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e-Learning for Educators - Integrating Primary Sources into the Social Studies Classroom
This course is offered as a part of the e-Learning for Educators project, a partnership between LEARN NC, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University College of Education, UNC-TV, DPI, and the North Carolina Virtual Public School. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Education under Grant No. U286A050018.
This course is part of LEARN NC's catalog of online courses for teachers. Please see the current offerings at the bottom of this page for information about when it may next be taught.
Discover the wealth of web-based primary research and active-learning resources available to social studies teachers of all grade levels. You'll explore an array of primary and secondary resources including collections of original documents, vast reservoirs of secondary historical information, and online resources designed to support social studies teachers in curriculum development.
In Integrating Primary Sources into the Social Studies Classroom, you will consider effective research strategies and engage in critical analysis of web resources. In addition, you'll learn to develop a personal collection of web-based resources for curricular use, as well as create preliminary plans to enhance a curriculum unit.
Audience
This course is appropriate for social studies teachers in grades 7-12.
Time commitment
Approximately 2-5 hours per week
This was not high pressure and allowed me to work at my own pace. It was a learning experience for me and my students as well!.
-COURSE PARTICIPANT
Prerequisites
None
Current offerings
There are no scheduled offerings of this course.
