TCH 258 - Social Studies Methods

The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching.[From site]

PreK-12
"PBS LearningMedia™ is the go-to destination for instant access to tens of thousands of classroom-ready, digital resources including videos, games, audio clips, photos, lesson plans, and more! You can search, save, and share with ease. Best of all, PBS LearningMedia is free for educators." [from the site's homepage]

K-12
"[A] collection of educator resources [which] includes a wide range of flexible, multimedia materials, from primary sources and streaming videos to teaching strategies, lesson plans, and full units." [from site]

K-12
Hundreds of free online resources to help teach American history. "History Explorer's resources focus on learning history by "reading" objects for the stories they hold about the nation and its many peoples. Learning activities feature artifacts selected from over 3 million items in the Museum's collections, and draw on the expertise of the Museum's renowned curatorial staff." [from site]

K-12+
"Browse 1,000s of Lesson Plans, Classes, Digital Artifacts, Historical Events, and other NewseumED learning tools." [from site]

K-12
Founded in 2009 by former Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Conner, "iCivics prepares young Americans to become knowledgeable, engaged 21st century citizens by creating free and innovative educational materials" that focus on student learning about governance in the United States.

K-12
"Designed for high school and college teachers and students,
History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers
other useful materials for teaching U.S. history" [from source].