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McCall, Ava L. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2006
Elementary teachers frequently face the challenge of teaching about their state with limited time and resources. Teaching state or regional history is a longstanding tradition in fourth grade and has been part of the social studies curriculum since the beginning of the 20th century. In addition, national and state standards include attention to…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Grade 4, Teaching Experience, State Standards
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Garcia, Sara Soledad – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2008
This is an analysis of California history of the shifting of language policies from Spanish to English, as an Official Language The focus is English as an imposed language that from the beginning of schooling policies stifle a process of language acquisition for the majority of Spanish speakers. In 1849 the California Constitution stipulated that…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Sociocultural Patterns, State History, State Policy
Glass, Fred, Ed. – 1989
The history of the California Federation of Teachers, spanning 70 years, is documented in this book that contains two parts. The first part of the book discusses the teachers' union in the context of each of the seven decades of its existence: "1920s: The Conditions of Teachers"; "1930s: A Debating Society Struggles to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Relations, State History, Teacher Associations
1999
The broad themes of U.S. history usually have specific expressions in Alabama. Specific examples of history close by can enrich the teaching of U.S. history. This packet of materials was prepared to assist teachers in establishing the link between national issues and the local examples. The packet contains supplemental information about each of…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, High Schools, Local History, Social Studies
Bennett, Pamela J., Ed. – Indiana Historian, 2003
The state of Indiana has an important, recognized connection to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. That connection is reinforced with a National Signature Event in Clarksville (Indiana) during October 2003. Until the expedition party left its winter camp in May 1804, it remained in Indiana Territory, governed from Vincennes (Indiana) by William Henry…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Heritage Education, Primary Sources, Secondary Education
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Colbert, Thomas B. – OAH Magazine of History, 1991
Profiles four Iowans who became agricultural leaders and committed themselves to addressing farmers' needs: Henry Wallace, James R. Howard, Milo Reno, and Ruth Buxton Sayre. Identifies farm organizations with which each was affiliated, such as the Farm Bureau and the Farmers' Union. Summarizes each leader's major accomplishments and political…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Biographies, Economic Development, Farmers
Medland, William J.; Rosenberg, Morton M. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1984
The Kansas-Nebraska Act, which repealed the ban against slavery in the North, served as a catalyst to activate numerous groups which were unhappy with the Indiana Democratic Party. From this period emerged the new Republican party and also a revitalized Democratic party with new leadership. (IS)
Descriptors: Politics, Slavery, State History
Kennon, Donald R.; Kerr, Mary Lee – 1989
A detailed and descriptive narrative is presented about the U.S. flag's history, development, symbolic meaning, and overall importance. Information about the U.S. seal and how it identifies what the United States stands for as a nation is given. A motto is defined as a word or phrase that expresses one's principles, religious, moral, or patriotic…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Government (Administrative Body), Higher Education, Social Studies
Parker, Franklin – 1991
Arthurdale, in northern West Virginia, was the first New Deal subsistence homestead project. Begun in 1933, the Arthurdale settlement was created to house displaced and jobless coal mining families. Eleanor Roosevelt was very active in the Arthurdale project. At the time of the project's founding, it was attacked by some for its costliness and the…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Programs, Poverty, Poverty Areas
Murray, William J. – 1991
Lesson plans for secondary teachers based on documents and objects found in the Hershey Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania comprise the document. The Museum seeks to make its resources available to teachers who are not able to bring their students from the classroom to the Museum. Photocopied reproductions of the documents are provided for the…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, History Instruction, Museums, Resource Centers
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Larner, John W. – OAH Magazine of History, 1987
Presents a lesson plan designed to make students empathize with early twentieth-century native Americans as they draft a provisional statement of goals for the nation's first secular inter-tribal native organization, the Society of American Indians, founded in 1911. (Author/AEM)
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Lesson Plans, Primary Sources
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore. – 2000
This primary source kit offers history teachers the opportunity to use primary sources from the Maryland Historical Society to activate student interest in United States history and to encourage participation in National History Day. This source kit features original documents, images, maps, oral histories, broadsides, and a variety of other…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Primary Sources, Social Studies
Gore, Deborah, Ed. – Goldfinch: Iowa History for Young People, 1991
This theme journal issue is devoted to an exploration of peace and its history in Iowa. The features and activities include: Iowa's Peace Tradition; A Global View; World Map; A Mesquakie Tale; Swords into Plowshares; Make a Peace Crane; Student Protest; Goldfinch Patriotism Debate; Peace Meal; A Short Story; and Work It Out. (DB)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Peace
Smith, J. David – 1991
This paper documents efforts made by some Virginians in the first half of the 20th century to promote and maintain racial separatism. In the early 1920s, the Anglo-Saxon Clubs of America were founded in Virginia, and the leaders of this group successfully persuaded the state legislature to pass, in 1924, the Race Integrity Act. This Act created…
Descriptors: American Indians, Racial Attitudes, Racial Discrimination, Racial Relations
New York State Library, Albany. – 1992
The 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland, which was located between New England in the north and Maryland and Virginia in the south, has received little attention from most historians of colonial America. The New Netherland Project was formed in 1974 under the sponsorship of the New York State Library and the Holland Society of New York…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Historiography, North American History, Primary Sources
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