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- We have a story to tell: Native peoples of the Chesapeake region
- Readings and lesson plans exploring the historical and ongoing challenges faced by the American Indians of the Chesapeake Bay region, since the time of their first contact with Europeans in the early 1600s.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- Reaching Latinos through social studies
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 4.1
- Teachers can help immigrant students feel more comfortable in the classroom by basing social studies lessons on students' own knowledge and backgrounds.
- By Paul Fitchett.
- English language learners and special education testing
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 3.4
- English language learners are often incorrectly labeled with learning disabilities because of inffective diagnostic tests. A more effective model of testing and instruction would be based upon the educational concepts of scaffolding instruction and the Zone of Proximal Development.
- Format: article
- By Mary Faith Mount-Cors.
- The Learning Page: Community Center
- In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 8
- This installment of the American Memory Guide explores the Learning Page's Community Center, highlighting features of particular interest to teachers.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- American Indians in the United States: Online course syllabus
- Syllabus for the online course American Indians in the United states which examines American Indian history in the United States from the earliest evidence of human habitation through first contact with Europeans, conflicts in the West, World War II and other key events in 20th century U.S. history, the American Indian rights movement, and into the present day.
- Format: syllabus
- Andrew Jackson calls for Indian removal
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 10.3
- Excerpt from President Andrew Jackson's first inaugural address, 1829, in which he argued that American Indians should be removed west of the Mississippi. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: speech
- Commentary and sidebar notes by Kathryn Walbert and L. Maren Wood.
Resources on the web
- Voices from the Latino Community in North Carolina
- Oral history interviews with Spanish-speaking immigrants to North Carolina. Topics discussed included assimilation, cultural expression, identity, discrimination, stereotypes, and separation from loved ones. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: Duke University
- The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
- A multimedia anthology that showcases popular entertainment forms, especially vaudeville, from 1870 to 1920. Many items include the bawdy humor and ethnic stereotypes typical of the period. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Library of Congress
- Migration Information Source
- The Migration Information Source provides fresh thought, authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends. A unique, online resource, the Source offers useful tools, vital... (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Migration Policy Institute
- Who Stole the Tee Pee? An online exhibit of the National Museum of the American Indian
- Historical artifacts from the National Museum of the American Indian and art by contemporary Native Americans is utilized to explore changes and the causes of changes in Native American cultures since the 1900s. This website asks what happened to the traditions... (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of American History
