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Learning And Teaching About The Complicated, Complex And Courageous Lives Of Enslaved Men And Women: Resource Review, Michelle Reidel
Learning And Teaching About The Complicated, Complex And Courageous Lives Of Enslaved Men And Women: Resource Review, Michelle Reidel
Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State
Resources included in this collection center the experiences of enslaved men and women. More specifically, these websites, lesson plans, podcasts, primary and secondary sources highlight how enslaved people resisted their enslavers and how the experience of slavery differed depending on location, labor performed and gender. You will find materials about the lives of the enslaved in colonial New York, New England, and the Deep South; the choices free and enslaved African Americans made during the Revolution; and how enslaved men and women fought in a variety of ways to resist slavery, build community, and make significant contributions to our nation’s …
Get To Know The Georgia Council For History Education, Joann Wood
Get To Know The Georgia Council For History Education, Joann Wood
Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State
Find out about the Georgia Council for History Education by exploring with colleagues a deeper understanding of history and improving the teaching and learning of history.
In What Ways Does The Entertainment Industry Impact Georgia?, Ariel Cornett
In What Ways Does The Entertainment Industry Impact Georgia?, Ariel Cornett
Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State
In addressing the compelling question - In what ways does the entertainment industry impact Georgia?, students will be able to define and give examples of human labor in the entertainment industry (i.e., economics) as well as describe how location plays a role in the entertainment industry (i.e., geography). Furthermore, student responses to the compelling question will reinforce prior geographic and economic knowledge from grades K-2. Some prior geographic concepts that will be reinforced with the compelling question include explaining that a map is a drawing of a place (i.e., showing a view from above with land and water features), describing …
Making Quality Children’S Literature An Essential Ingredient: How Middle And High School Teachers Can Spice Up Their Lessons, Joy Hatcher, Joann Wood
Making Quality Children’S Literature An Essential Ingredient: How Middle And High School Teachers Can Spice Up Their Lessons, Joy Hatcher, Joann Wood
Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State
Using the language of cooking, the authors argue convincingly for the inclusion of quality children and young adult literature as an ingredient in social studies lessons at the middle and high school levels. They provide steps for using literature as a source, blending literature with inquiry, selecting the best titles, keeping up with new works, and point to a few especially helpful titles to illustrate their message.