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"Creating Effective Citizens...One Student At A Time."

The following articles and publications are offered for Oklahoma Social Studies teachers interested in research regarding effective curriculum and instruction. 
* In addition, a special link is offered to an online collection of instructional strategies, 
developed and donated by Oklahoma teachers, 
adaptable to most every social studies classroom. 
Click Here.

Vision of Powerful Teaching 
& Learning

Applying Research 
by Robert Marzano

 

Assessment and 
Student Learning

Best Practices & New Standards

Children and History, 
Bradley Commission

Civic Responsibility
Department of Education

 		 CIVITAS Framework
Center for Civic Education		 Cognition Studies Offer Insight
on Academic Tactics
Constructivist Classroom Essential Questions,
NCSS Bulletin

 		 Expectations of Excellence,
NCSS		 Habits of the Mind,
National Center for History in Schools
If We Call Ourselves Professionals,
Richard Dufour		 On the Teaching & Writing of History

 		 Primary Sources 
Instructional Cycle		 STEPS HANDBOOK of 
SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES,
Edmond Public Schools
Reading, Writing, and History,
by Joy Hakim		 State Schools Receive Grades 
for History Standards

 		 What Constructivist Theory
& Brain Research Offers		 Why Study History?

Connecting Narrative & Historical Thinking Reasons Students Study History
  Can More Be Less? Writing With Primary Sources

Making Sense of Best Practices Motivating Students to Learn
  Lessons From History Layers of Historical Understanding

Learning History in the Schools Social Studies in Era of NCLB
  Beyond the Looking Glass
National Standards for Teaching Social Studies
 


ARCHIVES: For Continued Reading and Reference...
 
bullet Advocating the Social Studies
bullet A Profile of Elementary Social Studies Teachers
bullet Blurring the Lines Between Content and Pedagogy
bullet Asking the Big Questions
bullet Citizenship and the Three "C"s
bullet Big and Famous Not Always Best
bullet Connect the Dots in Historical Evidence
bullet Empathizing with Voices of the Past
bullet Creative Writing in the Social Studies Classroom
bullet

Engaging Students in Interpretation
bullet Democratic Education and The Divide
bullet Examining Motives Behind Standardized Tests
bullet Discussion in the Social Studies Classroom
bullet Incorporating Effective Writing Strategies
bullet Divide and Conquer
bullet Models for Leading Seminars and Deliberations
bullet Encouraging Reticent Students in Class Discussions
bullet NCLB's Impact on the Social Studies
bullet Explore the Past to Understand the Present
bullet Service Learning- NCSS Statement
bullet Heart of the Curriculum
bullet Suggested Methods to Integrating Primary Sources
bullet High Stakes Testing
bullet Thoughts on Wise Practices
bullet Multicultural Education in Social Studies
bullet Two Different Worlds
bullet NCSS Curciulum Guidelines
bullet What Constrains Meaningful Teaching
bullet Other Voices in History
bullet Where's the History?
bullet Preparing Citizens for Global Education
bullet Teaching and Learning with Timelines
bullet The Good Uses for the Anticipation Guide
bullet The State of Social Studies
bullet Toward Vigilant Citizenship
bullet Web Inquiry Projects
bullet What Does Historical Thinking Mean?
bullet

Wars of the Social Studies

  

CONTENT-SPECIFIC COLLECTION OF LESSON IDEAS
from the National Council of Social Studies'
Social Education Journal: CLICK HERE!
 


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