We all love SHEG. Now their Civic Online Reasoning tools make it easier to love them even more By Glenn Wiebe last updated 27 January 20
Did they just add tour creation to web-based Google Earth? Yes. Yes, they did. By Glenn Wiebe published 2 January 20 Google finally added the ability to generate tours with some pretty sweet features.
Historypalooza 2019 – Inquiry Design Models for the Elementary By Glenn Wiebe published 29 November 19 Designed to support NCSS’s Inquiry Arc in their C3 Framework, an IDM has basically three parts: questions, resources, and tasks.
Old or New, Maps are Cool By Glenn Wiebe published 11 November 19 I love the ability of digitized maps to allow access to all sorts of data in all sorts of very visual ways.
Yup. You’re gonna have to talk about it. 22 impeachment resources that can help By Glenn Wiebe published 15 October 19 If you’re not having classroom conversations about both current events and political issues focused on impeachment, you’re probably doing it wrong.
Focus on the Doing of Social Studies, Not Just the Model By Glenn Wiebe published 7 October 19 Is it possible to take the best parts of Madeline’s model and adapt it to a world that needs our students to be engaged, informed, and knowledgable citizens?
Emojis. Cause they’re good for kids and fun to use. What’s not to like? By Glenn Wiebe published 30 September 19 One of my fave conversations centered on the idea of using emojis as a way to help kids make sense of social studies and incorporating them as part of a quality lesson that can help improve student thinking and literacy skills.
Yes . . . Your Class Does Need a 12 x 8 foot Map (And Online Interactives) By Glenn Wiebe published 24 September 19 Be sure to make a stop at the Nat Geo Mapping Resources page to find the MapMaker Interactive and other handy tools.
Holy Artwork, Batman! Teachers Should be Using #SeeingAmerica and SmartHistory! By Glenn Wiebe published 18 September 19 There are tons of things to explore at Smarthistory.
Racism, Intolerance, and Teaching the Holocaust as a Current Event By Glenn Wiebe published 9 September 19 There are lots of resources available that can help.
Fake News: 3 Things We Can Learn From Finland (And 3 Cool Tools From Right Here In The US Of A) By Glenn Wiebe published 16 August 19 In 2014 Finland began noticing intentional misinformation campaigns focused around issues like immigration, the European Union, or whether Finland should become a full member of NATO.
Tip of the Week: Six Super Sweet Social Studies Strategies for Back to School By Glenn Wiebe published 7 August 19 To help energize your first awesome week with kids, here are six great ways to kick off the school year.
Calculating your Social Studies ROI. Cause it’s #RefreshFriday By Glenn Wiebe published 2 August 19 The world of school is different now. We’re not following the traditional model of kids in rows and teacher centered instruction.
RealClearHistory. Hiding there in plain sight. (With maps. Lots of maps.) By Glenn Wiebe published 5 July 19
4 Things I Learned During My #civilwarsupertour By Glenn Wiebe published 2 July 19 What better way to spend part of May tramping around places like Gettysburg, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Harpers Ferry, and Corydon, Indiana?
My 10 fave historical movies that every social studies teacher needs to see By Glenn Wiebe published 18 June 19 Some would be good for instructional purposes. Some are more historically accurate than others.
The World Is Complex. Our Kids Need To Understand That. World Savvy Can Help By Glenn Wiebe published 14 June 19 These six questions were part of a larger survey given to 1200 people between the ages of 18 – 26 by National Geographic and the Council for Foreign Relations.
Clark Griswold would have loved Google My Maps. So will your kids By Glenn Wiebe published 10 June 19 Tenae Alfaro, Slate Creek principal, is planning a summer trip and so she asked fourth grade kids to do some in-depth research and plan a trip for her.
The Week. It’s the 2019 version of our favorite Weekly Reader that your kids need By Glenn Wiebe published 31 May 19 Students access articles, editorials, and resources covering a variety of topics on a regular basis.
Race to Ratify is latest awesome iCivics game that you should be playing right now. By Glenn Wiebe published 30 May 19 Your students pick a character from 1787 and spend their time trying to get the Constitution ratified by the different states.
9 Social Studies Resources for the End of School By Glenn Wiebe published 23 May 19 It doesn’t have to be painful. These resources can help.
A Framework for Teaching American Slavery – from Teaching Tolerance By Glenn Wiebe published 14 May 19 If we are to understand the United State and the world today, we must understand slavery’s history and continuing impact.
So You Need a Compelling Question? How About a Couple Hundred? By Glenn Wiebe published 11 April 19 If we’re going to help our kids become knowledgable, engaged, and active citizens, they need to be solving problems and addressing questions.