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• Structure and Philosophy of American Education (Denison)

  
  This course has recently been taught twice per year. I try to keep the most recent version linked here.
  

  Supporting Links:

  Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/.
  Leads to all sorts of other places such as: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/ or http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm (useful for papers)
  Some semi-commercial sources and educational organizations are helpful:

  E.g., “Teachers.net” at http://teachers.net/ (look at past articles and ideas for starting school)

  Other sites include “For the New Teacher” http://teachersnetwork.org/ntol/resources/

  “Education World: Teachers Best Friend” (graphic organizers and free resources.)

  http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml

  Iowa’s site, “Web Resources for Educators” http://www.dmea.org/resources.htm

  “Teacher Connection” part of Phi Delta Kappa: http://www.pdkintl.org/tconnect/tchome.htm

  Buena Vista Teacher Education Website: http://www.bvu.edu/academics/education/teachered/

  Professional Organizations (Examples):

  National Education Association: http://www.nea.org/

  American Federation of Teachers: http://www.aft.org/ (salary surveys)

  Council of Chief State School Officers (including INTASC)

  http://www.ccsso.org/projects/Interstate_New_Teacher_Assessment_and_Support_Consortium/

  National Association of Secondary School Principals http://www.nassp.org/s_nassp/index.asp?CID=1164&DID=54970

  National Association of Elementary School Principals: http://www.naesp.org/

  American Association of School Administrators: http://www.aasa.org/

  Parent Teacher Association (PTA): http://www.pta.org/index.asp

  
  

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• Social Studies Methods for Secondary Education

  National Council of Social Studies (NCSS) On-Line Menu:

                          http://www.ncss.org/

                          http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/  (curriculum standards for social studies 1994)

  This Newest site above is not nearly as extensive.

  Department of Education (national):

                          http://www.ed.gov/

  Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) – Social Studies

                          http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=9

  Department of Education (state - IA and NE):

                          http://www.state.ia.us/educate/links/index.html

                          http://www.nde.state.ne.us/

                                      http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/  Nebraska Social Studies Page

                                      (Links to 34 page document for Nebraska Social Studies Standards.)

  This may be the best single stop for Social Studies Education:

                          http://k-12historysocialstudies.com/boals.html

  This site has moved three times in the last four years due to the author’s retirement.        

  Check out the University of Iowa Social Studies Site:

                          http://www.uiowa.edu/~crl/curriculum/social.htm

  Where social studies meets language arts and the humanities:

                           http://edsitement.neh.gov/websites_all.asp

  STANDARDS – Developing Educational Standards

                          http://edstandards.org/standards.html

  STANDARDS – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)

                           http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/

                          http://www.mcrel.org/PDF/Standards/5007TG_Distillation_Geog_Hist.pdf (92pages)

                          http://www.mcrel.org/PDF/Standards/5041TG_ExemplaryHistoryBenchmarks.pdf

                           http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp

                                      http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/SubjectTopics.asp?SubjectID=5

  (US History – as an example)

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• State and Local Government

  (related sites reflecting the location where the course is taught Iowa Government and Nebraska Government; General information about the 50 states -- 50states.com )
  Links from the MAPA Site    (Metropolitan Area Planning Association -- two Iowa and three Nebraska Counties)
  Links to COGs   Council of Governments
  Counties    Go to "about counties" and then "find counties" for the clickable map.
  
  

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• American National Government

  1. General Government Information: Government Web Portal
  2. President and Executive Branch: The Whitehouse and Executive Branch
  3. Legislature Senate and House
  4. Judicial: Judicial Branch
     

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• Geographical Traditions

  
  Recently I have taught Human and Cultural Geography as an on-line class using first the Blackboard platform, and then Angel
  -- developed by Purdue University. (favorite related site for geography is USGS Home Page).
  
  Supporting Links:
  

  National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration <http://www.noaa.gov/>

  Environmental Protection Agency <http://www.epa.gov/>

  U.S. Census Bureau <http://www.census.gov/>

  Current Events Satellite Views <http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/>

  Geography Alliance Iowa <http://www.uni.edu/gai/index.html>

  Terra Server <http://terraserver.microsoft.com/>

  TopoZone - The Web's Topographic Map <http://topozone.com/>

  MapQuest : Driving Directions, Maps <http://www.mapquest.com/>

  U.S. Dept. of Agriculture <http://www.usda.gov/>

  U.S. Forest Service <http://www.fs.fed.us/>

  National Park Service <http://www.nps.gov/>

  Information Please for Geography <http://infoplease.com/ipa/A0001765.htm>

  Earth Map -- Light & Dark <http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p>

  Continental Drift Simulation <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/anim1.html>

  Iowa geology and geography < http://www.lib.iastate.edu/services1/ref/geoggeol.html >

  Environmental Issues and Remote Sensing < http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/tableofcontents>

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