TCH 347 Social Studies in the Elementary School Department of Teacher Education

1. Professional Development Resources for Social Studies Teachers TCH 347 Social Studies in the Elementary School Department of Teacher Education Shippensburg University Han Liu, Ph.D.

2. 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/ TCH 347

3. 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 TCH 347

4. 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/ TCH 347

5. 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 • ISTENational Educational Technology Standards for Teachers • http://cnets.iste.org/teachers/t_stands.html TCH 347

6. National Conference • National Social Studies Conference • http://www.socialstudies.org/conference/ TCH 347

7. PA State Standards • PA Standards • http://www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/cwp/view.asp?Q=76716 TCH 347

8. 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 TCH 347

9. 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/ TCH 347

10. NCSS JournalSocial 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/ TCH 347

11. NCSS JournalSocial 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/ TCH 347

12. NCSS JournalMiddle 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/ TCH 347

13. JournalThe 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 TCH 347

14. 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 TCH 347

15. 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 TCH 347

16. 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 TCH 347

17. Kids Literature Resources • http://www.ncss.org/resources/notable/ • http://www.michcouncilss.org/mcss%20store/items.htm TCH 347

18. 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/ TCH 347

19. 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 TCH 347

20. Best wishes for your future success! End TCH 347