Department of Curriculum/Social Studies

Teacher Resources

The Great Depression		www.vaschools.history.vt.edu Virginia Schools in the Great Depression is a digital history project that provides teachers of history, civics, economics, and government with two innovative resources for engaging students in an approach to learning that integrates content knowledge and instructional technology.
Black History Month		Resources
Election Resources		http://www.learner.org/redirect/january/dia1.html As sources of information in discussing the U.S. electoral system including primary elections with your students, see *"Elections: The* *Maintenance of Democracy"* and *"Political Parties: Mobilizing Agents"* the 12th and 13th units of "Democracy in America." Primary elections and the functions of political parties are discussed, and Web-based materials include a video program, readings, and a critical thinking activity.
		http://www.learner.org/redirect/january/tfll2.html Get ideas for connecting U.S. elections with elections in other countries by watching *"Performing With Confidence"* from our "Teaching Foreign Languages K-12" video library.
		http://www.learner.org/redirect/january/const3.html Watch a discussion of complex constitutional issues involved in presidential elections in *"Nomination, Election, and Succession of the* *President,"* the third program of "The Constitution: That Delicate Balance" The program features former Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart, former Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, and other distinguished panelists.
		http://www.learner.org/redirect/january/civic4.html Find lesson plans, Video on Demand, and more in *"Electoral Politics"* the second unit of "Making Civics Real: A Workshop for Teachers."

George Washington Resources		United States Information Agency
		Library of Congress
		Smithsonian Institute
		Mount Vernon Website

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