Professional+Resources+File

__** __ **Standards** __ o  []  ·  South Dakota Social Studies Content Standards o  []  ·  A website that provides standards for every subject across the nation o  [] __ Best Practices Journals __  ·  Teaching Social Studies: A Literacy-Based Approach by Emily Schell and Douglas Fisher- A good book for teachers about planning, teaching, and assessment strictly for Social Studies  o  __[]__  ·  Teaching Social Studies in Middle and Secondary Schools by Candy Beal, Cheryl Mason-Bolick, and Peter Martorella- A text that encompasses many areas similar to the text used in SEED 400 but solely based on Social Studies.  o  __[]__  ·  Social Studies That Sticks: How to Bring Content and Concepts to Life by Laurel Schmidt- A book that is crucial for any Social Studies teacher about making Social Studies material relevant to the students.  o  __[]__ __ Misconception Research __  ·  Student’s Misconceptions about US Westward Migration- A scholarly reviewed journal article about common misconceptions students have towards US Westward Migration  o  __[]__  ·  History Channel’s website has a great compilation of different material about Thanksgiving. One of the best parts is the myths/misconceptions about Thanksgiving.  o  __[]__  ·  Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James Loewen- A book that I actually own and find quite interesting and well-researched. It is about common misconceptions in students about history.  o  __[]__ __ Valuable Textbooks (3 Textbooks that are in most Social Studies classrooms) __  ·  Prentice Hall Textbooks <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Textbooks <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o   [|www.macmillanmh.com/] <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Houghton Mifflin Textbooks <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-style: normal; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o   [|www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/] __ Internet Websites __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  PBS has a website created solely for teachers that many resources on various topics for every age. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  A kid friendly website that has ample amounts of information about Social Studies <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The White House’s Official Website with lots of information about government and past presidents. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  [|www.whitehouse.gov] __ Software Programs __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The Armchair Travel Company- A program that lets students take virtual tours of various places <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The Ellis Island Experience- A program that shows a wealth of information about Ellis Island <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  GeoCycle USA- Similar to Armchair Travel, lets students hone more of their geography skills <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ __ Possible Field Trip Locations __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  WH Over Museum- Local museum about South Dakota history <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Old Courthouse Museum & Pettigrew Museums- Two museums that deal with SD history <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Robinson Museum- Located in Pierre; Maintained by South Dakota State Historical Society <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ __ DVD’s __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Holt Social Studies History's Impact: United States History Video Program DVD- A DVD program produced by textbook maker, Holt, that provides video on key events in US History. ($16.99) <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The History Channel provides many different videos on a range of subjects for free on its website <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  [|www.history.com] <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  The website, Howstuffworks, has an amazing amount of material on hundreds of subjects, but it also has a vast video library for free. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ __ Games __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  PBS, similar to History Channel, has a great website with many different activities. On one part of their website, PBS has created many games that are great for all ages of students. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  A website that has many games that can be purchased. All of these games look very interesting and entertaining for the students. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Internet4Classroom’s website provides different templates for games. This is the site that helped me create a Jeopardy game out of Excel. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ __ Tutorials __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  A tutorial called History Alive! that has a tutorial about 20 different topics from the beginning of the country to present-day. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  For a great tutorial on Black History, there is a tutorial called “Black Like Me” for $26.99. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  US Government 101- Made by Project Vote Smart, which is a tutorial designed for people not knowledgeable about the government. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ __ Lesson Ideas __ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  California State University Northridge Compilation of Social Study Lesson Plans <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New';"> o  __[]__ <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  Thinkfinity, which is a website dedicated to providing ideas and material for lessons o  __ [|Thinkfinity.com] __ __ Research on the teaching of the concept __
 * __// Professional Resources File //
 * NCSS’ Curriculum Standards- Link also has catalog of other NCSS standards material
 * The Columbia Education Center has a list of many lesson plans that can be used.
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 * The journal, Perspectives on History, is a monthly journal that has articles about the teaching of different subjects.
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 * Another journal, History Teacher, is completely dedicated to History teachers and research on different concepts. An example of this can be found below.
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 * Finally, another journal, Teaching History, is very similar to History Teacher, but Teaching History looks more at the actual concepts of teaching.
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