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Searching for teacher resources in the catalog
In general, remember that adding the phrase (in quotes) "study and teaching" to any topic will generally help you narrow down on materials intended for use by PK-12 teachers. Another way of narrowing your search is to choose JFK Lower Level Curriculum Center from the list of Physical Locations in the catalog's left sidebar, since that will limit your search to materials set aside for use either by teachers or students in a PK-12 classroom.
Find Books & More
- EWU Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowSearch for books, videos, articles and more at EWU Libraries, Summit Libraries and beyond. While not required, if you want the full functionality (save or request items, etc.), please sign in with your NetID.
Finding lesson/unit ideas in ERIC
Remember that ERIC documents often have curricular ideas that can be built on or adapted: don't click peer-reviewed to ensure you see all the types of materials collected in ERIC!
- ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center (EBSCOhost) -- 1966-present This link opens in a new windowComprehensive U.S. Department of Education database for education, indexing journals & magazines, as well as books, videos, conference papers and technical reports. Links to full text documents.
Teaching with primary source materials
- DocsTeach: From the National ArchivesA wide array of documents, including photos, maps, and audio/video clips, from the National Archives -- another good source for American history. Docs Teach also supplies educators with activities designed around one or more selected documents, for use in the classroom.
- America in ClassPrimary source materials collections and lessons from the National Humanities Center.
- Smithsonian SourceA site created by the Smithsonian to support the teaching of history -- provides Document-Based Questions (DBQs), lesson plans, primary sources, and even some video clips.
- CK-12 History materialsEditable, customizable textbooks and primary source readers for World and American History.
Other resources for teaching social studies
- World History for Us AllA project of the National Center for History in the Schools at UCLA & SDSU: a wide array of types of units and lessons that collectively cover the whole breadth of human history in an integrative approach.
- PBS Learning Media resources for Social StudiesLesson plans, interactive media, audio, video, images -- a wide variety of social studies teaching materials for all grades from PBS.
- Center for the Study of the Pacific NorthwestCurriculum materials on the history of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest
- EDSITEment!From the National Endowment for the Humanities, a wide array of lesson plans for teaching history and social studies, for a wide range of grades.
- TeachingHistory.org (Lessons for Using Primary Sources)Links to a wide variety of lesson plans at TeachingHistory.org -- the national history education clearinghouse. They have lessons on other topics, as well, if you're not looking for something with primary sources.