Social Studies Pathfinder
World Geography & Cultures
Nation Master - Comparing a country to the size of a U.S. state.
IndexMundi - "Contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps "
U.S. Department of State - U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets
Library of Congress - Country Studies
National Geographic - Destinations
Encyclopedia of the Nations - "A complete source for detailed information about one hundred ninety three countries in the world, information about the United Nations and the associated agencies, and World Leaders."
UNICEF Country Profiles - "The latest available data on a variety of indicators pertaining to the wellbeing of women and children."
BBC Country Profiles - "Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions."
Fact Monster - Countries of the World
Library of Congress - Online versions of Country Studies/Area Handbook series
Ducksters - US & World Geography
Lonely Planet - Destinations
New York Times Learning Network: Country of the Week - "A weekly interactive quiz introduces students to a country via Times maps, video, photography and journalism."
National Geographic Education Resources - Contains interactive lesson plans, maps, infographics, and more.
PBS Learning Media Geography Grades 6-8 and 9-12 - Contains videos, interactive lessons, galleries, audio, images, documents, webpages, and collections focused around 3 major topics: Geographical Language, Human Ecology, and Tools & Methods.
New York Times Learning Network: "What's Going On in This Picture?" - Each week there is an image with no caption. Students can discuss what they think is happening in the pciture. On Thursday afternoons the caption and an explanation is provided.
New York Times Learning Network: "What's Going On in This Graph?"
Social Justice
1619 Project - Reframing the country's history to include the contributions of slaves.
Facing History and Ourselves - "Facing History’s resources address racism, antisemitism, and prejudice at pivotal moments in history; we help students connect choices made in the past to those they will confront in their own lives. "
U.N resources on fighting racism
U.S. History & Civics
AdViews - Digital Atchieve of Vintage Television Commercials (1940s-2010) from Duke University Libraries
Anti-Defamation League - "(Grades 6-12) Elections resource includes a social justice approach to teaching about electrons, a guide to debate watching, strategies for handling difficult topics and conversations, and teaching a bout the inauguration" (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government - "a service of the Government Publishing Office (GPO), is designed to inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government"
Center for Civic Education - "(Grades K-12) Offers lesson plans on voting and presidential elections." (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
iCivics - website created by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to help incorporate civics into public schools.
iCivics Election - "(Grades K-12) Has curriculum units and lesson plans on topics including citizenship and participation, the electoral process, voting by mail, and primaries, parties, caucuses, and conventions...produced new material specifically for the 2020 election and offers remote learning strategies and resources." (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
Library of Congress (LOC) Elections...the American Way - "(Grades 5-12) Provides information about the election process, right to vote, and past presidential campaigns." (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition - "Preparing all students for democracy." Educator resouces for K-12
National Education Association - "(Grades Pre-K-12) Offers lessons, activities, and resources." (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
OER Commons Election and Voting Teacher Resources - "(Grades K-12) "Future voter toolkit, curated lesson plans, and classroom materials." (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
PBS LearningMedia Election Central - "(Grades 6-12) Helps teachers and students keep up with election news and learn the history and process of presidential elections with videos, activities, and lesson plans." (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
Scholastic Elections - "(Grades PreK-10) Activities, information, lesson plans, and book recommendations for topics including campaigning, mock elections, and news literacy." (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage - "Promotes greater understanding and sustainability of cultural heritage across the United States and around the world through research, education, and community engagement."
Teaching Tolerance Voting and Election Resources for a Civil Classroom - "(Grades K-12) Collection of resources that is centered on three themes: Countering Bias, Civic Activities, and Getting Along and How To." (Yorio, Kara. "Vote of Confidence." School Library Journal, vol. 66, no. 8, Aug. 2020, pp. 24-27.)
Untold - "Untold is a free collection of short, compelling, history videos and animations designed to engage new audiences in a new conversation and shine a light on the stories that don’t always make it into the classroom and question what we think we know about those that do."
Major News Networks & Newswires
International
Reuters - International: Select the region at the top of the screen under Edition
World News, Inc. - "A global leader in online news, WN Network presents news from over 2,000 reputable sources including mainstream providers BBC, CNN, Reuters, Washington Post, The New York Times etc to more regional and localized sources.."
WorldPress.org - "News and Views from around the world"
News Directories
ABYZ Newslinks - Newspaper and News Media guide listed by Country
News Link - Newspapers, TV, and Radio listed by state as well as news links for various countries
News in Pictures - "A site dedicated for pictoral news stories."
Today's Front Pages from Newseum - National as well as international front page news with links to the newspapers websites as well.
Radio Station Locator - National as well as international radio station directory
Radio Station World - Global radio broadcast directory
Primary Sources
National Archves - American History
DocsTeach - American History
Spartacus Educational - Global History
Fordham University full text sources - Global History
The Avalon Project from Yale University - "Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy"
Project Diana from Avalon at Yale University - Human Rights Cases
General
Best of History Websites from EdTech Teacher - "Contains annotated links to over 1200 history web sites as well as links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more."
Works Cited
“Best Websites for Teaching & Learning.” American Association of School Librarians (AASL), American Library Association, 24 June 2017, www.ala.org/aasl/standards/best/websites. Accessed 5 July 2017.
“ETS: Best Free Reference Web Sites Combined Index, 1999-2016.” Reference & User Services Association (RUSA), American Library Association, 29 May 2017, www.ala.org/rusa/awards/etsbestindex. Accessed 5 July 2017.
Hock, Ran. “Internet Handbook Links from The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook.” Internet Handbook Links, Cyber Age Books, 24 Jan. 2015, www.extremesearcher.com/handbooklinks.html. Accessed 5 July 2017.
Hock, Randolph. The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher. Medford, NJ, CyberAge Books, 2013.
Sogigian, Sarah. "MLS Weekly Update: Anti-Racism Resources." MLS Announcements, Massachusetts Library System, 5 June 2020, masslibsystem.org.