ThinkfinityNY,
a Web-based resource that offers 2,500-plus lessons for
teachers, each lesson aligned with the New York State
Standards. This program, available to all N.Y. State
educators at no cost, was developed jointly with the New
York State Education Department (NYSED), New York State
Teacher Centers, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT),
Thinkfinity and MCI. ~
The lessons
are organized and can be accessed according to the state’s
Learning Standards, key ideas, performance indicators, grade
levels and content areas. A simple click of the mouse
navigates the user through the lessons.
You may
visit the program at
http://www.nyiteez.org/MarcoPoloNY/
or at Virtual Learning System
http://eservices.nysed.gov/vls
.
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National History Education
Clearinghouse
- Welcome to the National History
Education Clearinghouse, the central online location for
accessing high-quality resources in K-12 U.S. history
education. This site began in 2008 and is rapidly becoming
one of the best sources for United State History Educators
including access to History Content, Teaching Materials,
Best Practices, Issues and Research, Professional
Development, and TAH Grants.
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http://teachinghistory.org/
SELECTED LESSON PLANS
These lesson plans have been reviewed and
designated as exceptional by educators participating in our
Teach American History Program.
Historical Time Period: Gilded Age
Title of the Lesson Plan: Two Unreconciled
Strivings—African American Identity in the Gilded Age
Grade Level: High School
(Grade 11)
General Description: Analyzes primary
sources of the African American experience during the
Gilded Age. Includes a variety of activities to choose
from, including a response journal, which could be an
effective assessment tool on its own.
URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/lessons/98/two/index.html
Historical Time Period:
Immigration
Title of the Lesson Plan: Port of Entry:
Immigration
Grade Level: Middle or High
School
General Description: This lesson highlights
the immigrant experience using images and documents. It
is flexible and very adaptable to all classrooms and
teaching situations.
URL:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/port/teacher.html
Historical Time Period: Industrial Revolution
Title of the Lesson Plan: Child Labor in America
Grade Level: Middle or High
School
General Description: This lesson explores
the Hine report and photographs and offers a number of
activities to teach the problems of industrialization and
child labor.
URL:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/lessons/98/labor/plan.html
Historical Time Period: Immigration and/or
Industrial Revolution
Title of the Lesson Plan: Affidavit and Flyers
from the Chinese Boycott Case
Grade Level: High School
(Grade 11)
General Description: Four documents are
featured to analyze the experience of Chinese immigrants
in relation to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Several
activities are given for individual or group assignment
and most can be done off-line.
URLwww.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/
chinese_boycott_case/chinese_boycott_case.html
Historical Time Period: Reconstruction and/or
Civil Rights
Title of the Lesson Plan: From Jim Crow to Linda
Brown
Grade Level: High School
(Grade 11)
General Description: This lesson traces the
African-American experience in the first half of the 20th
century to help lay a foundation for a broader understanding
of the modern Civil Rights Movement. It includes all the
resources needed and many activities to choose from. Can
easily be used in part and can include a student web
research component that utilizes books, documents,
manuscripts, maps, music, plays, and film.
URL:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/lessons/97/crow/crowhome.html
Historical Time Period: Reconstruction
Title of the Lesson Plan: After Reconstruction:
Problems of African-Americans in the South
Grade Level: High School
(Grade 11)
General Description: This lesson makes use of
primary and secondary sources, including pamphlets, letters,
laws, interviews and timelines. These sources, combined
with research assignments and group work help students to
identify problems facing African-Americans during
Reconstruction and then generate possible remedies.
URL:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/rec/rhome.html
Historical Time Period: Reconstruction
Title of the Lesson Plan: The Economics of Jim
Crow
Grade Level: High School
(Grade 11)
General Description: This lesson provides
activities to go along with the PBS documentary “The Rise
and Fall of Jim Crow.” Activity One offers a very
comprehensive look at the main ideas and events of the
video and generated excellent discussion.
URL:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/education_lesson1.html
Historical Time Period: Reconstruction
Title of the Lesson Plan: Black Pioneers: Building
African American Communities During Jim Crow
Grade Level: High School
(Grade 11)
General Description: This outstanding lesson
uses the documentary “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow” to have
students examine the formation of planned African-American
communities in the United States. It introduces students to
main early leaders of the African American community, and
utilizes several written first-hand accounts in a primary
source activity. The lesson culminates with a debate over
the importance of black communities today.
URL:
www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/education_lesson3.html
Historical Time Period: The Gilded Age
Title of the Lesson Plan: Photographs of Lewis
Hine: Documentation of Child Labor
Grade Level: Middle or High
School
General Description: This lesson features
an outstanding collection of 16 Lewis Hine photographs
depicting children in various jobs around the country. A
straightforward lesson, it uses photo analysis as the main
activity.
URL: http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/hine_photographs/hine_photographs.html
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