New Social Studies Standards

Iowa is in Year 1 of a three-year implementation plan for its new social studies standards. The new standards require educators to teach more effectively, according to Stefanie Wager, social studies consultant at the Iowa Department of Education. “It’s about teachers moving their practice to an inquiry-oriented, student-center classroom.” Teachers implementing the new standards will organize their instruction around a compelling question like ‘Was the American Revolution really revolutionary?’ she said. Unlike previous standards, the new standards move away from grade spans to grade-specific K-8 standards and content-specific high school standards. Implementation is being supported by AEA-led professional development. Year 1 will introduce the four shifts in instruction that the new standards require: Craft questions that spark and sustain an inquiry Integrate skills and content purposefully Provide opportunities for communicating conclusions and taking informed action Engage in rigorous, student-centered learning Updates Iowa AEAs Purchase Freedom Flix for Statewide Use Freedom Flix, a series of e-books offers students a behind-the-scenes look at the people, places, and ideas that have shaped our world.  Check it out at http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/. Religious Studies Supplement Added to the C3 Framework The National Council for the Social Studies has added a religious studies framework to the C3 Framework.  See page 91-91 of the document here. Social Studies Resources Several Resources from Iowa Legislative Services The Iowa Legislature has a number of resources for social studies teachers.  They have created this guide to help point out resources on their website that might be helpful. These resources include a virtual tour of the Iowa Capitol, resources on the legislative process, videos, and more. Check out the website at https://www.legis.iowa.gov/. Sign-up for Free Ken Burns, The Vietnam War Classroom Resource Kit In anticipation of the upcoming premier of The Vietnam War, the new 10-part PBS series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, the producers are offering a limited number of free comprehensive companion teaching material sets to be available in the 2017-2018 academic year, featuring educational DVDs, activity packs, posters, and supplemental resources. Regional teacher training seminars will familiarize educators with the materials and maximize their effectiveness in the classroom. If you would like to be included in a list of Iowa high schools to be considered for this free resource, please complete this Iowa Public Television form by 4pm September 8, 2017. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pbs-vietnam-kit American History Toolkits Are you teaching U.S. history? If so, check out these resource toolkits put together by TeachingAmericanHistory.org. They are organized into eras such as the Founding Era, Expansion, Civil War, Civil Rights, etc.   National History Club Looking to involve your students in history outside the classroom to further engage their passion for the subject? Then consider forming a history club at your school and joining the National History Club (NHC)! Since 2002, schools in 44 states have joined the NHC and there are over 16,000 student members. The NHC’s main goal is to bring together students and teachers with a love for history, helping history clubs learn from each other’s ideas, experiences, and stories, which are distributed through the organization’s tri-annual newsletter, monthly eUpdates, and other communication methods. Clubs can participate in award programs such as the “History Student of the Year”, the National History Scholars Society, and the Lessons of Leadership contest to further engage and reward their student members. For more information including how to join, please visit: www.nationalhistoryclub.org. Check out a past issue of their newsletter here. WWI Centennial Resources There are hundreds of resources that have been curated for teaching about WWI.  Check out the extensive list here. You can also check out this YouTube channel called The Great War for additional videos and this webinar seriesfrom the Library of Congress. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Now Online The Library of Congress has nearly 25,000 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps online which depict the structure and use of buildings in U.S. cities and towns. More maps will be added monthly until 2020. Click here to learn more. The Clio Clio guides the public to thousands of historical and cultural sites within the United States by picking up the user's location with GPS. Clio offers maps and navigation as well as useful information on locations. Use Clio for free! State Facts for Students The U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools Program has a tool called “State Facts for Students” that helps students collect and analyze information about their state. Visit this website for a variety of educational activities! Preview The Vietnam War PBS Documentary The Vietnam War tells an epic story of America's history. This movie premiers Sunday September 17, 2017 at 8/7 Central on PBS. To learn more and watch a preview of the upcoming movie, go here.    Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Resources The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund provides FREE curriculum on the Vietnam War and era. Download the resources here.   Podcast Resources to Flip Your Classroom There are several great podcasts for use in a social studies classroom.  A few examples include: Your Weekly Constitutional, Presidential, Stuff You Missed in History, Live from America's Town Hall, We the People. Resources for Teaching about Difficult Topics Share My Lesson has created a new collection called #CharlottesvilleCurriculum. Here you will learn how to address racism and stereotyping as well as bullying prevention and more.   The Constitutional Rights Foundation has created a lesson and reading guide on civil discourse.   Check out these 25 videos on teaching about racism and bias from the New York Times.   Civics Renewal Network Bias Toolkit More than 500,000 Historical Video Clips The publication of more than one million minutes of archival footage on YouTube was recently announced. Most of the videos are under 2 minutes long and are good supporting material to add to a lesson. View the recently published article here. Visit the archival footage on YouTube here. Stanford History Education Group Resources The Stanford History Education Group, with the help of the Library of Congress, created twelve new Reading Like a Historian lessons. In addition, there are twelve new Beyond the Bubble assessments. Browse a complete list of these new FREE materials here.   Teaching with NCSS Notable Trade Books Each year the National Council for the Social Studies releases a list of "notable trade books in social studies." Check out these resources from the Geographic Alliance of Iowa on using these resources.   Iowans Return to Freedom Summer In the summer of 1964, hundreds of predominantly white college students answered the call from civil rights leaders to participate in Freedom Summer. Did you know that several iowans participated in this effort? View resources about the role Iowans played in Freedom Summer here. Check out the full documentary here.   Resources from the United States Holocaust Museum Video: The Path to Nazi Genocide History Unfolded Project: The U.S. Holocaust Museum has a relatively new program called History Unfolded.  The project asks students, and the general public, to help them crowdsource information about what local communities in the United States knew about the Holocaust in the 1930s and 40s based off what local newspapers were reporting. Go here for more information.   If I Was Teaching Social Studies Today.... Check out this extensive blog from Scott Mcleod entitled, "If I Was Teaching Social Studies Today." Mcleod outlines the extensive amount of resources available to teach social studies.   Teach Geography? If you teach geography, there are several resources from the National Council for Geographic Education. Check out the resources here. If you teach AP Human Geography here is an example course outline and a series of bellringers. Alexander Hamilton Papers Now Online The Library of Congress recently announced digital access to the Alexander Hamilton papers in their collection. You can access the collection here. OER Resources in Social Studies There are two resources now available for free and open social studies curricula.  Check out Front Row and New Visions curriculum here.   Global Awareness Map The Veterans National Education Program (V-NEP) offers several resources for social studies including the Global Awareness Map and several videos for teaching the Holocaust, Vietnam, Korea, and others.   Want to Help the Library of Congress Archive the Internet? The K-12 Web Archiving program engages middle and high school students to archive the internet.  The program is accepting applications through September 17th. Go here to apply and learn more. C-SPAN Resources Lesson Plans and Bellringers Timely Teachable Videos Request a free presidential timeline poster here. Ideas for Teaching and Learning about Fake News Check out this extensive resource from the New York Times on teaching about fake news and why it's important. The New York Times also has over 50 activity sheets for analyzing the news. Check them out here.  NPR has also put together a fake news quiz. Check out that here. Finally, iCivics has developed several resources for teaching about media literacy. Check them out here. Teaching about the Refugee Crisis Comparing Jewish Refugees from the 1930s with the Syrian Refugee Crisis Today   Civics Renewal Network Bringing the World Into Your Classroom ASCD Express recently published a special edition entitled the World in Your Classroom.  Check out the topics they address below: Bringing the World Into the Early Learning Classroom Tools and Projects to Help Your Students Connect with the World Developing Global Citizens Through Project-Based Learning Sign Up for Constitution Weekly Want to stay up to date on all things Constitution? Check out the weekly newsletter from the National Constitution Center. Sign up here.   New Geo-Inquiries from ESRI ESRI has created several geo-inquiries that would optimal if you are teaching geography, global studies, U.S. history, etc.  Check them out here.   Native Knowledge Native Knowledge 360 is a new resource from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. It includes extensive resources on teaching about Native American history, cultures, and contemporary lives. Iowa History Resources There are 4 places where Iowa history content is being distributed for teachers from Iowa AEA Online. This content resides: OER Commons OER Commons AEA PD Online Hub https://www.oercommons.org/hubs/aeaonline Scroll down to “AEA Learning Online OER” Click on AEA Community Content Click on “Iowa History” icon Find the content to access and click on the title of the content (see collections from Softchalk, Image collections and other Iowa History Resources) as well as teacher instructional guide. Student Personalized Learning System Student Personalized Learning System http://learning.aeak12online.org/ This is for teachers in the State of Iowa to use with students (assign for work) Log in with username and password used in the Teacher Training system where they take mandatory reporting, etc.. Click on Modules Click on Social Studies See Iowa's Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools 1870-1900 Part 1; Iowa's Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools 1870-1900 Part 2; Iowa History: Settlement and Education; Iowa History Book: Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 View click on the icon to the far right of the title To use with students contact Denise Krefting (dkrefting@aealearningonline.org) Teacher Training System Teacher Training System http://training.aeapdonline.org/ For teaching in the State of Iowa: Instructional Guide for the Iowa Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools Tall Grass and Settlement content Click on Catalog Enter search Iowa History Click Register to view Direct Links Video and more: Iowa Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools Tall Grass and Settlement Full Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKg1eb9Kz40 Iowa History: Iowa Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools Tall Grass and Settlement AB https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/2s1C3XI9xJAF4n/html Iowa History: Iowa Unsung Prairie Transformation to Farms and One Room Schools Tall Grass and Settlement CDE https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/tVPizp7ra1E2hU/html Book: Iowa History of the One Room School 1870-1950 Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Teaching Methods and Devices https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/EiHbFm1CVyjfA2/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Student desks https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/IrkdqJjDEiNClG/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Toys and Games https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/BwRPcr4dmI86on/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Children's Outdoor Chores https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/pLjxXOsJzrQ7me/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Girls' Indoor Chores https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/FTLC6t90jY2dWN/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Evolution of Music https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/ilchafz76BHOuK/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Atlases and Maps  https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/NnDFSRpYZeimhK/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Teacher's Desk and Furnishings https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/xGd9vnAu1ak2UQ/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Morning Routines https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/o2SucvAPrzjpg8/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - School Awards https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/t8Z5h4E1g36RAT/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Historical School and Iowa Books https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/5LmMq8gFfWuiSN/html Collections of the Iowa Rural Schools Museum of Odebolt 1870-1950 - Victorian Farm Fashions https://softchalkcloud.com/lesson/serve/g0KZ2WRSFnc3ws/html Index pictures of related museum artifacts and primary sources for instruction from Iowa Rural Schools Museum Images of Historic Iowa Maps 1687- 1900 Images of Historic Iowa 1800s Farm Victorian Fashions and Schools Images of Historic Farm Children Toys Images of Historic Iowa Farm Children in School Images of Historic Iowa Farms, Families and Work Images of Historic Iowa Newspaper Articles Images of Historic Iowa School Documents Images of Historic Iowa School Furnishings