2014 NCSS Conference: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Fine Arts and the Social Studies Classroom  The discussion about the value of fine arts in K12 education seems to focus largely on the potential benefits of art on student performance in math and reading (see “Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning” & Art IS Education for various views and research).…

2014 NCSS Conference: Teaching with Primary Sources + Boundless Resources = Boundless Potential

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“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…

Guest Post: Georgia Historical Society Resources Revealed!

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Today’s post comes from Jordan Fischer, GHS’s  Education Intern. This summer she is helping GHS develop educational resources for teachers and students. Jordan is excited to reveal the excellent education resources you might not know are available for FREE on the GHS website! As the education intern this summer, I’ve had a crash course in learning about all the educational…

Sophia’s Resource Review: Vocabulary.com

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On May 20th the Georgia Historical Society is hosting Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson in Savannah to discuss The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945, the latest and final book in Atkinson’s Liberation Trilogy. In preparation for his visit, I have started reading the first book in the trilogy An Army…