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e-wv
e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia (www.wvencyclopedia.org) is offering 18 lesson plans for use in the teaching of West Virginia studies. Developed by teachers, the plans address a variety of topics, such as statehood, the Civil War, and the Great Depression. They include guiding questions, vocabulary, and lesson activities and meet eighth grade standards for social studies and literacy.
These lesson plans are included in a new section of e-WV called “West Virginia Classroom” that was developed by e-WV for teachers and students. You can visit the Classroom by going here: http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/classroom
Students visiting the Classroom will find links to e-WV articles and access to the e-WV quizzes, especially helpful in preparation for the annual Golden Horseshoe test. Also included are directions for using some of the site’s special features, including the portfolio function, which allows users to store articles, photos, and videos on a topic in one place. Directions are also provided for using the site’s interactive maps.
Visit the Classroom at http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/classroom and let us know what you think. If you have questions or comments, contact e-WV Editor Becky Calwell at 304-346-8500 or calwell@wvhumanities.org. e-WV is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council.
From Joey Wiseman, WVDE Social studies cooridinator
On behalf of:
Becky Calwell, Editor
West Virginia Humanities Council
1310 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25301
304.346.8500 – 304.346.8504 (Fax)
Visit the West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
National Standards
Great History Blog
Eric Langhorst is an 8th grade American history teacher at South Valley Jr. High School in Liberty, Missouri and is currently enjoying his 18th year in the classroom. He was the 2008 Missouri Teacher of the Year and is currently writing his doctoral dissertation on how social studies use Twitter to collaborate.
Eric maintains a blog at Speaking Of History:
Professional Resources SS
This page contains valuable links to professional associations, instructional resources and research resources. The professional associations provide educators with opportunities to stay informed within their fields. The instructional resources include organizations and institutions that provide information for educators seeking practical and creative ways to implement standards-based instruction. The research resources provide theory, skills and strategies to build knowledge and understanding of standards and other related topics
Professional Associations
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- National Council for History Education (NCHE)
- American Historical Association
- American Political Science Association
- American Psychological Association
- National Council for Geographic Education
- National Association of Economic Educators
- Organization of American Historians
- Organization of History Teachers
- World History Association
Instructional Resources
- Center for Civic Education
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
- The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
- Library of Congress
- National Center for History in the Schools
- Council for Economic Education (CEE)
- Smithsonian Institution
Research Resources
Ohio Dept of Ed
MD Resources
USEFUL Links from the Dept of Ed site in Maryland:
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General World History Resources
Western Hemisphere Modern World History
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Social Studies Rubric- Maryland
Social Studies Rubric
This is the social studies rubric used by teachers in the state of Maryland….
| The rubric included is intended for use (by teachers) with every writing assignment.Writing is a performance activity that allows students to reflect and elaborate on how they think and what they know. It is important to extend student understanding of the expectations of the rubric with repeated opportunities to write 5-7 minute Brief Constructed Responses and 25-30 minute Extended Constructed Responses. Many lessons in this packet can be extended to include BCRs and ECRs. Although students have been engaged in writing across the curriculum and having their work scored with MSPAP scoring tools, they will need additional instruction and practice with the Social Studies Rubric. Give students the rubric along with their writing assignment. Remind them that their answers need to include specific details and historical or contemporary applications in order to be “powerful and insightful” responses. Provide feedback and model exemplary responses to BCR and ECR items. Take advantage of the sample Government Prototype Assessment anchor papers and score point descriptors. |
| Score 4 This response shows understanding of the content, question, and/or problem. The response is insightful, integrates knowledge, and demonstrates powerful application.
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| Score 3 This response shows some understanding of the content, question, and/or problem. The response includes appropriate application that demonstrates evidence of higher order thinking skills.
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| Score 2 This response shows knowledge of the content, question, and/or problem. The response is acceptable with some key ideas. The response shows little or no evidence of application.
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| Score 1 This response shows minimal knowledge of the content, question, and/or problem. The response is related to the question, but it is inadequate.
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| Score 0 The response is completely incorrect or irrelevant. There may be no response. |
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| Knowledge and Understanding indicate the degree to which the response reflects a grasp of the content, question, and/or problem presented in the stimulus. The response indicates mastery that progresses from knowledge to understanding.Last Revised June 2001
State of Maryland Dept of Ed
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Thinkfinity is aligned!
The resources on Thinkfinity have been realigned to the Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives.
This is a great resource to begin teaching with the Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives in Social Studies.
Constitution Day
The Bill of Rights Institute is here to help – with teacher-written resources.
All of these FREE resources will help your students engage with the Constitution and take the work out of classroom preparation for you! What more could you want than standard-aligned, teacher-written resources that are ready to be used in your classroom immediately?
Explore our middle and high school lessons! Each lesson plan includes a warm-up activity, a full lesson, a wrap-up activity, and homework.
They also have videos, games, and quizzes to help bring the Constitution to life for your students and help them see the connection between the Founding and their lives today. Try them out today!
Make Constitution Day a breeze – stop by their website and get your September 17th classroom resources finalized today! It couldn’t be easier!
Mock Trial Program
Here are links to the Law Adventure Mock Trial Program from the Supreme Court of Appeals in West Virginia.
Info from the WV Supreme Court site from last year:
Judges talk truancy, hold mock trials
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Chief Circuit Judge Louis H. “Duke” Bloom will speak to students at Tyler Middle School at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 2. Judge Bloom will talk about judicial efforts to reduce truancy and show the Supreme Court film The Foundation of Justice: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
Judge Bloom also will preside in two Kanawha County middle school mock trials in his courtroom as part of the Supreme Court’s West Virginia Law Adventure program. Students from Stonewall Jackson Middle School will present their mock trial at 10 a.m. on February 8 while students from Horace Mann Middle School will present their trial at 10 a.m. on February 15.
Twenty-First Judicial Circuit Judge Philip B. Jordan presided in Keyser Primary Middle School’s mock trial on January 27 in his courtroom in Keyser as part of the same program.
Unlike other mock trial programs in which students perform cases using scripts or materials prepared by adults, in West Virginia Law Adventure each class writes its own script based on one of three criminal case scenarios in the Law Adventure rules book. Students mail their written transcripts to the West Virginia State Bar. The Bar’s Young Lawyers Section choses winners, and the winners are invited to perform their mock trials at the Supreme Court.
Students’ trips to the Supreme Court are paid for by a grant from the West Virginia Bar Foundation. Before mailing their transcripts, participating classes have to perform their trials at a courthouse in front of a judicial officer. Trips to the courthouses also are paid for with the grant from the West Virginia Bar Foundation.
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