History of Juneteenth
(View Complete Item Description)Director of the University of Texas - Austin's Center for the Study of Race & Democracy Peniel Joseph talked about the history of Juneteenth.
Material Type: Lesson
All resources in Oregon Social Science
K-5 Inclusive Social Science Professional Development Quick Reference Guide
(View Complete Item Description)Download this PDF for an easy and shareable introduction to the Inclusive Social Sciences four-module mini-courses complete with links to all OER videos and presentation slides!
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Echoes and Reflections: Teaching The Holocaust Through Inquiry
(View Complete Item Description)These four lessons are provided by Echoes and Reflections. The lessons come from a new book, "Teaching the Holocaust By Inquiry" by Beth Krasemann. The book is scheduled for release at the end of May 2022.
Material Type: Case Study
Group Membership and Administration
(View Complete Item Description)What is a Group on the Oregon Open Learning Hub and what are the roles of the Group Members and Group Administrators?
Material Type: Primary Source
K-5 Inclusive Social Sciences Teacher's Guide
(View Complete Item Description)This Inclusive Social Sciences Lessons for Oregon K-5 Students Teacher’s Guide is designed to help educators prepare to teach newly developed K-5 lessons that are grounded in the belief that education can be a tool for transformation and liberationfor all learners.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Not "Indians," Many Tribes: Native American Diversity
(View Complete Item Description)Students study the interaction between environment and culture as they learn about three vastly different indigenous groups in a game-like activity that uses vintage photographs, traditional stories, photos of artifacts, and recipes.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
NAACP's Anti-Lynching Campaigns: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years
(View Complete Item Description)The NAACP fights to establish anti-lynching laws in the years between the World Wars
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Psychology 2e
(View Complete Item Description)Psychology 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe. The second edition contains detailed updates to address comments and suggestions from users. Significant improvements and additions were made in the areas of research currency, diversity and representation, and the relevance and recency of the examples. Many concepts were expanded or clarified, particularly through the judicious addition of detail and further explanation where necessary. Finally, the authors addressed the replication issues in the psychology discipline, both in the research chapter and where appropriate throughout the book. Changes made in Psychology 2e are described in the preface to help instructors transition to the second edition. The first edition of Psychology by OpenStax is available in web view here.
Material Type: Textbook
A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective: Connecting Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry
(View Complete Item Description)Students research, evaluate, and synthesize information about the Harlem Renaissance from varied resources, create an exhibit, and highlight connections across disciplines (i.e., art, music, and poetry) using a Venn diagram.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
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Black Historical Figures (Lorenzo Dow Turner)
(View Complete Item Description)This is a 4 week reading and critical interrogation assignment for students at the Higher ed level... Image in Title is by Florida_Aaron - https://pixabay.com/users/florida_aaron-3954368/
Material Type: Reading
First-Person Narratives of the American South
(View Complete Item Description)"First-Person Narratives of the American South" is a collection of diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts, and ex-slave narratives written by Southerners. The majority of materials in this collection are written by those Southerners whose voices were less prominent in their time, including African Americans, women, enlisted men, laborers, and Native Americans.
Material Type: Primary Source
African Americans Face and Fight Obstacles to Voting
(View Complete Item Description)In this lesson students learn about the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th and 15th) that abolished slavery, guaranteed African American citizenship and secured men the right to vote.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
African American Biography Research - Elementary
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn the research process by researching an African American Hero. They will use the Oregon Library Information System's 4 step process:1. Plan2. Find3. Create4. Present
Material Type: Lesson
Northern Draft Riots During the Civil War
(View Complete Item Description)This collection uses primary sources to explore northern draft riots that occurred during the Civil War. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
Material Type: Primary Source
Teaching Values of Civil Rights Movement
(View Complete Item Description)The lesson includes information about the language level of the students, required vocabulary of the topic, warm-up, Jigsaw reading, needed materials and videos, group works and pair works, and reflection. The lesson is designed for a 45 min. lesson. We included the padlet as well as an alternate teaching tool.
Material Type: Lesson, Lesson Plan, Reading
Busing & Beyond: School Desegregation in Boston
(View Complete Item Description)This collection uses primary sources to explore school desegregation in Boston. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
Material Type: Primary Source
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
(View Complete Item Description)This collection uses primary sources to explore the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
Material Type: Primary Source
African American Soldiers in World War I
(View Complete Item Description)This collection uses primary sources to explore the experiences of African American Soldiers in World War I. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
Material Type: Primary Source