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We have just posted 10 new teaching resources at our website! These include a dramatic role play about the little-knownJapanese Latin American internment during World War II; an article on working with Lewis Hine’s photos of child labor; activities on the first-ever Indigenous People’s Summit on Climate Change; and a role play that puts students in the position of being members of the American Anti-Slavery Society, who must choose the most effective ways to fight slavery. Visit our website to see all 10 of the new teaching tools we have available.

	Five Years After the Levees Broke: Bearing Witness Through Poetry By Renée Watson. 7 pages. A teacher’s reflection on the power of poetry to spark critical discussion and reflection on current issues of inequality surrounding disaster response in the United States.
	Learning About the Unfairgrounds: A 4th-Grade Teacher Introduces Her Students to Executive Order 9066 By Katie Baydo-Reed. 10 pages. Students hold a “tea party” and a mock trial to connect with a challenging novel.
	Lewis Hine’s Photographs By Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson. 4 pages. Using photographs to spark creative writing and critical thinking about child labor issues and social justice.
	Stenciling Dissent: A Student Project Draws on the Language of the Streets By Andrew Reed. 5 pages. Teaching activity connects students to history of art as a means of protest and gives them opportunity and skills to create their own stencil with a powerful message.
	The Other Internment: Teaching the Hidden Story of Japanese Latin Americans During WWII By Moé Yonamine. 18 pages. Poetry, photography, and text are used in this role play to teach about the often untold history of Japanese Latin American internment during WWII.
	‘Don’t Take Our Voices Away’: A Role Play on the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change By Julie Treick O’Neill and Tim Swinehart. 16 pages. A role play on the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change that asks students to develop a list of demands to present to the rest of the world at the U.N. climate change treaty meeting.
	The Coming of Pink Cheeks By Chief Kabongo as told to Richard St. Barbe Baker. 7 pages. Story of what happened to the Kikuyu people of Kenya when Europeans took control of their land.
	Remembering Mahmoud Darwish By Naomi Shihab Nye and Linda Christensen. 4 pages. A teaching idea utilizing famous Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish’s work to inspire students.
	Unleashing Sorrow and Joy: Writing Poetry from History and Literature By Linda Christensen. 10 pages. Teacher reflection on different ways to effectively incorporate poetry into history or literature classes.
	‘If There Is No Struggle…’: Teaching a People’s History of the Abolition Movement By Bill Bigelow. 16 pages. A role play putting students in the position of abolitionist groups working together to end slavery.

The Oregon State Board of Education approved the new Oregon K-12 Social Sciences Standards on Monday, August 15, 2011. The Social Sciences Content and Assessment Panel, numerous organizations, and hundreds of individuals all contributed to the development work that spanned more than two years. You can access the new standards document at:

http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/socialscience/standards/oregon-social-sciences-academic-content-standards.pdf

Additional resources are being developed to support districts, schools, and teachers as they implement the new standards. Information and resources detailing the revision process are available at:

http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2429

The Department of Education is looking for nominations of teachers, curriculum specialists, and others who have interest and experience in the Social Sciences. Evaluations are scheduled for August 1-7, 2011and involves a 7-day or less commitment with travel reimbursement and a paid stipend. The group will be evaluating Social Sciences materials for the approved list to be voted on by the State Board of Education in October 2011.

Nomination Form http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WYXBHS2

(to be completed by your superintendent or principal)

Nominee Information Form http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WDGH5DJ

(to be completed if you have been recommended by your superintendent or principal)

Contacts for this Announcement

• Drew Hinds (503) 947-5799, Drew.Hinds@state.or.us
• Paula Merritt (503) 947-5746, Paula.Merritt@state.or.us

Full article

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, I am sure there are countless tasks to get done, lessons to plan and resources and material to collect. So we here at the grant thought it would be a terrific time to remind you of some exciting events in your near future.

The Boise trip promises to be an amazing and an informative experience for all of us, and we thought it may be helpful to provide some documents that will help inspire and inform.

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