Instuctional Programming Overview: HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE
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Beyond our Borders
Colorful programs about the culture, history, economy successes and challenges of 10 countries. Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Iran and India. 30 minutes each
Biz Kid$
Biz Kid$," a new PBS show created to help youth become more financially conscious and sponsored by credit unions. The show aims to promote financial literacy by teaching kids how to earn money and manage expenses. "Biz Kid$" will offer seminars, online start-up kits, interactive DVDs and other tools to help close the financial knowledge gap.
Continents of the World (4 - 6)
This appealing visual series features each of the continents. In addition to geography, each includes natural resources, primary ethnicity, seas & oceans, and most populated areas. Approx. 20 minutes each – 7 programs.
Timelines of Ancient Civilizations (6 - 8)
This series covers the most important topics and concepts associated with the unique culture and history of 7 civilizations - Japanese; Chinese; Greek; Egyptian; Roman; Mesopotamia & India (2 parts each topic 15 minutes each)
World Quest
10 part series designed to enhance world history, geography and social studies curriculum.
CNN Student News
Current news produced for students every weekday. Visit the website for more incredible resources.
For more information, visit http://www.cnnstudentnews.com
European News from Deutsche Welle
30-minute news programs produced daily from across the ocean.
Geography in U.S. History
Ten, 20-minute videos. This series provides a geographic learning approach to American history, offering perspectives, information, an skills essential to understanding historical events.
Colonial Williamsburg (monthly 60 min)
Monthly electronic filed trips to America’s largest living museum. Each trip has a focus and offers interactive internet components to classrooms that register. (Registration is approximately 150 per field trip)
For more information, visit
http://www.history.org/trips
A Biography of America
Prominent historians present America's story as something that is best understood from a variety of perspectives. First-person narratives, photos, film footage, and documents reveal the human side of American history.
For more information go to: http://www.learner.org
Dollars and Sense
Sponsored by the Union Bank of California, this ITV production provides high school students with important information about finance and banking .
The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century
Geography educators and content experts from around the globe shed light on the physical, human, political, historical, economic, and cultural factors that affect people and natural environments. A coordinated Web site provides further content information and connection to the National Geography Standards.
For more information go to: http://www.learner.org
GED Connection (39- 30-min programs)
Series covers all the elements of the GED test, including 6 programs dedicated to History and Social Science.
For more information, visit http://www.ket.org/enterprise/gedprep/ged_connect.htm
Bridging World History
A multimedia course for secondary school and college teachers that looks at global patterns through time — seeing history as an integrated whole. Topics are studied in a general chronological order, but each is examined through a thematic lens, showing how people and societies experience both integration and differences.
For more information go to: http://www.learner.org
The Western Tradition
Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugene Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.
For more information go to: http://www.learner.org
The Economics Classroom: A Workshop for Grade 9-12 Teachers - For Grade 9-12 economics teachers
Making Civics Real: A Workshop for Teachers - For Grade 9-12 teachers
Primary Sources: Workshops in American History - For Grade 9-12 history teachers
Social Studies in Action: A Methodolgy Workshop, K-5 - For Grade K-5 teachers
Teaching Geography - For Grade 7-12 social studies teachers
Programming contact: Heidi Schlageter (858) 292-3505
