September 2019 A monthly newsletter for social studies educators Updates from the Ohio Department of Education Revised Model Curriculum update Ohio’s Model Curriculum for Social Studies that was approved in June by the State Board of Education has been posted. Transition Tools are available, including include crosswalks and a suggested timeline.

Release of spring 2019 Ohio’s State Tests items A release of items from the spring 2019 Ohio’s State Tests in Social Studies now is available in the Ohio State Test portal. These released items give educators insight into the kinds of questions students experienced and are a useful tool to inform classroom instruction. Both teachers and parents may use this resource to help students know what to expect. The associated learning standard(s) and scoring rubric are included with each released item. Examples of student responses also are available to illustrate actual work and the corresponding points earned on the student examples. • American Government Item Release Scoring Guide • American History Item Release Scoring Guide

Remember requirement to observe Constitution Day Each year, on Sept. 17, schools nationwide take part in observing the day in 1787 that the U.S. Constitution was signed. Educational institutions receiving federal funding must plan an education program celebrating Constitution Day. Below are organizations with links to resources for Constitution Day. • National Constitution Center • National Council for the Social Studies

The U.S. Constitution also is one of the historical documents the Ohio Revised Code 3301.079(A)(1)(b) requires schools to teach and assess in high school American history and American government courses. The law requires the instruction of these documents in their original text and historical context. It also requires the assessment of the documents in the state end-of-course tests for American history and American government. Twenty percent of the value of the American government test must be based on historical documents. The historical documents are identified in the American history and American government course syllabi and model curricula. Click here for more information.

State organizations offering opportunities and resources Ohio History Connection needs teachers for research study Teaching the Past: A Panel of the Ohio History Connection is a research study to learn more about how the Ohio History Connection can provide more effective history and social studies programming for teachers and their students. The organization is seeking up to 50 Ohio educators with a variety of experience levels to share their thoughts. The study will take place in a secure, moderated, online space from Sept. 25 to Oct. 30. Participants will be asked to thoughtfully answer up to 10 questions during that time period. Those who complete the research will receive either a $50 gift card for Amazon.com or a $50 donation to a participant-selected Donors Choose project as a thank you. Interested teachers must complete a short survey on the website. For further questions, contact Susie Wilkening at [email protected] or Ly Foor at [email protected].

The Ohio Center for Law-Related Education offers opportunities to enhance citizenship education. • Fall Conference. The Ohio Center for Law-Related Education’s Law & Citizenship Conference is an annual statewide gathering of teachers, professors, lawyers and other civic and law-related education professionals who come together to share curriculum, effective teaching strategies, best practices and the latest hot topic issues important to teachers. This annual conference will take place in Columbus on Monday, Sept. 23. The theme is Tackling Tough Issues: Current Events and Controversy in the Classroom. Join teachers, lawyers and other civic-education professionals to gather strategies and tips for addressing controversial issues with students. There will be several mock trial professional development workshops for new and experienced advisors. • Constitution Camp The Ohio Center for Law-Related Education (OCLRE) will host a two-day Constitution Camp Oct. 28-29 to give teachers an in-depth look at teaching the principles of government, specifically separation of powers. Hear from content experts, leave with hands-on materials to enhance your teaching and learn about OCLRE programs We the People and Moot Court that will get your students excited about learning. For more information or registration, check out OCLRE’s Professional Development page or contact Ryan Suskey at [email protected] or (614) 485-3506.

Ohio YMCA Youth & Government program is gearing up for its 69th high school program year The Ohio YMCA Youth & Government Program is gearing up for its 69th high school program year and fifth year for middle school. OYG gives teens the chance to build leadership skills, gain self-confidence and discover how the government operates. Through this program, students debate techniques and earn community service hours, scholarship opportunities and an experience to remember at the Statehouse in Columbus. At the Statehouse, students learn responsible leadership in the American democratic process and experience law-making through five program areas: Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Lobbyist and the Press Corps.

The student-driven program allows students to learn legislative protocol, formulate arguments and practice debate techniques by learning to debate ideas instead of people. In the weeks leading up the State Assembly, students will learn to draft, research and present a bill in order for it to become a state law. Then, the students will have the opportunity to travel to Columbus to present their authored bills in front of their peers. Nearly 900 Ohio students experienced the program this school year. For more information, visit the program’s website or contact State Director Charlie Myers at (419) 632-1000 or at [email protected]. The organization will come to the school to assist students in preparing for the next conference.

Federal Reserve Educator Night The 2019 Federal Reserve Educator Appreciation Night is an open house for educators of all subjects and grade levels to learn about the free resources and programs available from the Cleveland Fed’s Education & Outreach department. Throughout the evening, participants will have the opportunity to: • Explore the free resources and participate in hands-on activities; • Tour the Cash Processing Operations (Cincinnati) or visit the Money Museum (Cleveland); • Learn about field trip options and travelling exhibits; and, • Receive a complementary swag bag of classroom resources. The event will take place in Cincinnati on Sept. 18 and in Cleveland on Sept. 24. Both events take place 5 – 6:30 p.m. Advanced registration is required by Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Holocaust & Humanity Center to host last living Nuremberg prosecutor • Last living Nuremberg prosecutor to speak. The last living Nuremberg prosecutor, Ben Ferencz, will join Holocaust & Humanity Center for a Skype discussion following a screening of the documentary film Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz. As a war crimes investigator, Ferencz witnessed Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation. He became the Chief Prosecutor for the United States Army in the Einsatzgruppen case at the Nuremberg trials. He went on to advocate for restitution for Holocaust victims and the establishment of the International Criminal Court. The event takes place Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. in Reakirt Auditorium at the Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45203. It is free and open to the public. Participants may tour the center’s museum at no charge from 6 – 7 p.m. For questions, contact Sarah Schneider at [email protected] or (513) 487-3055. Register by Sept. 10. • School tour bookings for 2019-2020 now open. To book a tour for 15 or more, contact CMC guest services at (513) 287-7021, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. -.5 p.m. or fill out a field trip reservation form. Tours can be coordinated around our Holocaust Speaker Series for a more comprehensive experience. Speakers are scheduled on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - noon. and Sundays from 2-3 p.m.

Ohio Supreme Court launches new resource and offers field trip grants • Under Advisement: Ohio Supreme Court Cases On Demand is an engaging, new program created by the Supreme Court of Ohio in an effort to reach high school students across Ohio and strengthen their understanding of Ohio’s court system. Over three or four class sessions, teachers will lead students through an in-depth study of an already-decided Ohio Supreme Court case utilizing original materials, including video recordings of Supreme Court oral arguments and written documents on the Supreme Court’s online case docket. The lessons are free and are designed to align with Ohio’s Learning Standards for the High School American Government course. To provide a real-world connection to the legal profession and courtroom, the Court encourages teachers to contact a local judge or attorney to help teach some or all of the sessions. Information on contacting an attorney is included in the Educator Resource Guide. • Supreme Court field trip grants for Ohio schools will help defray the transportation cost to visit the Supreme Court of Ohio and Visitor Education Center during the 2019-2020 school year. The application window will be open from Sept. 11 to Sept.27.

FinCamp in Ohio Next Gen Personal Finance is offering FinCamp for 50 teachers on Sept. 27 at the Cleveland Airport Marriott. FinCamp is built around best practices that will transform the classroom. It is designed to be collaborative, with participants meeting other teachers to find out what is working for them, curated, so teachers will find resources to use in the classroom, and content-driven, with teachers introduced to lessons, activities, projects and bell-ringers, as well as engaging content to bring back to the students. The workshop is for teachers of personal finance, economics, financial math, family and consumer science, special education or any other practical, real-life course. Substitute stipends are available. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Other opportunities The National Council for the Social Studies provides opportunities for teachers and students to become a social studies advocate • The National Council for the Social Studies’ Tool Kit outlines the council’s objectives for an advocacy campaign and numerous sample materials social studies educators can use to promote social studies education. An awareness campaign works best with a grassroots approach. Using this kit, educators can influence key audiences locally. A partnership between the national office and local affiliates is the most effective way to deliver the council’s important message. • Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society chapter The National Council for Social Studies’ Rho Kappa National Honor Society is the only national organization for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes excellence in the field of social studies. Any accredited public or private high school can apply for a local chapter, through which individuals will be inducted into the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society. • The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), Texas Council for the Social Studies (TCSS) and National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) are holding the largest annual gathering of K-12 social studies classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, district and state social studies supervisors, international educators and social studies discipline leaders Nov. 22-24 in Austin, TX. This year’s theme is Informed Action: Agency, Advocacy, Activism. Join more than 3,000 social studies educators to share the most current knowledge, ideas, research and expertise in social studies education through session workshops, intensive clinics, regional tours and special events. Pre- Conference Clinics will be offered Nov.21.

9/11 Memorial Museum Anniversary in the Schools Webinar Join students and teachers from around the world to commemorate the 18th anniversary of 9/11 by registering for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s free Anniversary in the Schools webinar. Connect with museum staff and guest speakers to hear first-person stories about the attacks and recognize the importance of commemoration during this 35-minute program. For more information, visit the webinar website or contact Education Programs staff at: [email protected].

The U.S. Census Bureau provides program to increase awareness of the 2020 Census Statistics in Schools (SIS) is a U.S. Census Bureau program that uses census statistics to create classroom materials for grades pre-K through 12. Teachers and subject matter experts nationwide helped develop each Statistics in Schools activity to increase awareness of, and overall public response to, the decennial census. The Statistics in Schools program includes more than 200 activities and resources that enhance learning in a variety of subjects and engages administrators, teachers, students and their parents/guardians in public conversations about the census. These include lesson plans, data tools, fun facts and more.

The 2020 NCHE Conference is coming to Cleveland The 2020 NCHE Conference is coming to Cleveland on March 19-21. The conference theme is Past, Present, and Future: NCHE at 30. Early Bird Registrations are now being accepted. The registration fee increases Nov. 1. The conference is offering eight Enrichment Excursions to Historic Sites and workshops, along with Friday night at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Call for Proposals has been issued and proposals are being accepted for Breakout, Mini and Poster Sessions. The deadline to submit a proposal is Sept. 23.

The National Consortium for Teaching About Asia offers course The National Consortium for Teaching About Asia is offering an online seminar on Cracking the Samurai Code: Separating Fact from Fiction from Sept. 29 - Nov. 23. High school teachers of history receive preference. Additional audiences include secondary teachers of social studies, Japanese and literature. This seminar is offered as a history course exploring current scholarship and primary sources, with discussion of teaching strategies for use in history courses. Four asynchronous online modules consist of readings, video lectures and discussions moderated by a specialist on the topic. The modules explore samurai from the Medieval through the Tokugawa periods. The final module focuses on teaching critical thinking through samurai-related content. Participants can earn 20 contact hours and a stipend for materials. The deadline to apply is Sept. 20.

National Archives sponsoring Youth Art Competition celebrating 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage The National Archives Foundation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage by sponsoring an art competition for students in grades 4-6. The competition, dubbed Rightfully Hers, will highlight historical achievements in women’s history while promoting the significance of the 19th Amendment. The grand prize includes a free trip to the National Archives. For more information or to register, please visit the link provided. The deadline to enter is Nov. 5, 2019.

Resources C-SPAN Classroom Featured Resources This site has content organized by various topics and themes including Campaign 2020 resources, AP Government and Politics and chronological listings of its U.S. History resources.

The Danger of the Story of Both Sides In this Teaching Tolerance article, “Combating ‘single stories’ is no longer as simple as including ‘multiple perspectives’ in the classroom. Whose stories are shared and why should be part of classroom discourse.”

Everything but the Coffee: Learning About the World from Starbucks In his book, Everything But the Coffee, Simon connects our deepest desires to be good, smart, ethical consumers with our equally strong yearning to consume in authentic and highly individual ways. Our coffee, Simon shows, is us and we are our coffee. This webinar will look at Starbucks and the landscapes of coffee drinking in the United States and around the world.

The French and Indian War and Pontiac's War Alan Gutchess gives a tour of the Fort Pitt Museum and talks about the French and Indian War and its effect on Pontiac's War that took place in the 1760s in this C-SPAN video.

High-Leverage Practices The heart of the TeachingWorks focuses on a core set of fundamental capabilities that it calls “high-leverage practices.”

How to Remember Students’ Names Instead of resorting to “Hey, you,” try these techniques for retrieving names. iCivics (update for downloading) When iCivics first started developing its fun and engaging civics games, Flash was the best tool in town. But times change, and now Flash has widely been replaced by HTML 5 and other platforms. Some of the site’s original games are still in Flash. Because of this, some games do not automatically load because many browsers are starting to block Flash in advance of Adobe ending support in December 2020. Users will need to make sure that Flash is enabled in the web browser that is being used.

Just the Facts: A Social Studies Lesson In this Teaching Channel video, an elementary school teacher shows how she had her students create and present posters about American symbols.

Lights, Camera, Budget! A Free Personal Finance Game In this game, students take on the exciting role of movie producer, making important decisions about everything from actors and directors to shooting locations and marketing strategy. Their job is to analyze the risks and rewards of each choice and its impact on the movie budget, with the goal of creating a blockbuster movie that doesn’t bust the bank.

Living Room Candidate This site has presidential commercials from 1952 – 2016.

Media Literacy and Democracy Professor John Splaine speaks to students about the importance of critical television viewing, media literacy and using a variety of sources of information. Following his remarks, he answers questions from the audience.

Media Saves the Beach This video shows how a high school social studies teacher and high school science teacher integrate a lesson on how their students can affect policy.

National History Day National History Day is an exciting academic enrichment program that helps students discover historical issues, ideas, people and events. This year-long academic adventure fosters students' enthusiasm for learning and their love for history.

The Nation's Capital and the Compromise of 1790 At Jones Point, in Alexandria, Virginia, author Michael Lee Pope talks about the city of Alexandria, Virginia and the creation of the nation's capital. In this C-SPAN video, Pope explains the Compromise of 1790 between , and Alexander which dealt with state debt and the location of the capital.

Schools That Work: Mixing Art + Politics -- Integrated Studies in High School In this Edutopia video, a social studies teacher and an art teacher share their strategies for creating successful integrated projects.

Teaching in the Wake of Violence This guide from Facing History and Ourselves explores how teachers can navigate conversations with their students after news of a mass shooting, terrorist attack or other violent event. Such conversations are difficult. It also offers recommendations to help students engage with ongoing news coverage in a responsible way.

Tennessee State Library & Archives launches digital project to map paths of Revolutionary War soldiers The Tennessee State Library & Archives has launched Patriot Paths, a new project that uses Revolutionary War pension records to map the paths that these soldiers took before and after their service.

Send comments/questions to: Dwight Groce, Social Studies Consultant, Office of Learning and Instructional Stategies, Ohio Department of Education, 25 S. Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 or [email protected].