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Welcome to
The Social Studies PLACE
Programs, Links, and Content for Educators
The goal of this site is to inform K-12 social studies educators about available social studies resources and Arkansas Department of Education updates to benefit you and your students.
What’s New?
Just a friendly reminder that ACSS will award two $500 grants and six $100 individual awards during the ACC this November!
Take the time now to visit our web site at www.arsocialstudies.orgfor additional information. Applications are available there and are very easy to complete.
Deadline for award and grant applications is September 30th.
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“What Every Arkansas Educator Needs to Know About Common Core State Standards”, affectionately referred to
as the “Lucy” document, has been updated and additional resources have been added. You can access both excel
and pdf versions of the document on the Common Core page of this wiki.
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More NEW Constitution Day Resources are posted on the Constitution Day page - many are interactive resources
for elementary, middle, and secondary students.
51st United States Senate Youth Program
Application deadline Oct. 5, 2012
Look under Opportunities for Students for more information,
eligibility guidelines, format guidelines, an application,
and the 51st USSYP brochure.
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REACH Grants Available From The Arkansas Humanities Council -
see opportunities for educators for more information and details
Teaching Literacy in Social Studies with Britannica Resources (Grades 6-12)
Looking for new ways to use promote content literacy in Social Studies?
With the Common Core ELA Standards in mind, Britannica has many resources to help Social Studies teachers to focus on literacy within their content areas.
During this 60 minute webinar, you will learn about resources and literacy strategies that you can use in the classroom.
Wednesday, August 29th 2:00 PM Register here for free https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/194636904
Friday, August 31st 9:00 AM Register here for free https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/439275952
New site for Teachers -- created by David Coleman.
Great resources for assisting with implementation of Common Core State Standards
for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.
Check out Steal-these-tools for great lessons, annotated complex text examples,
and much more.
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New Common Core teaching videos available on the Teaching Channel --
see Common Core Standards page for link and additional information
(click the title of the page on the side bar at the right under Table of Contents).
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from the Electronic Field Trip Series Complimentary Access
from September 1 through September 30, 2012.
Click the link above to register.
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This site is managed by the Curriculum and Instruction unit of the Arkansas Department of Education. Please contact social studies specialist Maggie Herrick at margaret.herrick@arkansas.gov or (501) 682-6574, for more information.
If you have additional resources or information to assist social studies educators please contact us with this information.
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