I've been a social studies teacher at the middle and high school levels for about 9 years and during this time the one thing that I learned that unites students of all backgrounds is that they just never seem to get excited by cracking open one of those 25 pound social studies textbooks. (Crazy, I know)
I knew how awesome social studies really was and I wanted my students to understand this too. So, out of sheer desperation to get my students to engage with the material I began to surf and scour the libraries for the perfect resources.
What did I find?
That I no longer had a life...
Call me obsessive (my wife does) but I spent hundreds of hours glued to a computer screen on the hunt for new games, videos, sound clips interactiuve lessons that would make up for the boring textbooks that I forced them to read.
Finally, I decided that the hit or miss nature of the internet was getting me no where but older.
So... to make a short story long...Over the past 9 years I have been writing hundreds of stories, and lessons and collecting countless videos and awesome weblinks, to make my classroom more than just barely tolerable, but one that was an awesome experience in the true sense of the word. I wanted my lessons to not be hoops to jumped but experiences to be felt.
I decided that there was a big need out there for quality resources that could be found on one website.
Go Social Studies Go began to materialize and after months of formatting and writing and web searching Go Social Studies Go brings to you the most complete social studies teacher resources in cyber space. All for free.
Why free?
---because knowledge shouldn't have to be painful to the wallet. Hey, I know what a teacher makes these days.
Hello, I am a 7th grade Language Arts/Literature teacher, and I have just created a really neat page that is all about Interactive Notebooks. They are a great resource for any subject!
Please feel free to ask questions or share your ideas on my FB page.
lease share how you set up your interactive notebooks as I would like to do something like this with my fifth grade social studies classes. I appreciate any help you could give me.
On 8/02/11, RJ wrote: > On 8/01/11, New York teacher of fifth grade students wrote: >> Please share how you set up your interactive notebooks as I >> would like to do something like this with my fifth grade >> social studies classes. I appreciate any help you could >> give me. > > Have you checked out this website? I referenced it a lot last > year when setting up INs for my classes. > > [link removed];
I'm experimenting with these this year, and so far, I'm blown away. The kids are *really* into their notebooks (6th grade). It's more planning, more expenditures (glue primarily), and takes more time. But I believe it's worth it overall.
I teach 3rd grade and in Florida 3rd graders must pass the reading FCAT to be promoted. The stress on reading leaves little time for social studies (long story here) Any one have some project ideas for 8-9 year olds that would integrate the two subjects?
On 8/01/11, Elaine S wrote: > I teach 3rd grade and in Florida 3rd graders must pass the > reading FCAT to be promoted. The stress on reading leaves > little time for social studies (long story here) Any one > have some project ideas for 8-9 year olds that would > integrate the two subjects?
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Over the summer I've been crazy busy creating a new virtual social studies textbook that I believe will revolutionize the way students interact with social studies.
The site is totally free and I'd love for some feedback.
On 8/13/11, Ken Uhde wrote: > Hey everyone, &g...See MoreCertainly love the idea of it. I would say the one thing missing is an ability to simply "jump" to a give topic via an index. I'd think it would be possible if you simply made smaller "books" for each subtopic.
Definitely interested in the concept though and I'll keep an eye on it.
On 8/13/11, Ken Uhde wrote: > Hey everyone, > > Over the summer I've been crazy busy creating a new virtual > social studies textbook that I believe will revolutionize > the way students interact with social studies. > > The site is totally free and I'd love for some feedback. > > [link removed]
I am a first year teacher trying to find classroom activities for my students. Can anyone point me in the direction of engaging classroom activities? Like reading jigsaws? KWL charts, Think Pair Share?
RogerJamie- I tried to respond by private message but it was flag for review. LOL. Not sure you will get it. I have linked my contact info. I'd be glad to share my website with you by email- I've taught WH for over 30 years. It's not any better than many on here, but I would be glad to share a few resources and sites that work for me.
AnnaOn 8/16/11, jamie wrote: > I am a first year teacher trying to find classroom > activities for my students. Can anyone point me in the > direction of engaging classroom activities? Like reading > jigsaws? KWL charts, Think Pair Share?
His first step should be to identify states he wants to go to and see which ones have reciprocity. He can send his credentials to have them evaluated. If he is good at math, he can take the first three CSETS and teacher up to algegra 2 in California. I know it seems extreme, but he needs to consider either special ed with an emphasis in social science (which he already has) math or science
On 8/18/11, Dawn wrote: > My Husband graduated in 09 with a degree in secondary > education social studies and holds a missouri certification > but has been unable to find a job. He is currently working > as a sub and has applied for every job he has been aware of > but didn't even get any interviews this year. Any > suggestion or input into how he can improve his chances of > getting a social studies position?
On 8/02/11, RJ wrote: > On 8/01/11, New York teacher of fifth grade students wrote: >> Please share how you set up your interactive notebooks as I >> would like to do somethin...See More