REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA
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Professional Development ArticlesMary Beth Klee's article "Are They Too Young for History?" is a relevant exploration of how younger children can learn and enjoy history that will be of interest not just to social studies teachers but to reading teachers as well, given the emphasis on reading at the expense of dedicated history instruction. The article is a shortened version of a paper she presented at a Boston University conference. Dr. Klee, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with an Ed.M. from Boston University and a Ph.D. in the History of American Civilization from Brandeis University, is the founder and former Head of Crossroads Academy, a K-8 independent school.
Read an engaging and informative piece by Marcie Taylor-Thoma on "How to Conduct Historical Investigations: Mysteries in History."
We've gathered suggestions from librarians around the country on how to raise money to keep periodicals in the library, even with drastic budget cuts.
Some suggestions from Dr. Maryann Manning, Professor of Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, on "Maximizing Student Reading Comprehension" by using our magazines in your classroom.
It may not be part of the primary school curriculum - yet - but private and public schools throughout the country are using archaeology to teach young students social studies and science. To make integrating archaeology studies into your curriculum even easier, check out this article on using "Archaeology in the Classroom."
High school librarian Sadie Longood gives us her advice on finding and using information on the internet while avoiding plagiarism.
Learn about the important role of children's nonfiction magazines and get some specific tips to motivate students to use our magazines.
Pam Small, stay-at-home mother in Ventura, CA, volunteered her article "Share the Joy - Constantly (Read to Children Every Day)" because she wanted to show educational experts how reading is done "in the trenches."
Access research tips from a librarian in "Books First, the Internet Second," an excellent article written by library media specialist Julie Anderson.
Judith Y. Singer, a social studies methods courses faculty member in the School of Education at Long Island University, Brooklyn, shares her enlightening piece "Bringing History into the Elementary School Classroom Using Family Artifacts."
This excerpt from Leslie Morrow's "Family Literacy: Home and school working together" article, originally published in the December 2003 / January 2004 issue of Reading Today, details specific techniques teachers can use to increase parent involvement.
Eighth-grade teacher Marianne Rossi shares her "Historical Fiction Newspaper" project which was the eastern regional winner in the 2002 International Reading Association Presidential Award for Reading and Technology Award competition, sponsored by Riverdeep.
Do you have a pet project that you'd like to get funded, but have never written a grant before? Don't worry, Cynthia Anderson's Grant Writing 101 takes you through the process step by step, with lots of tips and tricks.
Jan Coleman-Knight, History-Social Science teacher at Thornton Junior High School in Fremont, CA, and Master Teacher in the Intel ® Teach to the Future Program, shares her experience in "From Fleas to Far Kingdoms . . . The Power of Scientific Inquiry."
Kathleen DeBoer works at Southeast University in Nanjing, China. Here she shares her impressions and experiences of life in this Chinese city.
Richard K. Munro, teacher of Spanish, English and history; AP Faculty Consultant; and Mentor Teacher at Kern High School District, offers his response to "Technology-literate kids can't see value of English," a news story by Michael Oleske that was originally published in the November 18th, 2001, edition of the Baltimore Sun.
Amanda Podany, Professor of History, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, presents her article Learning to Love History in Elementary School. (Originally published in the Social Studies Review 41 (Fall / Winter 2001) pages 8 - 10.)
Diane Ravitch, former US secretary of education, senior fellow at Brookings Institution, education historian, teacher, and member of the COBBLESTONE ® advisory board presents a timely article: Now is the Time to Teach Democracy. (Originally appeared in the October 17th, 2001, issue of Education Week.) |
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