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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? 

 

 

 

Echoes and Reflections

 

 

Effective Strategies to Teach about the Holocaust 

 

Nov. 14 at AETN in Conway

Echoes Reflections 2013.pdf

 

 

 

 

College, Career, & Civic Life C3 Framework

for Social Studies State Standards 

is here

 

College, Career, & Civic Life C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.pdf

  

  

The College, Career, and Civic Life Framework C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards has been published and released by the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).  The C3 document is the result of three years of work by a state led collaborative.  It has multiple audiences and purposes:

·        For states it is a guide for developing and/or revising state social studies standards

·        For teachers, schools, and districts it is a document to assist/guide in developing and strengthening current social

         studies curriculum.         

 

The C3 introduction, on page 4, states “This Framework does not include all that can or should be included in a set of robust social studies standards, and intentionally preserves the critical choices around the selection of curricular content taught at each grade level as a decision best made by each state.”

 

All social studies educators and curriculum specialists are encouraged to read this document as there are instructional shifts emphasizing the acquisition and application of knowledge and clear connections to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.  The format of the C3 document is different than that of other social studies standards and frameworks; there is an inquiry arc, four dimensions, and several pertinent appendices including a scholarly rationale for the document. 

 

The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) will begin the process of revising the ADE Social Studies Curriculum Frameworks in the summer of 2014.  The C3 Framework is one of the documents that the revision committee will examine closely when revising our state frameworks.  Until the time when new ADE frameworks are developed and approved by the State Board of Education, teachers will continue to teach the ADE frameworks applicable to their grade and continue embedding the Common Core Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects into their curriculum/courses/ lessons.

 

Maggie Herrick

Public School Program Advisor, Social Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FREE RESOURCES AVAILABLE

 

Gilder Lehrman collection contains over 65,000 primary source documents (and is digitized). In addition GLI can provide dozens of lesson plans related to the Common Core (and teaching literacy through history), podcasts, travelling exhibits, and 40 summer seminars for teachers and librarians. Become a partner school (https://www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-exhibitions/affiliate-school-program).
For additional information or questions, contact
Ron Nash,  ron.nash@gilderlehrman.org, www.gilderlehrman.org, (P) 646-366-9666 ext. 40
 

 

How to become an affiliate school in 15 minutes.doc

 

 

Wednesday, August 28 marks 50 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and of course one of the most famous political speeches of United States history, Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.  This is definitely a “teachable moment” and here are some links and resources that you might find useful.

 

Here is the official program for the day from the National Archives:

 

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/?dod-date=828

 

Here are other resources that may be useful:

 

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_march_on_washington_for_jobs_and_freedom/

 

http://www.history.com/topics/march-on-washington

 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/history/dream2_8-20.html

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/martin-luther-king-delivered-20281.html

 

http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/teaching-march-on-washington.html

 

 

Social Studies Commissioner’s Memo LS-14-014

 

  • Constitution Day, Sept 17, 2013 – free resources are available   

       Constitution Day Resources 2013 7-31-13.doc

 

 

  • Flag Education – provided by Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVF); all materials for this program are now offered online, free of charge. For more information contact Kelly Ferguson, Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs, 501-244-1119, http://www.veterans.arkansas.gov/

  

 

  •  Arkansas History is required by Act 787 of 1997; there have been changes to the Arkansas History professional development requirement – see Act 969 of 2013. Please check the updated ADE Rules and Regulations for specific changes to the professional development requirements and the rotation cycle.

 

 

 

ADE Technology Resources updated

 

2013-2014 ADE Tech Resources update.docx  

 

  

EconEdLink and CCSS
 

   

Check out the new addtions to the CCSS page of this wiki for great Econ resources aligned to the CCSS.  

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

REACH Grants Available From The Arkansas Humanities Council -

see opportunities for educators for more information and details

 

 

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) 682-6584, 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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