Oct 30, 2014

HI:

I'm a pre prac. student who is planning a lesson plan on women of the colonial era/or even a little later. My lesson plan is obviously corresponds to gender. I'm having difficulty finding lesson plans and/or activities for high school history students. Any suggestions. I'm hoping to keep my focus around the following: Phillis Wheatley ...See More

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History Teacher On 10/30/14, JH wrote:

I think you're biting off way too much for any one lesson plan certainly or even for a unit. What are you targeting? Multiculturalism, social justice or women as an underrepresented group?

What do the Daughters of Liberty have to do with multiculturalism? They were not a multicultural group. At all. What doe...See MoreOn 10/30/14, JH wrote:

I think you're biting off way too much for any one lesson plan certainly or even for a unit. What are you targeting? Multiculturalism, social justice or women as an underrepresented group?

What do the Daughters of Liberty have to do with multiculturalism? They were not a multicultural group. At all. What does Phyllis Wheatley have to do with social justice? Social justice on the whole is not an 18th century concept. You want students to understand the lack of social justice in 18th century America? Phyllis Wheatlry was freed as an act of affection - not as a gesture of social justice.

The reality is - you develop your lesson plans and the activities to go with them. It's not often that you can cadge them from somewhere else. And for this lesson or this unit, you need to narrow it down and find a focus.

Use Abigail Adams' letter to her husband asking that the women be remembered as he and his colleagues were considering the construction of a new republic. Then show them his letter in return which mocked her request.

What was up with that? Their marriage was a happy one yet his response to her was one that showed he considered her request for equal recognition before the law a laughable one.

Be prepared to share and discuss the concept of femme covert and you've taught a lesson on women as an underrepresented group in colonial history.

> HI: > > I'm a pre prac. student who is planning a lesson plan on > women of the colonial era/or even a little later. My lesson > plan is obviously corresponds to gender. I'm having > difficulty finding lesson plans and/or activities for high > school history students. Any suggestions. I'm hoping to > keep my focus around the following: > Phillis Wheatley > Lucy Terry Prince > Polly Baker > The Daughters of Liberty > Anne Hutchinson > Margaret Corbin > And Deborah Garnet. > > I also hopefully want to include information about some of > the political/social restrictions of women during this > period. Ideally I hope to craft a lesson plan that will > help students develop an understanding of the > role of multiculturalism and social justice. I want to > focus on teaching the experience of > underrepresented groups in history (women)

Nov 5, 2014