SOCIAL STUDIES WEB TOOLS

How can teachers build brief lessons with digital resources that inspire a high level of engagement while challenging students to interpret, analyze, synthesize and evaluate?... Participants will explore various web based tools and view various examples of the use in the Social Studies classroom. Sessions will include exploring the Social Studies Framework, locating digital sources and incorporating project based assessments... Project learning, also known as project-based learning, is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges, simultaneously developing cross-curriculum skills while working in small collaborative groups.