Georgia’s students, teachers, and parents are counting down the last few days before summer vacation. Soon, social media sites will be full of fun summer photos from beach vacations and lazy afternoons. Watch the latest episode of Sophia’s Schoolhouse to learn about one way people shared their vacation selfies before the internet. Visit this episodes…
Georgia Studies
Primary Source Spotlight on Progressive-Era Education Reform
With the 50th anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Georgia Milestones on teachers’ minds this month, we thought you might enjoy a primary source spotlight featuring education reform from Georgia’s past. The collection items below offer a window into progressive-era ideas about education and reform in the late 19th and early…
Why Germs, Diseases, and Medicine Belong in the Social Studies Classroom
Although the study of medical history is not explicitly dictated by the Georgia Performance Standards, it could be argued that the history of disease and medicine is integral to understanding every period of history covered in our curriculum. While some students might cringe at the notion of microscopic germs, black vomit, and field amputations, incorporating…
Episode 010: Learning History From Plants
VideoWhat can we learn from plants? Do trees have a history? Join Sophia’s Schoolhouse as we explore these questions by learning about two historic plants at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens. Find out how you can visit the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens and explore living history for yourself by visiting their website. Grow your knowledge…
2014 NCSS Conference: Teaching with Primary Sources + Boundless Resources = Boundless Potential
“Teaching with Primary Sources + Boundless Resources = Boundless Potential.” Library of Congress’s Teaching with Primary Sources Program. In 2012, GHS received a grant from the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Eastern Region at Waynesburg University to promote the use of primary sources in Georgia’s classrooms. TPS Eastern Region asked GHS and two other grantees…
Episode 008: Prehistory Ovierview
VideoJoin guest host Elyse Butler in Sophia’s Schoolhouse for an overview of Native American cultures in Georgia. With the help of artifacts from the GHS Collection, Elyse will take you from the Paleoindian Period to the Mississippian Period in under 8 minutes.