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Special Edition: Social Studies Update
May 2020

K-12 Social Studies

 

K-12 STANDARDS, CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION


This update contains the latest announcements and current news impacting K-12 Social Studies in North Carolina public schools.  As always, we encourage those of you who receive the updates to please share this issue with others who are not currently subscribed to our listserv. To receive Social Studies Updates please sign up using the following link: Social Studies Listerv Update  or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

 

If you would like to share any upcoming events, professional learning opportunities, instructional resources, or award/grant opportunities with the NCDPI Social Studies Listserv, please send a brief explanation or description, image, and any pertinent additional information by the 4th of each month to Phylisha.Sanders@dpi.nc.gov


We Appreciate You!

 

During this week of Teacher Appreciation, the K-12 Social Studies Team would like to thank you for all that you do to positively impact the lives and education of the students in North Carolina each day.  We recognize that you all play a pivotal role in not only teaching them social studies, but also in encouraging students to explore, discover, inquire, think critically, and to be lifelong learners.

 

We appreciate each of you!



 

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage

 

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), celebrating the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Below is a brief history of the APAHM:     

“In June 1977, Reps. Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California introduced a House resolution to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific American Heritage week. The following month, Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Spark Matsunaga from Hawaii introduced a similar bill in the Senate. Both were passed and on October 5, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution designating the annual celebration.

 

In 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed a bill passed by Congress to extend the week-long celebration to a month-long celebration. In 1992, the official designation of May as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month was signed into law. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants.”

 

History from Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies

 

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Resources:

Please see below for additional resources

 


Carolina Asia Center

 

Carolina Asia Center is the flagship Asia institute of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the leading center of its kind in the southeastern U.S. Their mission is to promote intercultural exchange between the U.S. and Asia, and to improve and support education and research on Asia.

 

Carolina Asia Center develops resources for engagement with Asia-related topics through seminars, language study, outreach, cultural competency, study abroad and visiting scholars programs.

In addition, it offers a database of curated lesson plans and Asian-themed books for K-16 educators.

 

Sign up for their weekly newsletters, HERE

 

 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RESOURCES

Social Studies  | Visual Arts

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL RESOURCES Social Studies  | Visual Arts

 

HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCES World History, Global Issues & Geography | Sociology, Government & IT in a Global Society | Philosophy & Theory of Knowledge (IB) | Economics & Business   | Visual Arts | Mandarin Chinese

NORTH CAROLINA-CENTERED RESOURCES These lesson plans were created by the Carolina Asia Center team to fit the needs of North Carolina teachers. They align with N.C. standards. Elementary | Middle School | High School | Community College

 

 


Asia Society’s Online Certificate in Teaching for
Global Competence

 

Check out the certificate program for educators in partnership with EdPlus at Arizona State University. The program offers certificates in The Essentials of Global CompetenceProject-Based Learning in a Global Classroom, and Classroom Assessment of Global Competence. To earn each certificate, educators take three online courses comprised of short videos, interactive learning objects, and competency-based assessments, as well as readings and reflective activities. The certificates are designed for any K-12 education professional interested in learning how to incorporate best-practices in global competence education. You can find more information here.


K-12  Resources Created by The Southeast Asia Center
at The University of Washington

 

  • K-12 Book Recommendations- The following list was compiled by Southeast Asia Center staff. Most of the book descriptions are adapted from the publisher websites or Wikipedia summaries. Grade level/lexile scores are approximate. The Southeast Asia Center does not endorse these books as accurate cultural artifacts, but rather as interesting texts which can be used to interrogate various aspects of culture and representation with students. The “national literature” suggestions will not be accessible to most high school students and are provided as suggested background reading for teachers interested in understanding national cultures. 

  • Classroom Country Profiles- The Classroom Country Profiles are 2-page overviews designed to help teachers welcome newly-arrived students from different countries into their classrooms. Additionally these profiles can serve as starting-off points for student research projects on particular regions of the world. 

  • Teachable Indonesia: Grades K-8

  • The Ramayanas of Southeast Asia- The Story of Rama, about a prince and his long hero’s journey, is one of the world’s great epics. It began in India and spread among many countries throughout Asia. Its text is a major thread in the culture, religion, history, and literature of millions. Through its study, teachers come to understand how people lived and what they believed and valued. As the story became embedded into the culture of Southeast Asian countries, each created its own version reflecting the culture’s specific values and beliefs. As a result, there are literally hundreds of versions of the story of Rama throughout Asia, especially Southeast Asia.

  • Where in Southeast Asia- “Where in Southeast Asia” is a new feature we’ve introduced with the goal of producing engaging questions about Southeast Asia while simultaneously building a catalog of SEA-focused historical/geographical/and cultural information available to junior- and high-school teachers for use in their classrooms. Teachers can use the questions to create a quick activity or as an opening for a longer discussion. 

Click for Additional Resources


C3 Inquiries: Asia

 

China- "This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the actions, policies, and laws of Emperor Shi Huangdi of the Qin dynasty, 220–210 BCE. By investigating the compelling question “Did Emperor Shi Huangdi improve China?” students evaluate whether Shi Huangdi’s policies and practices ultimately hurt or helped Chinese society." 

 

Imperialism in the Philippines - "This inquiry leads students through an investigation of geopolitical relationships, particularly through an imperialistic lens.  Focusing on the Philippines, students investigate the compelling question—how should we remember Emilio Aguinaldo?—in order to examine questions of foreign intervention, self-determination, and national sovereignty."

 

Korea and the United States- "By investigating the compelling question about what Korea means to the United States, students will have to consider the ways in which government documents and oral histories provide a unique way to understand this strategic relationship."

 

Remembering Korean War History-“This inquiry leads students through an investigation of the ways we remember history, including a variety of memorials and consideration of the omissions in our collective memory. By investigating the compelling question, “What is the best way to remember history?,” students evaluate and explore a variety of types of memorialization, omissions in our collective memory, and the possible ways that historical memory can help people make better contemporary choices.”

 

To learn more about C3 and the Inquiry Design Model (IDM),

visit http://www.c3teachers.org/.


Southeast Asia Program (SEAP)

 

SEAP Outreach offers downloadable and web-based teaching materials of Southeast Asian studies for educators of all levels-from elementary to post-secondary. The materials cover history, geography, culture and other background information of Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Links to additional Southeast Asian teaching materials from other websites and universities are also provided to help educators internationalize their curriculum.

Interested in checking out material such as books, movies, music, and culture kits please visit their lending library: outreach.libib.com.

 

To access the K-12 materials, visit https://seap.einaudi.cornell.edu/teaching-materials

 

 


K-12 Social Studies
Google Sites

 

Google Sites now serves as a central hub for Social Studies educators, administrators, institutions of higher education, and other interested parties. This hub houses the repositories, communications, and recommended resources related to the implementation of the North Carolina Social Studies Standard Course of Study (SCoS). Social Studies educators are encouraged to browse, reference, download, share, discuss, and adapt resources. Use the navigation menu to access information and resources.

 

REMEMBER, K-12 Social Studies resources and information can also be found on the shelves of our current LiveBinders.  Click this K-12 SS LiveBinders hyperlink to access all social studies materials!


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