Social Studies

Unless otherwise specified, these titles are available to Region 10 teachers via the Online Learning Center (http://olc.region10.org) during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Going Global: PBL in Social Studies (on-line resource) NEW
This online resource accompanies the workshop by the same name. The resource aids teachers in
learning how to introduce new content through student complex problem-solving opportunities
that are relevant to today’s world. This resource focuses on experiential student-centered
learning that is collaborative and interdependent, builds on prior knowledge, requires inductive
reasoning, and facilitates students’ meta-cognitive practices.

Screenagers in the Social Studies Classroom: Web Literacy for 21st Century Learning
NEW
When teachers design the right tasks and learning supports, such as using web-based
informational reading systems, interactive learning systems, and instructional learning systems,
online resources, student learning deepens.

Web Literacy for Educators NEW
Based on the book, "Web Literacy for Educators," by Dr. Alan November, this online training
teaches various technological "tricks" for using the Internet effectively. Discover how to use
Google most effectively and how to teach students to use it responsibly, along with other webbased
applications for classroom instruction and student learning.

Making Social Studies Stick Online Companion/Book Study
During this three hour online course we will introduce the methods, strategies and research to
support our development and improved delivery of new and active social studies lessons. This
course will be based on the work of Laurel Schmidt in her book, Social Studies That Sticks: How
to Bring Content and Concepts to Life, Heinemann: 2007.

Interactive Whiteboards in Social Studies NEW
Use this three hour online course to become proficient and creative using your classroom
interactive whiteboard. Learn tricks and tools for putting this valuable resource to use in your
classroom for you and your students!