https://www.weareteachers.com/7-simple-social-studies-activities-incorporate-reading-writing/
https://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson243.shtml
http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/activities/social-studies-activities
https://www.discoveryeducation.com/
https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/08/07/fresh-ideas-for-social-studies
ON BEHALF OF THE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES
The West Virginia Council for the Social Studies will hold their fourth annual conference this month. This year, the conference is being held at Ripley High School on Saturday, September 29. Registration will begin at 8:30 and sessions will begin at 9:00. There will be five sessions with 2-3 presentations occurring during the session, so attendees can pick the most applicable session in that time period. Lunch is $10 and will be catered by a local catering company in Ripley. The conference will conclude at approximately 4:00
Participants should register at the following website.
https://tinyurl.com/wvcssregistration2018
Anyone with questions should contact Matthew Cox at MDCox@mail.kana.k12.wv.us
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Matthew D. Cox
Social Studies & Spanish Teacher
Capital High School
President, West Virginia Council for the Social Studies
ON BEHALF OF THE WEST VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES
The West Virginia Council for the Social Studies will hold their fourth annual conference this month. This year, the conference is being held at Ripley High School on Saturday, September 29. Registration will begin at 8:30 and sessions will begin at 9:00. There will be five sessions with 2-3 presentations occurring during the session, so attendees can pick the most applicable session in that time period. Lunch is $10 and will be catered by a local catering company in Ripley. The conference will conclude at approximately 4:00
Participants should register at the following website.
Anyone with questions should contact Matthew Cox at MDCox@mail.kana.k12.wv.us
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Matthew D. Cox
Social Studies & Spanish Teacher
Capital High School
President, West Virginia Council for the Social Studies
ON BEHALF OF 100 DAYS IN APPALACHIA
Program is sponsored by WVU and Inspire-WV.
If you teach seniors, please review attached PDF:
Attached please find resources that may be useful to you for Celebrate Freedom Week. I am also including the link to the U.S. Citizenship website (see information below about the U.S. Citizenship Test). The site has a list of all the questions on the test, practice tests that provide explanations for the correct and incorrect answers (so students can learn while they practice), lesson plans, and a variety of resources for your use during Celebrate Freedom Week and beyond.
United States Citizenship Test
As a result of House Bill 3080, beginning this school year, students in public schools will be administered a test the same as or substantially similar to the civics portion of the naturalization test used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services between their ninth and twelfth grade years as an indicator of student achievement in the area of civics education. The test will be available online and in PDF form in early September.
An online and a paper/pencil version of the test will be available beginning on September 10th at
https://wvde.us/middle-secondary-learning/social-studies/student-programs/
Attachments:
G12_Civics_The Living Constitution_PBL
freedomweek_resources_FINAL_ak
10 HASHTAG Iprotest Kimi Estep US Studies Comprehensive(1)
thanks to-
Allegra Kazemzadeh
WVPB has highlighted two locally produced programs that relate to the month of May. On the main LearningMedia page you will see Anna Jarvis and the History of Mother’s Day and West Virginians in War.
Additionally, we have published a new collection of resources, “Appalachian Innovators” showcasing the efforts of individuals throughout Appalachia to provide new economic development across the region. Students can learn about carbon foam, lavender farming, rare earth elements, Generation WV, and trail towns. The resources fit into science, agriculture, economics, and social studies.
Attached is the PBS LearningMedia content map for Map.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
“Telling West Virginia’s Story”
Humanities Webinar — September 12, 2017 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Welcome to a new year of webinars directed to the humanities. Please join us for information, resources and discussion about ELA, social studies, the arts and world languages. If you are unable to join the webinar it will be recorded. This month, in honor of Celebrate Freedom Week, we will be discussing the Constitution through the lenses of our various content areas.
The link for joining the webinar will be sent out next week.
All the best,
Allegra Kazemzadeh
Coordinator, Social Studies
Office of Middle/Secondary Learning
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd East
Building 6, Room 603
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
304.558.5325 Voice
304.558.1834 Fax
Celebrate Freedom Week — September 11 – 15, 2017
House Bill 3080
During the 2017 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, House Bill 3080 was amended to include Celebrate Freedom Week.
“In order to educate students about the sacrifices made for freedom in the founding of this country and the values on which this country was founded, a full week of classes in September, during the week in which the eleventh of September occurs, shall be recognized in all public, private, parochial and denominational schools located within this state as “Celebrate Freedom Week.” Celebrate Freedom Week must include at least three hours of appropriate instruction in each social studies class which instruction must include an in-depth study of the intent, meaning and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States with an emphasis on the Bill of Rights, using the historical, political and social environments surrounding each document at the time of its initial passage or ratification and shall include the study of historical documents to firmly establish the historical background leading to the establishment of the provisions of the Constitution and Bill of Rights by the founding fathers for the purposes of safeguarding our Constitutional republic. Nothing in this subsection, however, creates a standard or requirement subject to review by the office of education performance audits.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to institute a “Celebrate Freedom Week” and require the instruction in the study of the Declaration of Independence and other founding American historical documents, including the Bill of Rights, during this week.”
To help educators select resources that address both the requirements of the bill and the West Virginia College and Career Readiness Standards in social studies, the Office of Teaching and Learning has prepared a document (see attached) that includes both the related CCRS by grade and a brief list of useful resources. Please note that these resources are 1) only some of the resources available and 2) provided for educators’ convenience. They are not to be construed as curriculum, nor should they be considered as required in any sense.
Social Studies Resources 
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