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***101 Social Studies Websites for Teachers***
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Reading Like a Historian Curriculum 
The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents designed for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities.
Reading Like a Historian Posters

Why historical thinking matters? video

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Historical thinking matters website

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Check out K-8 social studies passages by grade level and lexile with reading comprehension questions written for each passag and secondary passages. 
Sign-up for a free readworks.org account to access the passages.

>>Click here for the Social Studies Network page<<

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The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards

Overview of the C3 Framework

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www.c3teachers.org
An open, collaborative website where you can interact with other teachers about enhancing social studies, C3teachers.org aims to empower teachers as they wrestle with the big ideas and instructional implications of the College, Career, and Civic Life Framework for Social Studies State Standards (the “C3 Framework”). 

C3 introduction Webcast link:  http://www.lacoe.edu/Home/Videos/PlayVideo/TabId/202/VideoId/220/College--‐Career--‐--‐Civic--‐Life--‐C3--‐Framework--‐For--‐Social--‐Studies--‐State--‐Standards.aspx
  • C3 Webcast PD Guidelines (2.20 MB) 
C3 Instructional Planning Guides (from LACOE)
  • C3 Grade K-2 Guide (385 KB)
  • C3 Grade 3-5 Guide (382 KB)
  • C3 Grade 6-8 Guide (390 KB)
  • C3 Grade 9-12 Guide (389 KB)
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KCSS links of interest for Social Studies teachers

Please note: While these sites have been identified as containing quality information for social studies education, teachers need to review individual materials for content quality and alignment.

Social Studies Resources to Explore....

EDsitement 
lessons and resources

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history technology
connections

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Library of Congress Primary Source Sets

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NPRs this I believe series

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Sweet Search 
for Social Studies

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Digital History resources

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Google Newspapers - Primary Source extravaganza! 
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History Mystery
Teacher Guide
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100 milestone documents

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Cartoons in the Classroom Reading Political Cartoons

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History Channel 
Video Clip archive

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Online biographies

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Academy of Achievement biographies of those who changed our world

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That Was History youtube 
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Dipity - Create an online Timeline
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Lessons for students to become Historical Detectives
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Center for History and New Media

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Digital Media Lessons for Economics, History, and Government

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Beyond Bubble - History Assessments from Stanford

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online speech bank

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National History Education Clearinghouse

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Democracy Game - Where you make the laws
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NEWSELA leveled reading current events
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Digital Social Studies resources K-12

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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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Mission US - A revolutionary Way to Learn History

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SmARThistory 
Art Through Historical Periods

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pros and cons of controversial issues

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National Archives 
primary sources
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Museum Box
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The DBQ Project uses Document Based Questions to help teachers help students read with understanding, think straight, and write clearly. The engaging questions and use of primary and secondary sources give students the opportunity to investigate history from a variety of perspectives.
Check out a sample DBQ and Mini-DBQ:
Mini-DBQ:  What caused the Dust Bowl?
DBQ: The Monguls: How Barbaric were the Barbarians?
DBQ Idea Corner BLOG

Video Overview of the DBQ Project:

Jefferson County Public Schools Social Studies Curriculum Maps with resources

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curriculum map with embedded instructional resources 

ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL

Social Studies Sample Texts and Task sets 
from NYC Dept of Education
  • Grade K Literacy in Social Studies: Thinking About Families
  • Grade 1 Literacy in Social Studies: My Informational Report About Community Workers
  • Grade 2 Literacy in Social Studies: Where is Home?
  • Grade 2 Social Studies Texts and Task Set: New York City Geography
  • Grade 4 Literacy in Social Studies: Child Labor and Human Rights
  • Grade 4 Social Studies Texts and Task Set: Native Americans of New York
  • Grade 4 Literacy: John Muir
  • Grade 4 Literacy in Social Studies: New York City Immigration
  • Grade 5 Literacy in Social Studies: What Are Your Rights?
  • Grade 6 Social Studies Texts and Task Set: Ancient River Valley Civilizations
  • Grade 7 Literacy in Social Studies: Manifest Destiny and the War with Mexico
  • Grade 8 Social Studies Texts and Task Set: Industrialization
  • Grade 8 Literacy in English Language Arts: Economics and the Environment
  • Grades 9-10 Literacy: Speeches - Arguments and Methods
  • Grade 9-10 Literacy in Social Studies: Case Studies of European Imperialism
  • Grade 9-10 Literacy in Social Studies: A Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement
  • Grade 9-10 Literacy in Social Studies: Who Changes the World?
  • Grade 11 Literacy in Social Studies: Research Paper
  • Grade 11 Interdisciplinary Texts and Task Set: Nuclear Energy
  • Grade 11 Social Studies Texts and Task Set: U.S. Constitution
  • Grades 11-12 Literacy: On Behalf of Others
  • Grade 12 Social Studies Texts and Task Set: Fiscal Policy
  • Grade 12 Literacy in Social Studies: The Game of Life
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TEACHERS' CURRICULUM INSTITUTE | SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOKS & CURRICULUM FOR K-12 SCHOOLS  http://www.teachtci.com/

Bring Learning ALIVE - Methods to Transform Middle and High School
Social Studies Instruction

Sample Lessons
Free Social Studies Lessons
Online Resources
Social Studies Teaching Strategies
Interactive Social Studies Notebook


TCI BLOG with up to date free lessons
Sample lessons from the blog:
Winter Olympic Activity
It's a President's Day
St Patrick Day Lesson
Creating iMovie trailers
Grouping Ideas


Articles and more.....

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Vision for the C3 framework 

Using History to Invigorate Common-Core Lessons

Campaign to Add Citizenship to the Common Core Standards


What’s the C3 Framework, and How does it Affect Your Social Studies Class?

New Social Studies Framework Aims to Guide Standards


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150 years after Gettysburg Address, Google shows Lincoln's many rewrites

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Text to Text | The Gettysburg Address and ‘Why the Civil War Still Matters’

  1. Minecraft History Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At4XPKQlHjs&sns=tw … via @youtube
  2. Tools for Analyzing Primary Sources and Close Reading http://wp.me/p3xCJ-4bd via @wordpressdotcom
  3. The Bill of Rights in 30 Seconds and a Video Assignment for History Students: I've said... http://bit.ly/1958evJ via @rmbyrne

>>Learning How to Teach History in a Digital Age

What parts of the CCSS are social studies teachers responsible for? 

Common Core State Standards Literacy in History/Social Studies grade 6-12

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English Language Arts Standards » History/Social Studies » IntroductionThe standards below begin at grade 6; standards for K–5 reading in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are integrated into the K–5 Reading standards. The CCR anchor standards and high school standards in literacy work in tandem to define college and career readiness expectations—the former providing broad standards, the latter providing additional specificity.

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/6-8
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/9-10
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/11-12


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The Literacy Design Collaborative offers a framework and tools for literacy modules.

Secondary LDC tools & samples:
LDC Template Task Collection 2     LDC Rubrics
History and Social Studies LDC Sample Modules

Elementary LDC tools & samples:
LDC Elementary Template Tasks with rubrics 4th/5th
LDC Elementary Template Tasks K-2    Rubrics K-2

Community Helpers (1st)
Comparing Cultures (2nd) w/resources
American Revolution (5th Social Studies)

KDE Social Studies Page <-click here

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KAS Social Studies Standards
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KDE KAS Social Studies Resources

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Former Combined Curriculum Documents-
Elementary: Primary Social Studies CCD_SS_P
Fourth Grade Social Studies CCD_SS_4 
CCA.4.1 is still assessed at Fifth Grade Social Studies CCD_SS_5
Middle School: Sixth Grade Social Studies  CCD_SS_6
Seventh Grade Social Studies CCD_SS_7  
CCA4.1 is still assessed at Eighth Grade Social Studies CCD_SS_8
Social Studies Core Content for Assessment 4.1: 
ELEM (assessed at 5th only),  MS (assessed at 8th only),  former HS (no longer assessed at HS - see KCAS and Quality Core)

Quality Core US History Course Objectives
US History Quality Core Standards alignment to Program of Studies
Other SS QC course objectives: Economics, US GOVT
Quality Core Social Studies Rigor and Relevance template

CCSS Literacy in History/Social Studies MS/HS 
CCSS Literacy Informational Text K-5 Progression
CCSS Writing in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects

College Board Historical Thinking Skills
Global Competency Matrix

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