SOCIAL STUDIES

Resources

Books

• Kendall, John S. and Robert J. Marzano. Content Knowledge. 2000. Mid-Continent
  Research for Education and Learning (McREL) and the Association for Supervision and
  Curriculum Development (ASCD). Available from ASCD, Stock No. 100291. $39.95
  Call 1-800-933-2723

Organizations

• The Bill of Rights Institute
  200 North Glebe Road
  Suite 1050
  Arlington, VA 22203
  Provides workshops and training throughout the USA and in Europe.
  
  
• The Center for Civic Education
  5146 Douglas Fir Road
  Calabasas, CA 91302-1467
  800-350-4223
  The major source of materials for civic education for all levels of schooling including the National Standards for Civics, the We the People Program, Project Citizen and many others
  
  
• The New Jersey Institute of Italian and Italian-American Heritage Studies
  Rutgers University
  Scott Hall – 222
  College Avenue
  New Brunswick, NJ 08540
  732-932-670 or -0671

Useful Websites

• Top 10 9/11 Resources
  
  
• Free materials for teachers from the government
  
  
• About Education
  A free weekly newsletter with insightful information from About Guides for Teachers and Students. Contains individual free newsletters on history, geography, economics, and all areas of social studies.
  
  
• The Librarians Index to the Internet
  A vast array of links to many useful areas for social studies educators.
  
  
• THOMAS
  Legislative information on the internet from the US Congress including bills, laws, committee reports et al. from Congress.
  
  
• National Council for the Social Studies
  
  
• Discovery Channel - a great source of social studies activities
  
  
• National Geographic Site
  
  
• Project Vote Smart
  
  
• Kids Voting USA
  
  
• Index of U.S. Government Web Sites