2012 History & Social Science SOL Institutes

The K-12 History and Social Science SOL Institutes provided training that focused on deepening participants’ understanding and application of the rigorous practices and critical reasoning skills embedded in each history and social science standard. The Institutes used primary sources to provide participants with examples of how effective history and social science instruction may be enhanced for students in each course range and how teachers can improve student achievement in content areas of greatest challenge.

2012 Institutes Materials

Session	Professional Development Resources (Many of the links below point to websites outside the Virginia Department of Education website.)
Opening Sessions	Richmond, Wytheville and Roanoke Dr. Mills Kelly Historical Thinking, Primary Sources, and Rigor in History Education (PPT) Leesburg Dr. Christopher Hamner Historical Thinking Skills: Sourcing, Close Reading, Corroboration, and Contextualization (PPT) Richmond, Leesburg, Wytheville and Roanoke Jennifer Rosenfeld Digital History Teacher’s Toolkit: Teachinghistory.org
Resource Links for Kindergarten – Virginia and United States Government	What is Historical Thinking? Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Elementary) Interactive Historical Thinking Poster (Secondary) Teaching History.org History Matters Historical Thinking Matters Library of Congress Teacher’s Page Library of Congress Teacher's Guides and Analysis Tool National Archives Experience Docs Teach Engaging Students with Primary Sources, Smithsonian National Museum of American History (PDF) Picturing America Library of Virginia Encyclopedia Virginia Virginia Historical Society
Content Areas: Kindergarten – Grade 3	Richmond and Leesburg Katie Blomquist and Susie Orr Using Primary Sources to Increase Rigor in Kindergarten – Grade Three Wytheville and Roanoke Kayla McKee, Laura Muncey and Amy Cummings K-3 Classroom Resources to Increase Rigor (PPT)
Content Areas: Virginia Studies to United States History to 1865	Richmond and Leesburg Jennifer L. Brown and Susie Orr Using Primary Sources to Increase Rigor in Virginia Studies – United States History to 1865 Wytheville and Roanoke Katie Sandlin and Amy Cummings Virginia Studies and United States History to 1865 Resources to Increase Rigor (PPT)
Content Areas: United States History 1865 to the Present – Civics & Economics	Richmond and Leesburg Patti Winch and Laura Bieryla Primary Source Strategies to Increase Rigor in United States History 1865 to the Present – Civics & Economics Wytheville and Roanoke Annie Evans and Pam Davis Social Studies Lessons for Student Understanding and Engagement for United States History 1865 to the Present – Civics & Economics
Content Areas: World History and Geography to 1500 A.D.(C.E.) – Virginia and United States Government	Richmond and Leesburg Ken Bassett and Jeff Girvan The Value and Use of Historical Thinking to Increase Rigor in Social Studies Instruction (PPT) Cold War (Word) Document Set (Word) The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor (Word) World History to 1500 (Word) World History 1500 to the Present (Word) World Geography (Word) Wytheville and Roanoke Eric Powell and Michael Brown Overview of Historical Thinking and Teaching with Primary Sources (PPT) Bellini Feast of the Gods (PDF) Cold War HAT Stanford (PDF) CUBS Literacy Strategy Template (PDF) League of Nations HAT Stanford (PDF) Library of Congress – Analyzing Primary Sources (PDF) Library of Congress – Primary Source Analysis Tool (PDF) Primary Source and Historical Thinking Web Sites (Word) Sample History and Social Science Released Test Items (Word)

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