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 * General Instructional Strategies**

**Reading Strategies and Graphic Organizers**

 * Reading Quest - provides teachers with the philosophical bases for sound comprehension strategy instruction, directions for a range of comprehension and content reading strategies, and printable handouts and masters.
 * Tools for Reading, Writing, and Thinking - Graphic organizer templates in PDF format for incorporating reading and writing strategies in the content areas
 * MapMaker - Customize one-page maps and download, email, or print from National Geographic

**Evidence-Based Argumentation**
Strategies and Resources
 * Boston Debate League Teacher Resources - History

**Discussion Strategies**

 * 3-2-1 - This activity helps structure students’ responses to an activity, a reading or a film. It provides an easy way for teachers to check for understanding and to gauge students’ interest in a topic.
 * Alphabet Brainstorm - Brainstorming is an effective way to help students get ideas from head to paper. The Alphabet Brainstorm helps structure students’ brainstorming by asking them to generate an idea that begins with each letter of the alphabet.
 * Anticipation Guides -Anticipation guides ask students to express an opinion about ideas before they encounter them in a text or unit of study. Completing anticipation guides prepares students to recognize and connect to these themes as they surface in their learning.
 * Assertion Jar - Students produce assertions on slips of paper and “stock” the classroom Assertion Jar. As a daily or occasional activity, students practice refutation skills by pulling an assertion from the jar and refuting it either orally or in writing.
 * Big Paper - Building a Silent Conversation - This discussion strategy uses writing and silence as tools to help students explore a topic in-depth. Having a written conversation with peers slows down students’ thinking process and gives them an opportunity to focus on the views of others.
 * Café Conversations - Understanding the past requires students to develop an awareness of different perspectives. The Café Conversation teaching strategy helps students practice perspective-taking by requiring students to represent a particular point-of-view in a small group discussion.
 * Continuum - The continuum activity is a method that encourages students to express positions on controversial issues. It is very useful to assess student knowledge before a lesson or to assess student understanding after a lesson.
 * Deliberation - In a deliberation everyone expects to end up in a different place as a result of the discussion. The aim of deliberation is to share perspectives and knowledge and to build ideas, not to defend them.
 * Four Corners - A Four Corners Debate requires students to show their position on a specific statement (strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree) by standing in a particular corner of the room. This activity elicits the participation of all students by requiring everyone to take a position.
 * Fishbowl Tag Discussion - Fish bowl tag is a teaching method designed to engage students in carefully-constructed discussion and requires effective listening skills. It works well in many types of classrooms, including classes that include students with a wide range of skills and experiences because it draws on personal knowledge and opinions.
 * Ground Rules for Discussion - Students work to draw up a list of “ground rules” for classroom discussion through whole class and small group work.
 * Jigsaw - This is a strategy that has students learn about a concept or case and then teach other students.
 * Online Discussion Forum - Online discussions provide a way for students to communicate with students from other classrooms, and with people from around the world. They can also be a forum for students to communicate with each other outside of class time.
 * Philosophical Chairs - One student from each team will provide a summary of the viewpoints presented during the discussion by his/her team. A student in the neutral zone must take notes on both sides of the argument, and if his/her position changes, he/she must explain why he/she came to a new conclusion.
 * Refutation - Learning to disagree involves more skills than the simple refutation of an opposing idea. Students must learn how to speak in a measured way, how to understand which ideas are likely to be trigger points for escalation and how to choose reasonable and effective language.
 * Role-Play - Role-playing is an activity in which students assume the role of another person and act it out. In a role play, students are usually given an open-ended situation in which they must make a decision, resolve a conflict, or act out the conclusion to an unfinished story.
 * Save the Last Word for Me - “Save the Last Word for Me” is a discussion strategy that requires all students to participate as active speakers and listeners. Its clearly defined structure helps shy students share their ideas and ensures that frequent speakers practice being quiet.
 * Scored Discussion - In a scored discussion, students participate in a formal dialogue on a controversial issue, or open question, and are graded for their efforts. This is different than a debate, because students are not necessarily expected to take fixed positions.
 * Socratic Seminar - The goal of a Socratic seminar is for students to help one another understand the ideas, issues, and values reflected in a specific text. Students are responsible for facilitating a discussion around ideas in the text rather than asserting opinions.
 * SPAR (Spontaneous Argumentation) - SPAR is an event in forensic competitions around the country. In this structured debate, students have to frame an argument in one minute and then react quickly to their opponents’ ideas. This strategy helps students practice using evidence and examples to defend a position.
 * Stop Action and Assess Alternatives - Stop Action and Assess Alternatives is a method for teaching students to think of historical events as contingent. They unfold from conscious decisions made by the involved parties who use the information available to them at the time of these events to make those decisions.
 * Structured Academic Controversy - A discussion that moves students beyond either/or debates to a more nuanced historical synthesis. The SAC method provides an alternative to the "debate mindset" by shifting the goal from winning classroom discussions to understanding alternative positions and formulating historical syntheses.
 * Think, Pair, Share - This discussion technique gives students the opportunity to thoughtfully respond to questions in written form and to engage in meaningful dialogues with other students around these issues. Asking students to write and discuss ideas with a partner before sharing with the larger group gives students more time to compose their ideas.
 * Wraparound (Whiparound) - This strategy provides an efficient way for all students in a classroom to share their ideas about a question, topic or text. Wraparounds can be provocative discussion-starters as well.

**Text Material**
/#/search?searchString=&searchSubject=4&searchCategory=35 || units for lessons all types of media || Class || [] || primary and secondary sources || HIstory || [] || Teachinghistory.org is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Center for History and New Media (CHNM) has created Teachinghistory.org with the goal of making history content, teaching strategies, resources, and research accessible. | [|READ MORE] || iCivics
 * [|Practical Money] ||  || Lessons on money a credit for grades 2 up through adult. Games that apply the skills are presented and th site also has downloads. The lessons are complete with media support. ||   ||
 * [|Gov't] || SAS || http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal
 * Textbooks to Explore || list with blurb || [[file:Textbooks to Explore.docx]] || Textbooks on line with resources to possibly use in class. ||
 * Am Hist || Americain
 * || [|Teaching and Learning] || [] || primary sources, online modules, critical thinking ||
 * Am Hist || Teaching
 * Civics || [|icivcs] || [|www.icivics.org] || curriculum units.
 * What is it?** Assortment of exceptionally well-designed games demystifies government. Good for where it fits into American history- check standards at the site


 * Enhance** the educational and social studies content on this website.


 * Cons**: You might want to play each game first, given a wide variety in depth.

It helps to simplifies complex topics.

Studies || [|Infohio] || [] || Link to lesson plan from several sources. || []
 * Full review**: @http://www.graphite.org/website/icivics ||
 * Social
 * Federal Courts ||  || [] || media, court trials, jury duty ||
 * Am Hist || [|ck12] || [] || Basic course. Uses promary and secondary documents with questions and available resources. Videos from history matters site also to support. ||
 * Digital Public Library || Digital Public Library || [] || artifacts ||
 * || Go Social Studies Go || http://www.gosocialstudiesgo.com/#!about-us/c1a4e

Go Social Studies Go is a free education resource dedicated to making the study of history fun and painless. ||  || is essentially a series of multimedia books about common social studies topics. The site is divided into three main sections; U.S. History, World History, and World Religions. Click to open a book then click to open a chapter in the each of the books. Within each chapter there is a series of pages containing text, pictures, videos, and links to additional resources on your chosen topic. ||  || [|Time for Kids: Black History Month]
 * OCSS || f[|ree electronic texts] || http://ocss.org/free-electronic-textbooks/ || Variety of electronic texts being collected by Ohio Council for Social Studies from teachers ||
 * Go Social Studies GO || Go Social Studies Go || [|Go Social Studies Go]
 * American History ||  || http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp ||   ||
 * African American History ||  || * [|Teachers' Guides]s

Black History Month reflects on and honors the African-American experience from the times of slavery through the present [|Homework: Black History]

News about Black History from ABC News [|Fact Monster: Black History Month]

Black History timeline, biographies, holidays and quizzes [|Nick Jr.: Black History]

Teaching children about the historical accomplishments and struggles of African Americans benefits everyone. [|The Underground Railroad]

Punctuated with audio sound clips, this site provides an overview of the Underground Railroad to freedom. Choose your path in this interactive adventure: remain as a slave or try to escape to Canada. [|African American World] ||  ||
 * Columbus Soc Stud K-8 ||  || [] ||   ||
 * Current Events ||  || @http://tweentribune.com/dashboard/teacher/

[] ||  || Tween Tribune is through the Smithsonian. Both are free but you have to sign-up. There is a paid version that you can skip and still access whole article. ||
 * Current events at different lexiles with quizzes. So the same article can be read by students with different reading levels.

**Resources to support**

 * [|maps] || [] || many maps on line to use in class. It's free but you have to sign in. ||
 * [|Mission] Us || []

[] || A multimedia project that immerses players in U.S. History content throu interactive play for grades 8-9. Take the time to review and add resources necessary to match your goals/objectives. Mission U.S.: Flight to Freedom
 * Learning rating**: 5


 * Grade range**: 5-8


 * What is it?** Gripping, choice-driven story of slave life and resistance.


 * Pros**: With comprehensive lessons plans, this game is easy for teachers to use—and immersive for their students to play.


 * Cons**: Some of the events might be emotionally intense or distressing for some kids.


 * Bottom line**: A compelling, first-person way to learn about slavery in the U.S., as well as the lifestyles and politics of the time.

. . Primary games /simulations where you run your own business. Many to choose from to teach economics ||  || .
 * Full review**: @http://www.graphite.org/game/mission-us-flight-to-freedom ||
 * [|U.S. history] || [] || Through Independence Hall organization. Includes online textbooks for HS and basic information to use in lessons. ||
 * [|Handout] || [] || Handouts for American History, different time periods ||
 * [|Library of Congress] || [] || Many resources available for classroom uses in any area of Americas past ||
 * [|Infoohio] || [] || Many sites to use when building lessons. ||
 * Google Earth || Google Earth
 * Full review**: @http://www.graphite.org/website/google-earth || **Learning rating**: 4
 * Grade range**: 3-12
 * What is it?** Virtual globe shines with breathtaking features, endlessces in photo details and quality by location limits users to what’s available for viewing—which is still stellar in most cases. possibility.
 * Pros**: The social studies learning possibilities really are endless; it’s easily integrated into learning activities across the curriculum.
 * Cons**: Differen
 * Bottom line**: Outstanding features, interactivity, and astonishing versatility—the virtual total package for kid explorers. ||
 * Stack the Countries || Stack the Countries **Learning rating**: 4
 * Full review**: @http://www.graphite.org/app/stack-the-countries || **Grade range**: 2-6
 * What is it?** A whole world of facts, maps, and fun waiting to be stacked.
 * Pros**: An amazing amount of factual information about 193 countries is packed into this app.
 * Cons**: No audio, so kids can’t hear the correct pronunciation of countries and capital cities, which are sometimes difficult to pronounce.
 * Bottom line**: Kids learn about the world through easy-to-use flash cards and exciting stacking games ||
 * [|Primary Games] || []
 * Sims City || Sims City **Learning rating**: 4
 * Full review**: @http://www.graphite.org/game/simcity || **Grade range**: 6-12
 * What is it?** Exciting city simulator is great for online play.
 * Pros**: This version of SimCity is more intuitive and less difficult than its predecessor.
 * Cons**: The game suffers from a fuzzy artificial intelligence as well as avoidable technical glitches.
 * Bottom line**: SimCity does a great job teaching kids about cities by putting them in control of designing them, but this game needs a constant internet connection ||
 * National Geographic Kids || National Geographic Kids **Learning rating**: 5

|| The Federal Registry for Educational Excellence (FREE) makes it easier to find digital teaching and learning resources created and maintained by the federal government and public and private organizations. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has introduced a new version of FREE, which is powered by the [|Learning Registry]—an open database for sharing digital learning resources. || District or school can sign up. || Free online textbook grade 4 and supplemental for grade 8. District or school can sign up. //**[|//**Ohio as America**//]**Ohio as America// is an online textbook with teaching tools that bring Ohio’s history to life like never before! Created for 4th and 8th grade history teachers by the Ohio Historical Society, //Ohio as America// provides an accurate, up-to-date study of Ohio’s past in the most exciting format available today [|**Ohio Memory**]Ohio Memory is a collaborative digital library project of the Ohio Historical Society and the State Library of Ohio, which includes collections from more than 354 cultural heritage institutions from all of Ohio’s 88 counties. [|**OhioPix: Online Image Gallery**]OhioPix is your one-stop shop for rights-managed historic images of Ohio. Over 60 institutions have contributed to the database to make it more convenient than ever to find and use vintage images for your projects. [|**Significant Government Documents in Ohio's History**]This online resource provides the texts of the 1802 and 1851 versions of the //Constitution of the State of Ohio,// biographical information on many of Ohio's governors, and other significant documents related to Ohio's history. [|**Virtual First Ohioans**]Virtual First Ohioans provides information on the Native Ohions from the Paleo-Indian Period to the Historic Period. The site provides a number of archeological objects and other primary sources. [|**African-American Experience in Ohio: 1850-1920**] This digital collection illuminates specific moments in the history of Ohio's African-Americans and provides an overview of their experiences during the time period 1850 to 1920 in the words of the people that lived them. [|**Remarkable Ohio: Ohio Historical Markers**]The Ohio Historical Markers Program, administered by the Ohio Historical Society, is a vital educational tool, informing residents and visitors about significant aspects of Ohio's past. The Remarkable Ohio historical markers page is your passport to the exciting historical sites around the state. [|**Fight for the Colors: Ohio's Battle Flags**]Fight for the Colors provides online access to one of the most significant and popular Ohio Historical Society collections, the Ohio Battle Flag Collection. Ohio soldiers carried the flags, known as colors, in the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I and World War II. photographs are remixed with ones from today. ||  ||
 * Full review**: @http://www.graphite.org/website/national-geographic-kids || **Grade range**: 1-6
 * What is it**? Stunning photos and in-depth stories of Earth’s peoples and wildlife.
 * Pros**: Tapping into an expertise in photography, international coverage, and wildlife reportage, this website provides an amazing array of learning and social studies resources.
 * Cons**: Some of the wildlife videos and photos show predators in scenes that could scare very young kids.
 * Bottom line**: This amazing collection of multimedia resources teaches kids about animals, habitats, countries, and cultures. ||
 * FREE || Federal Registry for Educational Excellence
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 * Interactive Timeline for history || http://www.chronozoom.com/#/t00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 ||  ||
 * [|Ohio as America] || Free online textbook grade 4 and supplemental for grade 8.
 * [|**Ohio History Central**]**//Ohio History Central// is an evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory, and history. Each article contains written information, maps, timelines, and images
 * [|**Chronicling America Newspapers**]**Chronicling America provides access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress and state projects including the Ohio Historical Society.
 * [|**The Ohio Center for Law-Related Education**]**Sponsored by the Supreme Court of Ohio, the Attorney General of Ohio, the ACLU of Ohio Foundation, and the Ohio State Bar Association, this site provides educational resources on the legal system and citizenship. ||
 * [|Gooru] || Free courses grades 4+ created by teachers with media ||  ||
 * Made from History || http://madefromhistory.com/referenced/last-100-years/
 * Declaration of Independence || 1. Apples4theTeacher

2. Washington D.C. App by Kids Discover

. Declaration of Independence Video

4. School House Rock Cartoon Lesson

5. Congress for Kids || 1. Apples4theTeacher This educational resource for teachers has an entire page dedicated to Fourth of July activities and games for kids. It even includes delicious recipes like “Booming Firecracker Cupcakes.” 2. Washington D.C. App by Kids Discover With this app, kids can get a virtual tour of Washington, D.C., as well as learn about the monuments, take quizzes, and play games. There’s a separate section for students to learn about the Declaration of Independence titled, “Of the People, By the P . Declaration of Independence Video This classic 15-minute video blends Hollywood and the Declaration of Independence. Your students will likely recognize some famous faces, such as Morgan Freeman, Mel Gibson, and Whoopie Goldberg. Their distinctive voices bring the document to life. field name=iframe2 4. School House Rock Cartoon Lesson Remember this classic series? This clever video draws from the idea that the first fireworks sounded during the American Revolution. You might find your feet tapping along to the beat as you watch this informative, 3-minute jazz melody. field name=iframe3 5. Congress for Kids Did you know that the words “United States” are nowhere in the Declaration of Independence? Or that the United States actually came into being on March 1, 1781? You can find more facts like that, along with activities and more, on this site. Your students might be teaching you once their through with these resources! People, For the People.” || facts, illustrations, videos on many topics ||  ||       || Lesson and activities: Lessons and Activities these links encourage you to introduce facets of economic education into your curriculum. [[@http://www.uakron.edu/barkercenter/teacher-resources/lessons-and-activities/ http://www.bizworld.org/  |Bizworld Foundation]] [[@https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html  |CIA Factbook]] [[@http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/home.cfm  |Economic Education Web  ]] [[@http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/  |Federal Reserve Education]] Federal Reserve Bank of Boston [[@http://www.frbsf.org/education/  |Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco]] [[@http://www.philadelphiafed.org/education/    |Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia]] National Council for Economic Education Nevada Council on Economic Education [[@http://www.econisok.org/ |Oklahoma Council on Economic Education ]] [[@http://www.ocee.org/teacher-resources/  |Ohio Council on Economic Education]] [[@http://www.oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/  |One Red Paperclip]] [[@http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/    |St. Louis Fed]] [[@http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=199&pageID=6|Stockton Center for Economic & Financial Literacy ]] [[@http://www.uakron.edu/barkercenter/teacher-resources/lessons-and-activities/ http://www.usmint.gov/kids/  |The United States Mint]] [[@http://www.uakron.edu/barkercenter/teacher-resources/lessons-and-activities/ http://www.thebakeryshop.org/  |The Bakery Shop]] [[@http://www.uakron.edu/barkercenter/teacher-resources/lessons-and-activities/ http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome? navid=YOUTH_RESOURCES&parentnav=EDUCATION_OUTREACH&navtype=RT  |USDA for Kids]] [[@http://www.treasury.gov/about/education/Pages/Lesson-Plans-for-Teachers.aspx|U.S. Treasury for Teachers  ]] U.S. Treasury Kids Zone || Grades k-6th play a game / role p[lay to learn and practice skills ||
 * World History || http://www.gohistorygo.com
 * [|Global Trek] || Student plan a fake trip to one of several countries and keep a journal log. ||  ||
 * [|Teaching Kids News] || http://teachingkidsnews.com/grades-2-8/ ||  ||
 * [|Read Works] || litrary and non-fiction articles grades k-12th. Use the search engine criteria to apply to topic || To save work from interactive embed
 * [|Founding Documents] || https://sites.google.com/site/intermediateohioss/founding-documents || Intermediate founding documents can be found here with several links ||
 * || http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://financeintheclassroom.org/teacher/print.shtml ||  ||
 * Run a business || http://www.learn4good.com/games/tycoonbusiness.htm || Upper elementary to high school. Many businesses to choose from. ||
 * Money and personal finance || http://www.uakron.edu/barkercenter/teacher-resources/online-games/

[|**Buckeye Council for History Education**]The Buckeye Council for History Education supports quality history education and encourages communication between those who teach history in the schools and those who promote history in the community and academia. [|**Ohio Department of Education**]The Ohio Department of Education provides information about social studies education and the Social Studies Academic Content Standards for Ohio.
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 * Ohio Historical Society || [|**Ohio Council for Social Studies**]The Ohio Council for the Social Studies serves social studies professionals in Ohio. They advocate for the role of social studies and assist educators through professional development for the delivery of effective and innovative instruction.

Webinars Free teacher professional development webinars on the founding documents produced by the Creative Learning Factory. [|View] ||  || ProjectWriter is ideal for dissecting whole units of study into smaller sections, letting students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the key concepts and terms being taught. ||  || SOC STUDIES || [] Check for several sites and lessons ||   || Fin Lit || http://www.councilforeconed.org/resources/?resource-type=classroom-resources&resource-subject=financial-literacy&resource-audience=9-12 ||  ||
 * [|Project Writer] || []Conduct Nonfiction Group-Writing Projects!
 * 7TH GRADE
 * Teacher resources Econ standards || http://www.uakron.edu/barkercenter/teacher-resources/ ||  ||
 * Council for Econ Ed
 * Religions of the world || Have you ever been curious about religions around the world? Let Khan Academy take you on a tour through five major world religions. * [|Hinduisim] — Learn about the central spiritual ideas of Brahman, Atman, Samsara and Moksha.
 * [|Buddhism] — Meet Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, one of the most significant figures in human history.
 * [|Christianity] — Discover the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the birth of Christianity.
 * [|Islam]— Explore the five pillars of Sunni Islam.
 * [|Judaism] — Examine the stories in the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. ||  ||
 * Supply and demand for toys || http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=961&type=educator ||  ||
 * Supply and demand for toys || http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=961&type=educator ||  ||
 * Supply and demand for toys || http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=961&type=educator ||  ||