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Why this session?
If you find yourself underprepared, looking for resources to share, or overwhelmed by your options, check out the resources here! High quality, ready to modify resources are out there waiting for you!
What type of source do you need?
Lesson Plan?
Video?
Activity?
Primary Source?
Check out the compiled list of Social Studies Resources (Spreadsheet)
Make a copy, and continue to add to it! Share it with your coworkers and peers and build a resource bank!!!
Are you connected with your peers?
Join your state social studies council
Look to local universities
Connect with your local World Affairs Council
Connect to the vast Social Studies Network on Facebook
Find #sschat #educhat and #SocialStudies groups on social media platforms
Beyond your peers, professional organizations have a lot to offer you!
Are you a teacher ambassador or network member in iCivics, Retro Report, the National Council for History Education, the Council of Foreign Relations? These are just some of the organizations that provide teacher networks.
Even if you can't commit to being a part of these networks, these and other organizations like Gilder Lerhman, the Bill of Rights Institute, Street Law, and the OER World History Project provide high quality resources and Professional Development.
Take Aways
Alway vet individual resources. You don't have to reinvent the wheel, and modifying these sources to fit student needs and your individual style and standards is better than starting from zero.
You know your state standards, and using them in your search can help.
Lean on me! Well, not me specifically, but your peers-- there are vast networks of social studies teachers out there sharing their high quality resources for free
The professional organizations at NCSS and regional organizations like World Affairs Councils and local univerisities can be a wealth of resources for you and your students
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