Social Studies That Sticks: How to Bring Content and Concepts to Life - Softcover

• identifies essential social studies themes, standards, and skills
• models maximum use of primary source documents, eye-witness narratives, biographies, and historical fiction
• describes how artifacts, objects, art, photography, and architecture can be tools for inquiry and learning
• explores the community of a social studies classroom
• tackles matters of cultural perspective, point of view, bias, and propaganda
• transforms current events into historical investigations
• maps vital steps for social-justice projects
• provides guidelines for essays, presentations, oral histories, personal narratives, and original historic writing
• outlines dozens of authentic assessments
• introduces theLearning Ledger for student self-assessment
• pinpoints archival material, hundreds of books and websites, and historical resources for research and classroom use.

Laurel Schmidt is the author of three Heiemann titles: Social Studies That Sticks (2007), Classroom Confidential (2004), and Gardening in the Minefield: A Survival Guide for School Administrators (2002). Laurel has worked for thirty years in education as a teacher, principal, curriculum development specialist, consultant, lecturer, and writer. Currently she is the Director of Pupil Services for the Santa Monica-Malibu School District and an adjunct professor at Antioch University. She is also the author of Seven Times Smarter: 50 Ways to Develop the Multiple Intelligences in Your Child (Three Rivers Press, 2001). You can email Laurel at schmidtl@smmusd.org and visit her website at www.laurelschmidt.com.