ALCSS Stress Buster for COVID-19  

Hello Fellow Educators!

I know this is a trying time for everyone.  ALCSS is here to lighten your stress load!  Below you will find links to share with your students:  online games, activities, and lesson plans.  Please check back often, we will add additional materials later this week.  Also, check our Resources page - https://www.alcss.org/partners-and-sponsors.html .  Our Sponsors and Partners have a plethora of lessons and activities.
Feel free to reach out if we can assist in your social studies area.

Distance Learning Resources

Click here for more information 

Free Online Games


https://www.primarygames.com/social_studies.php 


  https://mrnussbaum.com/games/social-studies-games 

  https://pbskids.org/games/social-studies/  

Lessons
https://www.currentsofchange.net/

https://www.icivics.org/  

https://www.alcss.org/partners-and-sponsors.html  

www.easygeographyforkid.com​

 NearPod for Feudal Japan (8th Grade Social Studies)


The Self-Paced Code is ZSGID

https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/qW1Y9r5ENu

 
 C-SPAN Classroom  
  • Our short Current Events video clips feature topics that are being discussed in the country.
  • Featured Resources are collections of C-SPAN Classroom resources organized by various topics and themes.
  • Our video based Lesson Plans include vocabulary terms, procedures and activities, as well as follow up assignments to reinforce students' learning.
  • Bell Ringers are short video clips with brief summaries, key vocabulary terms and related discussion questions.
  • Constitution Clips make the U.S. Constitution come alive by providing teachers and students with C-SPAN video clips of examples of the Constitution in action.
  • Our On This Day in History collection highlight key events that include several short video clips that provide context through archival footage and witness testimony (where available).
  • Deliberations offer lesson plans with video clips, articles and activities that present different sides of issues that are being discussed and debated in the country.
  • Free Online Trainings through Zoom offer personalized tutorials on all the free resources that are available on C-SPAN Classroom.


--
Dr. Wanda L. Ward
President
Alabama Council for Social Studies
alcsspresident@gmail.com

"If the world changed, and you are not doing anything to prepare kids(children), you are doing a disservice to them." Tom Driscoll

More Social Studies Resources Below:
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UPCOMING EVENTS


Winter Meeting 
Friday,  January 24, 2020
Shelby County Schools Instructional Services Building in Alabaster 
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
All Members are Welcome

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

ALCSS 2019 in Review 

Particpating in NCSS-Alabama MEGA Conference-Midwest Primary Source Summit
Planning for Conference- Winter Meeting 


2019 Annual Conference 


And The Winners Are...

1st Place 
Hayleigh Rylant - 4th Grade 
Pleasant Grove Elementary - Jefferson County Schools

2nd Place 
Melissa (Lisa) Shavers - 4th Grade 
Pisgah High School - Jackson County Schools

They will be attending our annual conference on October 14, 2019, at Lawson State Community College.  Register today and join them in growing in knowledge about Social Studies! 

Welcome to ALCSS
We are an organization of educators from K-12 and higher education in the state of Alabama dedicated to social studies education. Our goal is to enable students to become global citizens and prepare them for the future. We do this by engaging educators from around the state in collaboration to empower them to be advocates within their own classrooms. We want students to become explorers of their world and to make connections between the past and present to become informed decision makers in the future.
​We welcome all educators who share this same passion!

Conferences

Membership
Each year we host an annual conference for educators. All subject areas are invited so that we can work together for our students. The conference moves every year to two years to reach every part of Alabama for inclusion of all educators. Keep on the look out for more information. If you would like to register for the conference download the following and email or mail it back as stated on the form.  

Alabama's 200th Birthday

The Alabama Bicentennial is just around the corner. We are in a three year celebration of our state's birthday. Join us in the celebration! Check out more information about the 200th at:
http://www.alabama200.org
Membership in the council is $10.00 per year. Conference registration is $65.00 and this includes a one year membership fee and access to all conference events including keynotes. In addition, we offer members opportunities to participate in other events throughout the year. If you would like to join National Council for the Social Studies, we will waive our membership cost this year. In doing so, indicate that you are registering from Alabama and send a copy of your receipt to us also.

National Council for Social Studies 

Our national affiliate, NCSS, offers a variety of webinars and other resources for educators. They also hold an annual national conference. Check out more about NCSS at: 
https://www.socialstudies.org
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. "
​Alice Walker

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Email Us: alcsspresident@gmail.com
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