Download or read book History social Science Framework for California Public Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book World History Culture and Geography written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource book is designed to assist teachers in implementing California's history-social science framework at the 10th grade level. The models support implementation at the local level and may be used to plan topics and select resources for professional development and preservice education. This document provides a link between the framework's course descriptions and teachers' lesson plans by suggesting substantive resources and instructional strategies to be used in conjunction with textbooks and supplementary materials. The resource book is divided into eight units: (1) "Unresolved Problems of the Modern World"; (2) "Connecting with Past Learnings: The Rise of Democratic Ideas"; (3) "The Industrial Revolution"; (4) "The Rise of Imperialism and Colonialism: A Case Study of India"; (5) "World War I and Its Consequences"; (6) "Totalitarianism in the Modern World: Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia"; (7) "World War II: Its Causes and Consequences"; and (8) "Nationalism in the Contemporary World." Each unit contains references. (EH)
Download or read book Teaching World History A Resource Book written by Heidi Roupp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A resource book for teachers of world history at all levels. The text contains individual sections on art, gender, religion, philosophy, literature, trade and technology. Lesson plans, reading and multi-media recommendations and suggestions for classroom activities are also provided.
Download or read book It s Elementary Elementary Grades Task Force Report written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996-02 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the changing school population, changing expectations for the elementary school, and the changing view of how children learn. Primarily designed to be used as a road map for the school team of teachers, parents, and administrators, this report points the way for elementary education reform to help bring a "rich and rigorous education to all students." One of the most significant statements on the reform and restructuring of elementary education in the U.S. Award-Winner! Over 100,000 copies sold! Illustrated.
Download or read book With History social Science for All written by and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper describes six strategies for California teachers to consider in teaching the state's history-social science curriculum to educationally disadvantaged students. The six strategies are: (1) enriching history through literature; (2) connecting history with other learnings; (3) connecting history to personal experience; (4) adapting to different life styles; (5) integrating social participation skills in the curriculum; and (6) linking students to their communities. Classroom activities are suggested in connection with each strategy: these activities are examples of proven instructional methods based on the needs, interests, and backgrounds of educationally disadvantaged students. Ninety-two sample readings for students and a 41-item list of references also are included. (DB)
Download or read book Literature for History social Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of literature in the history-social science curriculum has been found to be an effective means of generating students' interest, enhancing their understanding, and enriching the curriculum. This annotated guide contains listings of books to be used in teaching students in grades K-8 that have been selected as particularly helpful in the study of history and geography. The use of literature of the historical period being studied as well as about that period is emphasized. This guide is offered as a resource of titles for use by curriculum specialists, teachers, librarians, and resource personnel when planning a curriculum. While produced specifically for California teachers, the guide should be useful to teachers everywhere. A wide variety of books are listed in the guide including historical fiction, biography, fables, myths and legends, folktales and fairytales, nonfiction, poetry, plays and songs. (DB)
Download or read book Price List and Order Form for Literature Instructional Materials written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United States History and Geography written by California. Department of Education and published by Hippocrene Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is a response to teachers' requests for practical assistance in implementing the history and social science framework for California's public schools. The document sets out resources that are useful in teaching U.S. history and geography for fifth grade students. Participants in a summer institute worked in grade level groups to identify instructional materials and develop content appropriate teaching strategies; their findings gave rise to the document. Resources and strategies that the participants identified were field tested and refined by teachers and other scholars. The historical period primarily covered by the guide begins with the original inhabitants, prior to European exploration and concludes with the mid-19th century. The document includes eight units entitled: (1) "The Land and People before Columbus"; (2) "Age of Exploration"; (3) "Settling the Colonies"; (4) "Settling the Trans-Appalachian West"; (5) "The War for Independence"; (6) "Life in the Young Republic"; (7) "The New Nation's Westward Expansion"; and (8) "Linking Past to Present: The American People, Then and Now." (LBG)
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Literature for History Social Science written by Zoe Acosta and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offered as a resource for curriculum specialists, teachers, librarians, and resource personnel, this volume contains an annotated listing of recommended literature for enhancing and enriching the history and geography curriculum for kindergarten through grade eight. Included is a selection of fiction and nonfiction including biography, plays, poetry, songs, fables, letters, journals, myths and legends. Presented by grade level, the entries are further organized into reading levels and include books intended for use as teachers' background material. Indexed by title and author.
Download or read book Striving for Excellence written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Publications of the California State Department of Education written by California. State Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From the Classroom to the Test written by Adele Macula and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, it is more essential than ever that students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become college and career ready. There is a nationwide focus on the skills and strategies students need in order to be successful. At the core are the assessments currently in circulation. From the Classroom to the Test: How to Improve Student Achievement on the Summative ELA Assessments is a comprehensive book to help educators of grades 3-8 support students in these efforts. It provides information for adjusting instruction to enhance reading comprehension, close reading, vocabulary development, writing and media skills, speaking and listening, and much more. Sample test items for each grade level round out this resource.
Download or read book Social Studies and the Young Learner written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quarterly for creative teaching in grades K-6.
Download or read book Essentials of Middle and Secondary Social Studies written by William B. Russell III and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the success of a much-loved elementary text, Essentials of Middle and Secondary Social Studies focuses on the key issues central to the actual teaching of middle and high school social studies, including lesson planning and inclusive instructional strategies. Written in an engaging, conversational style, the text encourages teachers in their development as professionals and enables them to effectively use creative and active learning strategies in the everyday classroom. Features of the book include: • A full chapter on lesson plans designed to provide middle and secondary social studies teachers with classroom tested lesson plans. The chapter includes two classroom tested lessons for each social science discipline---U.S. History, World History, Geography, Government, Economics, Psychology, & Sociology. • A chapter on technology that is designed to better prepare middle and secondary social studies teachers to effectively teach social studies with technology. Attention is given to digital history, media literacy, teaching with film and music, and numerous other types of impactful technology. • Each teaching methodology and lesson plan discusses how the strategy can be used to meet the individual needs of diverse learners, including English Language Learners and exceptional education students. • A section in each chapter provides various resources for further development. The section includes articles, books, and web resources. • Each chapter includes an “Extension” activity offering readers with the opportunity to extend the learning experience with relevant and meaningful real-life scenarios. • “Focus activities” give readers the opportunity to prepare for the learning experience with relevant and meaningful scenarios. • Covers current topics such as NCSS Standards, Common Core State Standards, Technology, Media, Skills, Character Education, and Literacy.
Download or read book The Importance of Using Primary Sources in Social Studies K 8 written by Elaine M. Bukowiecki and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-part book provides teachers in kindergarten through grade eight with a valuable resource as how to include primary sources in a social studies curriculum along with a required social studies textbook. The first section of this book contains descriptions with relevant examples of primary documents and authentic artifacts that are appropriate for incorporation into social studies classrooms. In the second part of this book, the application of primary sources for specific social studies instruction is presented. This book specifically presents ways to use primary sources as means to explore the community where the students reside, to make connections to past and present events, and to research a specific change agent in a particular place. Each chapter contains: questions and pedagogical strategies for criticallly reading, viewing, and responding to varied authentic artifacts; techniques for interacting with primary materials; modifications to meet the needs of diverse learners; assessment techniques; information tied to technology and the “new literacies”; and connections to the National Curriculum Standards for the Social Studies (2010) and the Common Core State Standards (2010).
