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2020 Best Practices in Social Studies Institute Canceled
The 2020 Best Practices in Social Studies Institute, scheduled to take place in June, has been canceled. Attendees who already registered have been notified directly. We are working with the planned keynote speakers in order to offer virtual learning opportunities. More information will be coming soon.
Department of Education Releases Resources to Support Learning During COVID-19
Recently, the Iowa Department of Education released a new webpage to support learning during COVID-19. The webpage includes general resources, resources for learning about pandemics, virtual field trips and content-specific resources. Check out the general webpage here and view the social studies specific resources here.
Social Studies Learning Webinar Series
The last webinar in our Social Studies Learning Webinar Series will take place April 14th from 3:30-4:30. The webinar topic is Taking Informed Action. You can view information on joining this webinar and past webinars recordings here.
#iasocialstudies Twitter Chat
Join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 8 pm for the #iasocialstudies Twitter chat. The April 23rd topic will be implementation of Iowa's social studies standards.
As my colleague in Illinois stated, this is an important time to remember Maslow before Bloom. In other words keep in mind the social-emotional needs of your students and yourself first and then think about how to meet student learning needs. Some other things to keep in mind as you are preparing to support student learning during this time:
- Focus on what works best for YOUR students based on age, content, and technology access.
- Create asynchronous learning experiences
- Less is more for quantity of assignments and instruction
- Offer a variety of options and experiences to allow for personalization of the learning
- Specify expectations for students and parents
- Be empathetic and flexible to the circumstances
- Communicate consistently
- Become familiar with the technology and tools needed to participate in the work
- Schedule online “office hours”
- Encourage collaboration among your students
Additional general resources include:
Elementary-specific resources:
National History Day Contest Goes Virtual
National History Day is going virtual this year. This means that the state contests are also going virtual. To learn more about this and see next year's history day theme go here.
Iowa PBS Resources
Iowa PBS (recently changed from Iowa Public Television) has put together several resources to support families and teachers while schools are closed. You can view teacher resources here and resources for families here.
National Geographic
The National Geographic Education Resources Library contains thousands of items such as photographs, lesson plans, videos, and articles, to support continued learning. Nat Geo has also put together curated collections called Learn at Home. These materials are categorized by age group as well as topic areas. Finally, a National Geographic Fellow has put together a new website called The Real Time Curriculum Project.
Teaching Iowa History
The Iowa Museum Association has a very comprehensive list of resources available on their website to help support the teaching of Iowa history. Check out the list here. View the most recent Iowa History Newsletter here.
Goldie's at Home
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs recently launched, Goldie's at Home. This resource is targeted to K-8 students and includes ways students can learn about Iowa history and the Historical Museum while at home. Check it out here.
Teaching about the Census
The 2020 Census is already underway. The Census Bureau has put together several excellent resources for teaching about the importance of the census, examining the census historically, and why the census matters. Check out the resources here.
C-SPAN Classroom
C-SPAN Classroom includes links to current events clips, lesson plans, "bell" ringers, on this day in history, and more. Check out the homepage here.
New Module Available on World 101
World 101 has released a new module on Global Health. You can view the module here.
Facing History and Ourselves Video Collection
Facing History and Ourselves has opened their extensive video collection for students and teachers during this time. You can view the collection here.
National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center is offering a wide range of opportunities for students and teachers. Teachers may sign up to participate in virtual classroom exchanges. This pairs your classroom with a classroom around the country to discuss constitutional issues. The National Constitution Center is also offering opportunities for teachers and students to learn from scholars on a variety of constitutional issues. Check out more information here.
Durham Museum Online Learning Opportunities
The Durham Museum in Omaha is hosting several virtual learning opportunities for students and teachers. Topics include the history of medicine, early transportation and more. Check out all the opportunities here.
Teaching Tolerance Webinar Archive
Teaching Tolerance has several webinars available on demand. Check out what's available here.
Stefanie Rosenberg Wager
Social Studies Consultant
21st Century Skills- Civic and Financial Literacy
World Languages
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-725-7842
Cell: 515-419-2876
Fax: 515-242-5988
Email: stefanie.wager@iowa.gov
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