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		Alabama Archives: Teacher Packet: Civil Rights Movement ^Votes:0 Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: Civil Rights Movement Unit Introduction to the Civil Rights Movement Unit Many of the major events which defined the modern Civil Rights Movement in America took place in Alabama during the 1950s and 1960s. Concerted efforts to guarantee African Americans equal access to public and private transportation, schools, voting booths, economic opportunities, and housing caused tremendous social turmoil all over the South, where legal discrimination against black Americans was most pronounced. From Alabama emerged two of the leading figures in the struggle. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to prominence here as a spokesman for African Americans seeking equality, while Governor George C. Wallace became the symbol for white resistance to racial integration. M Read More Go to Site


		1997 Volume IV: Student Diversity and Its Contribution to Their Learning ^Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Student Diversity and Its Contribution to Their Learning 1997 Volume IV Table of Contents SELECT TITLE TO GO TO CURRICULUM UNIT TO GUIDE ENTRY Introduction 1. The City of New Haven ______ Terence Ayrton 2. Strategies for Teaching the Value of Diversity ______ Christine Elmore 3. Expanding the Village: Including Diversity in an Interdistrict Magnet High School Saturday Program ______ Alan K. Frishman 4. William Lanson: New Haven?s African King ______ Gary Highsmith 5. Planning For Student Diversity When Teaching About Puberty ______ Mickey Kavanagh 6. Cultural Discovery and Identity Project Generation Journey ______ Pamela Monk Kelley 7. Cognitive Type and Learning Style in Community Building in the Classroom ______ Pedro Mendia-Landa 8. New Movements Read More Go to Site

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		Ancient History Sourcebook: A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia, c. 2300 -428 BCE ^Votes:0 Back to Ancient History Sourcebook \| Ancient History Sourcebook: A Collection of Contracts from Mesopotamia, c. 2300 - 428 BCE I. Sales and Purchases II. Rentals III. Labor Contracts IV. Co-Partnerships V. Loans and Mortgages VI. Bankruptcy VII. Power of Attorney VIII. Marriage IX. Divorce X. Adoption XI. Inheritance I. Sales and Purchases Contract for the Sale of a Slave, Reign of Rim-Sin, c. 2300 B.C. In this transaction the sellers simply guarantee to make no further claim upon the slave. It dates from about 2300 B.C., and is interesting as an index of the legal development of that far-off time. Sini-Ishtar has bought a slave, Ea-tappi by name, from Ilu-elatti, and Akhia, his son, and has paid ten shekels of Silver, the price agreed. Ilu-elatti, and Akhia, his son, will not set up a fut Read More Go to Site

		Anne Frank In the World - Teacher Workbook - Utah Education Network ^Votes:0 Image © East Riding of Yorkshire School Improvement team, 2001; andrew.moore@eril.net © Utah Education Network in partnership with the Utah State Office of Education and the Utah System of Higher Education UEN does not endorse and is not responsible for content on external websites linked to from this page. Contact Info: 801-581-2999 \| 800-866-5852 \| resources@uen.org Read More Go to Site

		Article - Social Studies School Service ^Votes:0 about us \| your account SEARCH advanced search \| search results sign in \| check out \| view cart You currently have 0 items in your cart which total $0.00 November 23, 2007 Order from a Catalog BROWSE SUBJECT • U.S. History • World History • Geography • Economics • Psychology • Holocaust • California • Govt. & Law FEATURED MEDIA • DVD • eBooks • Posters NEWSLETTER Sign up now for our newsletter Keep up to date with the latest books and media 255) { alert("Please enter at most 255 characters in the \"Email Address\" field."); theForm.Email.focus(); return (false); } return (true); } //--> Email Address: Library Catalog Kits MARC Records Welcome to Social Studies School Service -- serving the educational community for 40 years! Please Sig Read More Go to Site

		Article - Social Studies School Service ^Votes:0 about us \| your account SEARCH advanced search \| search results sign in \| check out \| view cart You currently have 0 items in your cart which total $0.00 November 23, 2007 Order from a Catalog BROWSE SUBJECT • U.S. History • World History • Geography • Economics • Psychology • Holocaust • California • Govt. & Law FEATURED MEDIA • DVD • eBooks • Posters NEWSLETTER Sign up now for our newsletter Keep up to date with the latest books and media 255) { alert("Please enter at most 255 characters in the \"Email Address\" field."); theForm.Email.focus(); return (false); } return (true); } //--> Email Address: Library Catalog Kits MARC Records Welcome to Social Studies School Service -- serving the educational community for 40 years! Please Sig Read More Go to Site

		Baltimore Curriculum Project Lesson Plan Index ^Votes:0 Baltimore Curriculum Project Lesson Plans Introduction These lessons generally follow the grade-by-grade topics in the Core Knowledge ? Sequence, but they have been developed independent of the Core Knowledge Foundation. While the Core Knowledge Foundation encourages the development and sharing of lessons based on the Core Knowledge Sequence, it does not endorse any one set of lesson plans as the best or only way that the knowledge in the Sequence should be taught. You may feel free to download and distribute these lessons, but please note that they are currently in DRAFT form. At this time the draft lessons on this web site do NOT have accompanying graphics, such as maps or cut-out patterns. In participating BCP schools, these lessons are used in conjunction with the Direct Instruction sk Read More Go to Site

		CongressLink - A Resource for Teachers Providing Information About theU.S. Congress ^Votes:0 CONGRESSLINK CongressLink provides information about the U.S. Congress -- how it works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces. CongressLink is directed to teachers of American Government and civics. It is multi-featured, offering original content (including lesson plans and historical materials) and up-to-the-minute information about Congress. Funding provided by the Robert H. and Corrine W. Michel Congressional Education Fund Copyright© 2006 The Dirksen Congressional Center Today's Congress Congress: The Basics Congress: Teaching It “Before I became acquainted with CongressLink, I did not comprehend the amount of material that one can receive on the Internet . . . In addition to the fact that students benefit greatly from CongressLink, the website is also a le Read More Go to Site

		Elementary Social Studies Curriculum Guide ^Votes:0 Social Studies A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Level June 1995 Introduction Foundational Objectives Evaluation Using This Curriculum Guide Profiles Grade 1 Social Studies Grade 2 Social Studies Grade 3 Social Studies Grade 4 Social Studies Grade 5 Social Studies Read More Go to Site

		Microsoft lesson plans for students and educators ^Votes:0 Quick Links \| Home \| Worldwide Search Microsoft.com for: Search for Education All Microsoft.com Home At School Product Tutorials Lesson Plans How-to Articles Solutions and Services Product Center How to Buy Partners in Learning Education Programs Worldwide Education Partners Contact Us Home > At School Microsoft lesson plans for students and educators Find new ways to enhance student learning through technology. Click the links below to view lesson plans from Microsoft by subject that cover grades K-12. Geography • Giants of the century • Globalization comes to the table • Life along the Ring of Fire • Map reading in the 21st century • Take a road trip History • Archaeological finds • Current currencies • History and culture through food & Read More Go to Site

		Online NewsHour: Inauguration 2001 ^Votes:0 --> Inauguration Day The Speech How will Bush Lead? Inauguration Fashion Presidential Quiz Bush Cabinet Photo Gallery For Teachers For Students REGIONS TOPICS RECENT PROGRAMS ABOUT US FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS / FEEDS: Support the kind of journalism done by the NewsHour... Become a member of your local PBS station. PBS Online Privacy Policy Copyright ©1996- MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved. Read More Go to Site

		PBS Online - Lost Liners - Teacher Resources ^Votes:0 --> Dear Educator, The classroom resources you see here are designed to help you use this Web site, other materials on the Internet, and the "Lost Liners" video for a study of the Titanic, Lusitania, and Empress of Ireland. These lesson plans comprise a multidisciplinary unit that addresses the subject areas of world history, US history, rhetoric and debate, health, and technology. These lessons are designed for upper middle or high school students (grades 7-10), although extension suggestions may help you modify them for younger students. Each lesson plan is correlated with national curriculum standards, and provides a brief overview, a list of objectives, background information, a detailed teaching procedure, assessment recommendations, extension suggestions, and a list of online resourc Read More Go to Site

		PBS \| About This Site . Retired Site ^Votes:0 Thursday, November 22, 2007 by topic... Arts & Drama History Home & Hobbies Life & Culture News & Views Science & Nature Retired Site The "American Promise" site has been retired from pbs.org. To find related content on pbs.org, try a keyword search , visit a related topic area using the pulldown menu at the top of this page, or browse our Programs A-Z menu. Copyright Agent Feedback Plugins & Downloads Privacy Policy Terms of Use About PBS \| About this Site \| Support PBS \| Producing for PBS \| TV Schedules \| Station Finder Arts & Drama \| History \| Home & Hobbies \| Life & Culture \| News & Views \| Science & Nature Feedback \| Privacy Policy \| Terms of Use Copyright © 1995 - 2007 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). All rights reserved. Read More Go to Site

		Primary Resources: History: General Resources & Famous People ^Votes:0 Advertisement Hosted by: Our Other Sites: Please support our favourite charity... For more resources visit: Advertisements: HISTORY: General Resources / Famous People Other Sections: General Resources / Famous People World War II / Britain since the 1930s The Victorians The Tudors The Saxons & The Vikings Ancient Rome / Ancient Greece / Celts Ancient Egypt & The Aztecs General & Other Resources History 'Child Speak' Level Descriptions (Vicky Frampton) DOC Looking At Evidence Matching Evidence (Hannah Lewis) My Timeline (Chris Roche) Class Timeline (Andrea Harrison) Large Timeline Display (Sheila Calder) DOC How Toys Have Changed (Laura Smith) The Pilgrim Fathers (Liz Parsons) DOC Your Big Dig (Rachel Gilmour) PDF Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot (Di Grantham) Guy Fawkes (Tina Wilson) DOC Read More Go to Site

		Primary Resources: Other Resources ^Votes:0 Advertisement Hosted by: Our Other Sites: Please support our favourite charity... For more resources visit: Advertisements: OTHER RESOURCES General Resources Classroom Display Resources Gaelic Resources EAL Resources We need your resources! Click here to find out how to contribute! General Resources Blank Class Quiz (Lynne Outhwaite) Work Icons (Valerie Ryan) Pupil Personal Progress File (Vicky Frampton) DOC Blank "Trump Game" Cards ( Primary-Teacher-UK ) DOC Homework Club Card (Andrew Carruthers) DOC Listen to Me (Emma Tunbridge) DOC Learning Logs (Wendy Irvine) DOC Attitudes to School (Lisa Carrie) DOC Table Mats (A3) (Ian White) PDF Formative Assessment Cards (Dawn Ramage) DOC Question Time Cards (Val Minnis) DOC Pre-Report Self Assessment Sheet (Gill Foan) DOC Lotto Game Grid Read More Go to Site

		RETANET: Resources for Teaching about the Americas ^Votes:0 This page has moved to http://retanet.unm.edu/index.pl?section=1996LPs . Read More Go to Site

		Social Studies Lesson Plans ^Votes:0 Social Studies Lesson Plans Social - STUDIES Elementary (K-5) sst03.txt mini-lesson on Amer. History (gr. 4-8) sst06.txt mini-lesson on classroom courtroom (5-12) sst10.txt mini-lesson on justice/resolving conflict sst14.txt mini-lesson, "My State," on U.S. states sst16.txt mini-lesson on applications of rule/law in our daily lives (gr. 7-10) sst17.txt mini-less on pioneers and Oregon Trail (5-11) sst20.txt mini-lesson on role play Civil War (5-8) sst21.txt mini lesson on making a paper on issues (5-12) sst22.txt mini lesson on a game for social studies review (5-12) sst23.txt mini lesson on writing fables (elem) sst24.txt mini lesson on decision making in bomb shelter sst25.txt mini lesson-researching local/family history sst36.txt mini lesson-political candidate debate (3-8) sst37.txt mi Read More Go to Site

		Teaching with Historic Places--Lesson Plans ^Votes:0 Lesson Plans One of Teaching with Historic Places' primary offerings is a series of classroom-ready lesson plans. Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals, and educators, these lessons use historic sites to explore American history. All of the lessons are available free of charge on the Web. On-line lesson plans are ready for immediate use in the classroom. They can be used directly on the computer or they can be printed out, photocopied, and distributed to students. You can browse the collection in four ways, each of which includes a short description of every lesson: Location/State; Theme; Time period; National Standards for History; Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. Although designed for middle school students learning history, social studies, geo Read More Go to Site

		Unit VIII: Waves of Reform: 1880s to 1921 ^Votes:0 Lesson Plan #: CC-0105 Crossroads: High School Curriculum Unit VIII: Waves of Reform: 1880s to 1921 Concepts: domestic reform muckraking socialism propaganda communism referendum imperialism initiative (in politics) monopoly recall (in politics) trust reparations Rationale: There is ample evidence to indicate that high-school adolescents are very much concerned about social relationships and have a somewhat humanitarian outlook on life. They are being asked from all directions to be reflective thinkers, have inquiring minds, and be active problem solvers. The very serious problems in the United States that existed between the 1880s and 1921 resemble the problems that students will later have to confront and solve as adults. A study of the nature of those earlier problems and the various ap Read More Go to Site

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