Educators can find Professional Development conferences, workshops, and other resources to learn

how to use Performance based Assessments. There are several different links to view ideas from
educators across the country.

Social Studies Educators will find a plethora of resources (paper) and curricular ideas at JumpStart. It is
geared toward K-8 classrooms but there are a number of activities and lesson plan ideas for Social
Studies teachers.

Purpose: To promote an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks. You
can link with other educators, businesses, government agencies, and community leaders involved in
promoting multi-sided energy programs. You can find curricular ideas that will help you connect social
studies with energy education programs. Teachers can find Professional Development workshops in
their area.

http://californiaeei.org/Curriculum/
This site is an outstanding resource for real-world curricular ideas. The Education and Environment
Initiative connects Common Core, Social Science standards with the study of environmental issues,
laws, and policies. Teachers can find Units of Studies for a variety of different real-world issues.

Educators can find a plethora of amazing resources at this University of California, Davis website. This
is a terrific resource for research-based curricular ideas. There are several links to choose from, for
example: The History Blueprint provides assessment tools, student literacy support, and teacher
professional development, aligned to the Common Core State standards.

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/ssciences9to122013.pdf
The Ontario Curriculum is an outstanding Instructional and Curricular design resource. It is the district
plan for integrating the Social Sciences with Humanities grades 9-12. This is a comprehensive
curricular design plan that covers every area of life. A Must See.

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/plans.html
This California State University, Northridge website is an outstanding source for curricular ideas. The
Social Science educator has some great ideas including Multi-media lesson plans (see: Cyberlearning
World). There is a wealthy alphabetical list of lesson plan resources available. Check it out!

Take a look at the Oregon Department of Education Design for Social Science: Curriculum &
Instruction. See what is going on in education in the state of Oregon.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/index.asp
You can find curriculum and instructional forms and information at this California state webpage for
Social Science Instruction.

The Social Science educator can find a variety of professional development opportunities and
resources on this site. There are many professional development workshops being offered for the
2014-2015 school year. Take advantage of the many opportunities to learn new instructional strategies
using the Common Core within the Social Science curriculum. The site also provides a myriad of
related links to access additional resources.

http://www.mheducation.com/
McGraw and Hill have a site called: Learning Without Limits, which highlights there latest research
based products that are specifically designed to integrate technology into the classroom. You can
access the studies that support the use of the technological tools: SMARTBOOK, ALEKS, T2K, and
engrade and learn how they all work.

Technology Resources

http://www.nssa.us/nat_tech_conference.htm
NEWS
See this site to get information on the upcoming National Technology and Social Science Conference in
March, 2015. They will offer expanded sessions with the focus: the use of technology in the classroom.

http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/ask-a-master-teacher/23634

The Stanford History Education Group, located at Stanford Universitys school of Education has a
website called teaching history. See a current article on Integrating Technology into the classroom. It
has several links inside the article that can connect you to professional development in the use of
technological tools for the classroom. There are many other links on the website that can connect you
to more curriculum information and training.

http://www.edutopia.org/
Find ideas on how to integrate technology into the classroom. Watch videos that demonstrate how to
integrate technology into the classroom today and begin tomorrow.

http://www.educationworld.com/
A Social Science educator will find a plethora of curricular ideas including Tech in the Classroom
Lesson Plans. Discover how new technological gadgets can be used in classroom instructional plans.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ma/cf/documents/aug2013instructstrat.pdf
See this site to read the State Board of Education Adopted list of Instructional strategies.
It is thirty pages long for God sake. So read when you have got the time.