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Meet us in St. Louis this fall for the world’s largest and most comprehensive social studies professional development conference, the 93rd NCSS Annual Conference. With the theme Gateway to the Core of Learning , the conference will feature many sessions designed to help districts, schools, and teachers integrate common core literacy standards into social studies classrooms, and highlight ways to work with other academic disciplines to incorporate the standards.
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6 Historical Wartime Propaganda Films [Stuff To Watch]
Videos for Learning About Congress
Yesterday, my post about 47 Alternatives to YouTube started with the statement that some excellent educational content can be found on YouTube.Twitter in the Classroom: Watch This Teacher Engage Shy Students in Learning History - Education
Marcus Tullius Cicero: A Life in Letters
Novus Homo Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 – 43 B.C.E) was a novus homo (new man i.e someone with no notable ancestors) born at Arpinium, south of Rome, to a reasonably well off family.Mapping History
Historical Maps :: Hargrett Library :: University of Georgia Libraries
The Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia Libraries maintains a collection of more than 1,000 historic maps spanning nearly 500 years, from the sixteenth century through the early twentieth century. Although not limited to a single geographic subject, the collection heavily emphasizes Georgia as colony and state, along with its surrounding region. The Hargrett maps database serves as a finding aid for the majority of Hargrett's map holdings and provides digital versions of most maps.The Badass of the Week: Blenda and the Women of Smaland
9 Places to Find Creative Commons & Public Domain Images
When students create multimedia projects they might be tempted to simply do a Google Images search and use the first images they see. But as educators we have a responsibility to teach students to respect copyright holders' rights.This week, we feature the most popular posts of the year on MindShift.
Three Trends That Define the Future of Teaching and Learning
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