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A whole bunch of History Twitter feeds
Okay, I may have done the math wrong. But whatever the number is, it’s a bunch of very cool and useful Twitter feeds. Grab a couple or three of them and expand your Personal Learning Network. A quick...
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#NCSS13 in St. Louis, Missouri
Greetings from the “Show Me” State! I happen to be at the premiere social studies education event in the country. Approximately 2500 social studies educators, professors, and exhibitors have crowded...
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Sweet Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic lesson plans and instructional goodies
Are you looking for some sweet Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic instructional goodies? Here’s what I’ve got: Start with the basics Official Olympic site Official Sochi 2014 site NBC Olympic site. Be sure to...
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Get the KCSS fall update. And try out Smore
KCSS is giving an online tool called Smore a test drive for publishing our quarterly newsletter. First things first. Head over and get the newsletter here. But I also think that Smore is a handy tool...
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Find the best apps, games, and sites with Graphite
The digital landscape that you and your kids have to navigate has exploded. Mobile technology, apps, instant access, digital content. The stuff is everywhere. And all of that stuff is changing how we...
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Supporting New Colleagues
Whew! Kansas teachers have just about the first month of school under our belts. Heck, Homecoming is this weekend here in El Dorado. You may finally have the feeling that your feet are on solid ground,...
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Summer Professional Development . . . on Instagram?
Teacher Perks: “You get summers off.” How many times have you had someone outside the education profession say this to you? If you are reading this blog post, chances are you know that it’s really not...
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Start the New (Finish the School) Year Strong
This week’s contribution comes from Kansas Council for the Social Studies secretary Lori Rice. She teaches 4th grade at Wamego West Elementary school and is the 2018-19 KSDE Social Studies Teacher of...
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