Social Studies Teachers Chatboard

Sarah Powley writes in her March 2014 piece in Teachers.Net Gazette:

Maybe teachers should get hazard pay. Here are some other dangers I’ve exposed myself to in my long life in an American classroom...

Hopefully there's a hyperlink below, but if not, copy and paste: gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/sarah-powley/danger-zone...See More

Mar 5, 2014

Writing prompts for March 1-9 by Jim Wayne are posted!

Why did the US Government buy a herd of camels? What did Dennis the Menace and Albert Einstein have in common? Whose brain set a record for the smallest brain ever measured for an adult man with a normal head?

All of those intriguing questions and many more will be answered during March in Jim Wayne's very popular Writing Prompts! The firs...See More

Mar 1, 2014

This week's writing prompts by Jim Wayne now posted!

This week's writing prompts by Jim Wayne are posted at the link below!

Here's a sample from the writing prompts for Feb. 28:

Most of the people of Curiepe, Venezuela, make their living fishing for sardines. Every year on this day, they have a funeral for the sardines they have caught during the previous year. The funeral serves to...See More

Feb 24, 2014

Block scheduling management

by Looking Forward

Feb 20, 2014

I am possibly moving into an 8th grade social studies classroom next year with 90 min blocks. I was wondering how you manage your tests and quizzes filing system and materials you plan to use in class. DO you place all of the day's assignments in one place for all classes or have materials spread out for each block considering one set of classes wi...See More

8 Black History Study Strategies to Avoid by Jennifer Davis

Feb 10, 2014

Jennifer Davis Bowman, Ed.D. writes in Teachers.Net Gazette:

After thinking about the curriculum that most educators (including myself) fall into during the month of February, I compiled a list of 8 things to avoid during the study of Black History. [Click below to read her list.]

Rigor and the Common Core: Just the Beginning

Feb 2, 2014

Rigor and the Common Core: Just the Beginning - article by Barbara Blackburn in the NEW February issue of Teachers.Net Gazette.

Social Studies websites

by Mrs. S

Jan 15, 2014

Hi everyone! Just thought I'd share this online resource with you. Happy teaching!

(1)

Sarah Thanks for the tip. I'd also throw in socialstudiesactivities.com as another site that has some great resources for teaching various topics within the field of social studies, i.e. US & world history, US government, etc. I'm using some US history materials from there and love them. Just my two cents.

On 1/15/14, Mrs. S wrote: > Hi e...See More

Jan 29, 2014

"It's Time to Knock off the Education Conspiracy Theories"

In the January issue of Teachers.Net Gazette, teacher Sharon Thomas writes:

Conspiracy theories are sexy. They are mysterious, complex, and brooding. They make film (and books and television and family reunions) fun. As with JFK, however, they rarely hold up in the light of day.

In schools (surrounded by the smell of overcooked l...See More

Jan 10, 2014

On-Line Teaching

by Sarah Munroe

Jan 6, 2014

Hey Everyone:

Any Ohio teachers out there who teach at one of the on-line schools? I've been looking into them and I found that they have a state pension, benefits, sick days, etc. I teach in a private school and the workload can't be any heavier or the pay any worse? I would appreciate any feedback and thoughts Thanks in advance...