NCSS Online Teachers' Library
“I Didn’t Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier:” Ideas and Strategies for Using Music from the National Jukebox to Teach Difficult Topics in History
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:03pm--Stacie Moats and Stephanie Poxon
As a favored outlet for self-expression, music is a valuable classroom resource for addressing complex topics such as different perspectives on war.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506291.pdf
Printer-friendly versionMemory of a Nation: Effectively Using Artworks to Teach about the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:06pm--Elizabeth K. Eder
Artwork, such as the featured pieces related to the Kennedy assassination, can teach students both content and core historical thinking skills.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506296.pdf
Memory of a Nation: Effectively Using Artworks to Teach about the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:06pm--Elizabeth K. Eder
Artwork, such as the featured pieces related to the Kennedy assassination, can teach students both content and core historical thinking skills.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506296.pdf
Memory of a Nation: Effectively Using Artworks to Teach about the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:06pm--Elizabeth K. Eder
Artwork, such as the featured pieces related to the Kennedy assassination, can teach students both content and core historical thinking skills.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506296.pdf
Hear My Voice! Teaching Difficult Subjects with Graphic Organizers
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:08pm--Kim E. Barbieri
A well-designed graphic organizer combined with original documents can help students tackle issues of racism, segregation, and civil unrest.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506301.pdf
Confronting Stereotypes
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 12:44pm--Carol Buswell
Primary-source documents can provide students with fresh perspectives on topics often laden with stereotypes—such as the issue of Native Americans and treaty rights.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506310.pdf
Dealing with Disaster through Compassionate Giving: San Francisco Earthquake Survivors Write to President Theodore Roosevelt, January 3, 1909
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:00pm--Michael Hussey
The featured letter from a San Francisco couple seeking to help earthquake victims in Italy can serve as a jumping off point into the study of natural disasters and emergency relief efforts.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506314.pdf
Evaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion: Weighing the Evidence
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:05pm--Stephanie Greenhut
A unique online tool helps students analyze documents from opposing perspectives, weigh each source’s significance, and come to evidence-based conclusions.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506317.pdf
Evaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion: Weighing the Evidence
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:05pm--Stephanie Greenhut
A unique online tool helps students analyze documents from opposing perspectives, weigh each source’s significance, and come to evidence-based conclusions.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506317.pdf
Evaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion: Weighing the Evidence
Submitted by Jennifer Bauduy on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:05pm--Stephanie Greenhut
A unique online tool helps students analyze documents from opposing perspectives, weigh each source’s significance, and come to evidence-based conclusions.
* http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7506/7506317.pdf
