Classroom Management Resources

https://www.edutopia.org/article/classroom-management-resources
This link provided by edutopia contains multiple sub-links that contain information regarding
how to build positive learning communities, creating rules and routines, addressing disruptive
behavior, and facilitating student focus and attention.
https://www.teachervision.com/teaching-strategies/classroom-management
This link provided by TeacherVision contains a multitude of links that are centered around
classroom management, general teaching methods, the proper use of technology in the classroom
and technological resources, cooperative learning, inclusion, and so much more. The website will
be helpful by providing the educator with articles, examples, and real-world experiences.
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/category/classroom-management-craft/
At first, I was skeptical of this link because it was aligned with a blog. However, at a much more
thorough look, I found the blog to be rather exciting and professionally done. The blog contains
links to videos, articles, and pictures that relate to set up of a classroom, creating safe spaces for
all students including those in the LGBTQ+, ways to keep parents in the loop, and even the
fundamentals on how to write a syllabus. A link like this seems almost too good to be true.
https://www.theteacherscorner.net/classroom-management/
This link contains many printable documents for teachers to use in their classroom and creation
of the classroom management. The first piece to catch my eye was a document used to help
students express their behavior and how to manage anything they may be dealing with in an
appropriate manner. Other documents include behavior sheets, volunteer/parent sign-up sheets,
late assignment notes, etc.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev003.shtml
This final article hints at a lot of the “little” things a teacher could do to be more effective with
their prep, time, and management. The goal is to create an environment and a preparation so
students will benefit the most with engagement from when they enter the room and to when the
class period has ended.

Professional Organizations and Lesson Plan Resources

https://www.socialstudies.org/resources/socialstudiesrelatedorganizations
This link will take you to the National Council for the Social Studies. This includes geographic,
civic, economic, history, and many more areas within the field. I am currently registered as a
member and receive monthly newsletters and magazines full of ideas, resources, and helpful
hints. The website is organized by concentrations and brings a community of educators together.
https://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/standards/social-studies-organizations.pdf
This resource, provided by the Indiana Department of Education, links multiple state and
national organizations with background information on each. For example, one of the links is for
the Indiana Council for the Social Studies. This council includes resources on history,
psychology, sociology, geography, current events, government, and economics.
https://sharemylesson.com/subject/social-studies
Sharemylesson is a remarkable resource, Educators are able to share their lesson plans and
resources, if applicable, for other educators to use, modify, or give advice on. The website also
breaks down the information based on grade levels and subject area (economics, US history,
geography, etc.).
https://www.facinghistory.org/educator-resources
This link has many featured resources and outlines for lesson plans. You can search for
classroom materials, events and training, and media sources as well. This resource can help a
fairly new teacher/educator create ideas for lesson plans and can help a veteran educator update
their information and resource files.
https://zinnedproject.org
This resource, under the Zinn Education Project, is about telling the “people’s history.” This
resource has teaching materials by time period, themes, and articles/documents/texts/and media
outlets. The website also explains why it is important by sharing videos of Howard Zinn, a
profound author, giving his perspective and viewpoint. I am a huge Howard Zinn fan and believe
his work has had major impactful changes on the view of history and its impact on current life.

Best Practices Resources

https://www.socialstudies.org/pass
This link comes from the National Council for the Social Studies. This is called “PASS” and it
stands for powerful and authentic social studies. The goal is to make students more active and
eager to learn, aligning curriculum, energize both new and experienced educators, and it offers
social studies instruction that is valuable.
https://www.socialstudies.org/positions/middleschool
This link also comes from the National Council for the Social Studies. I found this article to be
useful because it gave explicit detail on recognizing the developmental stages of a young
adolescent (middle schooler) and finding how to appropriately plan for them. The article is
gauged towards the best practice for teaching, helping, and guiding middle school students in
social studies classes.
https://geognc.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/effective-teaching-of-geography-is-final.pdf
Thinking specifically about geography, this source lays out in quick sentences/bullets what
effective teaching in geography does and doesn’t look like. These statements are simple, but
effective when thinking about the development for students and the educator.
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies
This link is full of information that is designed for student-centered teaching strategies. This
includes sources and other in-cite links for 3-2-1, analyzing images, annotating, breaking down
text, etc. All these strategies and practices will help students grow and keep the material fresh
and engaging for the student and educator.
http://progressivehistoryteacher.blogspot.com/p/best-practices.html
This link lays out what the “best practices” look like for social studies education and a great
classroom in general. It breaks down different parts of teaching and practices including: balanced
and integrated curriculum, differentiating curriculum, and student engagement. By laying a clear
foundation for how this should and could look explains the fundamental idea of what a good
social studies education practice is. The link also talks about prior resources and texts in class,
further backing up the information provided as reliable.

Child Development Resources

http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/schoolbased/school_resources.htm
This link, provided by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health, breaks down the
technical terms, multiple developments, skill sets, and physical/intellectual/social characteristics,
and a list of 13 points about “who is a middle schooler” adapted from Five Forks Middle School.
This link can be useful for educators and parents with understanding the development, wants,
and needs of a child in stages of their life’s.
https://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/WhatsNew/WNDet/TabId/270/ArtMID/888/ArticleI
D/455/Developmental-Characteristics-of-Young-Adolescents.aspx
This link elaborates on the development of characteristics of young adolescents which are placed
into the middle school sector of K-12 education. This website emphasizes psychological
development, social-emotional development, and spiritual/moral/intellectual development. The
key to this link is seen in the paragraphs entitled “Implications for Practice” after each section.
This gives educators and parents ideas on how to emphasize and support development and
growth during this period.
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/individuals-and-society/self-
identity/v/eriksons-psychosocial-development
This link, connected to the Khan academy, is embedded with a video elaborating on Erikson’s
theory on psychosocial development. The video, which is rather lengthy (14:42), explains step by
step on how a child and student grows through these developmental stages of their lives. The link
is also friendly to viewers with access to closed captioning, visuals, and color coordination.
https://www.verywell.com/piagets-stages-of-cognitive-development-2795457
This link provides information on Piaget’s theory: The 4 stages of cognitive development. I
enjoyed this source over others for a few simple reasons. The source simplified itself by having
the information placed in order, embedded links for vocabulary words/names to find more
information, and added a few key terms near the end with their definitions to help better explain
the material provided.
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/afterschool/seven_dev_needs.html
This final link lists out the seven developmental needs of adolescent learners. I do not find it to
be much different than the link already provided on Moodle; however, I took into consideration
the different order of the seven pieces. All seven prove vital, but does this imply that some
authors see some of these needs more important than others?

Learning Style Resource

https://wvde.state.wv.us/counselors/links/students/documents/9.8.1-
Learning_styles_assessment.pdf
This link is to a short document/pdf that can be used in the classroom at the beginning of the
school year. One can learn best when they know their learning style. This document explains
how learning styles impact our train of thought and lists three different types of styles. The
second page includes a series of questions once can answer and then the third page has a scoring
rubric. The scoring rubric will allow you to see if you fall into the visual, auditory, or tactile
learner section.

Multiple Intelligences Resource

https://www.niu.edu/facdev/_pdf/guide/learning/howard_gardner_theory_multiple_intellig
ences.pdf
This link explains Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It gives a very brief
background of Howard Gardner and then lists the 9 types of intelligences according to Gardner.
Another paragraph on human potential is provided to help further express in the information.
Then the rest of the document contains a chart for each type of “intelligence” and then gives a
list of descriptions, roles, and tasks/activities/assessments.

ESL Resource
https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/43-fantastic-esl-resources-for-students
This resource contains 43 different resources for ESL students. These range from activities,
common errors in English usage, ESL podcast(s), and much more. This resource differentiates
learning and can help the educator stay fresh with his/her practices.

Special Needs Resource

https://www.naset.org/resources4specialed01.0.html
I tend to be hesitant when it comes to online resources dealing with special education and special
needs classrooms. I believe this is an area that needs intensive care and thought. This link has
multiple documents, magazines, and videos listed from the National Association of Special
Education Teachers.

Diverse Needs of Learners Resource

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2016/02/10/10-tips-diverse-learners-gbt/
This link is for the educator. It lists 10 different tips for meeting the needs of diverse learners.
The link does not just simply give bulleted broad points but gives detailed questions and
thoughts for the educator to supply for the students. This also gives a brief rundown of IEPs and
other technical terms.

Educational Issues Resources

https://www.brookings.edu/research/class-size-what-research-says-and-what-it-means-for-
state-policy/
This link looks a scientific study regarding class size. The main development shows the change
in achievement based on a class size being the “standard” of 22 students and those in a classroom
with an average size of 15 students. This found an increase in student achievement by an amount
equivalent to about 3 additional months of schooling.
http://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/publications/se/6202/620202.html
This link looks at a specific example where an AP U.S. History teacher and an AP English
teacher were team-teaching. They found that going on alternative schedules, such as block
scheduling, provided the best environment and time for the students to prepare for class,
coursework, and the AP exams. The article is beneficial because it outlines step-by-step their
findings, ideas, and even coursework to show how they implemented this approach.
http://time.com/money/4392319/teachers-buying-school-supplies/
This article, provided by TIME, shows the expenses that teachers pay to keep their own
classrooms running and in-stock with supplies. It shows that the average teacher paid $500 per
school year to keep their room running and 1-in-10 teachers paid $1,000+.
Sublink: https://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/c-44-social-studies.aspx
This sub-link just shows some ideas that teachers spend money on supply wise in a social studies
context.
http://dailysignal.com/2015/10/06/why-this-social-studies-teacher-ditched-the-school-union-
and-created-his-own/
This link goes to a short article with an attached video. This looks at a social studies teacher, Jim
Perialas, who left the teacher’s Union and formed his own. He states, “We believe in the
collective bargaining process. However, we’re anti-big union.”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/love-in-time-homeschooling/201005/standardized-
testing-what-happens-history
This article looks at the impact of standardized testing in the classroom and its impact on the
growth of students. The article argues that history is getting left behind and negatively impacted
by the current multiple-choice craze with testing. This is turning away from writing and creative
projects, an ideology that social studies and social sciences hope to impact on student growth.

Community Resources
http://www.walkingbytheway.com/blog/indiana-field-trips-museums/
This first link gives the educator a documented source that has information for all the museums
in Indiana, state parks, historical sites, landmarks, monuments, etc. It provides the link to all
these opportunities and their home webpages. It also lists the geographic location next to each
place for an easy idea of its location.
http://www.campsilos.org/excursions/hc/fieldtrip.htm
This link is not Social Studies specific but gives a basic rundown and check list for the educator
when he/she is planning a field trip. This checklist provides information on selecting a trip,
logistics for planning, student preparation, conducting the trip, activity ideas, follow-up
questions, and evaluation techniques.
http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-guest-speakers-support-learning
This link looks at classroom management for choosing a guest speaker, how to host a guest
speaker, and pondering how to get the most from your speaker. This link gives the audience
ideas for engagement tips prior to the guest speaker setting foot in the classroom. It also explains
the importance and benefits of hosting a guest speaker.
https://www.choosechicago.com/plan-your-trip/trip-ideas-and-itineraries/cultural/african-
american-heritage/
Many Indiana schools will take a trip to Chicago at some point. Why not for history? This link
specifically looks at the city of Chicago and African American Heritage. This provides links to
museums one could attend, historical societies, theatres, galleries, and places (such as homes)
that are available to be visited.
https://www.socialstudies.org/publications/socialeducation/september2004/beyond-guest-
speakers
This link comes for the National Council for the Social Studies. It speaks to the importance of
having guest speakers in the social studies classroom. Some of the suggested speakers would be
politicians (state and local), lawyers, local authorities (police officers), or any other local outside
resource willing to speak.
https://www.butler.edu/history-anthropology/faculty-staff
This last additional link may seem unconventional but has a sense of practicality. It is said life is
not about what you know, but about who you know. Why would I not take the opportunity to
invite a previous professor of mine, or any professor from a local institute, to come and speak to
my class? All these professors are obvious experts in their field of study and have proven their
ability to teach. I have witnessed each of them use a guest speaker, so why not flip the script at
one point?

Assessment Resources
http://www.fortheteachers.org/rubrics/
This resource elaborates and gives images for what completed rubrics can look like. The rubrics
vary from group work to participation, paper grading, bibliography, and accuracy. It also
provides a full sample from a rubric for a 5th grade U.S. Colonies Social Studies project. The
end of this source also leads to more detailed resources for the fundamental uses of rubrics which
can be helpful as an educator.
http://www.socialstudies.org/sites/default/files/publications/se/6306/630613.html
This source looks specifically at theme-based portfolio assessment in social studies education.
The source asks how this portfolio style can better prepare teachers, what is included, how can it
be evaluated, and what does it or can it specifically accomplish?
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/rubric.htm
This source displays a common grade scale (100-90 A, 90-80 B, 80-70 C, 70-65 D, and 64 below
as an F). It breaks down for each section (accuracy, use of historical detail, demonstration of
learning and understanding, mechanics/grammar, neat/order, word usage, clear message, and
creativity) and gives an explanation of what would be categorized for each grade level depending
on the student work. Additionally, links for the rubrics for DBQs and thematic essays are
accessible as well.
https://www.frostburg.edu/fsu/assets/File/Administration/pair/AssessmentStrengthsWeakn
esses.pdf
This link, opens a PDF file that looks at the strengths and weaknesses of tests, portfolios,
interviews, surveys, and inventories. This is from the Eastern Connecticut State University with
help from professors in education and psychology departments.
https://nau.edu/uploadedFiles/Academic/CAL/History/History-
Social_Studies_Education/Formative%20Assessment%20in%20Social%20Studies.pdf
This link, to a PowerPoint, looks explicitly at formative assessment in social studies. It is rather
lengthy but gives multiple great examples and strategies that a teacher can use. I do not find all
of the strategies to be perfect, but some are worthwhile enough to take a look.