TCH 347 Social Studies in the Elementary School

Department of Teacher EducationShippensburg University

Professional Development Resources for Social Studies Teachers

Han Liu, Ph.D.

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National Organizations National Council for the Social Studies

http://www.ncss.org/ Professional Organizations

http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/orgs.htm National Norm Resources Center

http://www.socialnorm.org/ Social Science Gateway

http://www.archaeolink.com/

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Subject Area Organizations History

National Center for History in the Schools http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/

Geography The National Council for Geographic Education http://www.ncge.org/

Civics Center for Civics Education http://www.civiced.org/

Economics National Council on Economic Education http://www.ncee.net/ The National Center on Education and the Economy http://www.ncee.org/index.jsp?setProtocol=true

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National Standards for Social Studies

National Standards for Social Studies http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/

National Social Science Standards http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/soc_sci/index.shtml

State Standards (National) http://www.statestandards.com/

National Standards for All Areas http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/

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Professional Standards for Beginning Teachers

INTASC: Interstate New Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium

http://www.ccsso.org/projects/Interstate_New_Teacher_Assessment_and_Support_Consortium/

NBPTS: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

http://www.nbpts.org/candidates/ckc.cfm

ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers

http://cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_stands.html

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National Conference

National Social Studies Conference http://www.socialstudies.org/conference/

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PA State Standards

PA Standards http://www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/cwp/view.asp?Q=76716

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PA Conferences PCSS (Pennsylvania Council of Social Studies)

http://www.pcssonline.org/pcss_conference.htm MSCSS Middle State Council of the Social Studies

http://www.mscss.net/Conference.html BMCSS

http://www.pcssonline.org/bmcss_conference.htm

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State Councils for Social Studies State Councils http://www.ncss.org/local/

Iowa http://www.uni.edu/icss/ Washington http://www.wscss.org/ Ohio http://www.ocss.org/ Nebraska http://www.nebraskasocialstudies.org/ Texas http://www.txcss.org/ Florida http://www.fcss.org/ Maryland http://www.mdcss.org/ Michigan http://www.michcouncilss.org/ Virginia http://www.vcss.org/ Missouri http://www.mosocialstudies.org/

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NCSS Journal

Social Education

Social Education is the flagship journal of NCSS. It contains a balance of theoretical content and practical ideas for classroom use.

Social Education is published 7 times per year, September through June.

http://www.socialstudies.org/publications/se/

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NCSS Journal

Social Studies and the Young Learner

Social Studies and the Young Learner is for K-6 teachers. It meets teachers' needs for new information and creative teaching activities.

Young Learner is published quarterly, September through May.

http://www.socialstudies.org/publications/ssyl/

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NCSS Journal

Middle Level Learning

Middle Level Learning brings together lesson ideas and theoretical content for teachers of the middle grades.

Published 3 times each year, MLL is included as a supplement to Social Education and Young Learner.

http://www.socialstudies.org/publications/mll/

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Journal

The Social Studies

The Social Studies, is a peer-reviewed journal written by K-12 classroom teachers, teacher educators, and curriculum administrators, covering innovative insights in social studies courses.

Bimonthly;ISSN 0037-7996

http://www.heldref.org/tss.php

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Grants

NCSS Awards and Grants http://www.ncss.org/awards/

NCSS Grant Programs CiviConnections Grant for Service Learning Projects Grant for the Enhancement of Geographic Literacy Fund for the Advancement of Social Studies Education

(FASSE) Grant Christa McAuliffe Reach for the Stars Award

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Action Research Action Research http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/act_res.html

Classroom Action Research http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/sod/car/carhomepage.html

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Action Research Journals

Action Research International Online Journal http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/ari/arihome.html

Education Action Research http://beta.open.k12.or.us/~dennis/arowhelp/journals.html

Educational Action Research http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09650792.asp

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Kids Literature Resources

http://www.ncss.org/resources/notable/ http://www.michcouncilss.org/mcss%20store/items.htm

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Resources for Current Affairs

New York Times Student Connections http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/index.html New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ New York Times Student Quiz http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/quiz/ CNN Student News http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/

Washington Post Kids Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/kidspost/orbit/kidspost.html Parade Magazine: http://www.paradeclassroom.com/DL/quiz.pdf Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/quiz/index.asp News Bowl USA http://www.newsbowl.com/family/weekly.asp News for Kids on Yahooligans http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/news/ Science News for Kids http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

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Reference Links Lesson Plan

http://www.ncss.org/lessons/

MCSS Resources http://www.michcouncilss.org/resources/resources.htm

Video Lectures http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/socialstudies/front/content.html  http://www.learner.org/channel/libraries/socialstudies/front/themes.html

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Best wishes for your future success!

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