Resources

Curriculum Standards
Center for Civic Education. 1994. National Standards for Civics and Government. Calabasas, CA: Center for Civic
Education. www.civiced.org
National Center for History in the Schools. 1996. National Standards for History. Los Angeles: National Center for
History in the Schools.
National Council for Geographic Education. 1994. Geography for Life: National Geography Standards. Washington,
DC: National Council for Geographic Education. www.ncge.org
National Council for the Social Studies. 1994. Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for Social Studies.
Washington, DC: National Council for the Social Studies. www.ncss.org
National Council on Economic Education. Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics. 1997. New York: Na-
tional Council on Economic Education. www.ncee.org
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. 1998. Wisconsin’s Model Academic Standards for Social Studies. Madi-
son: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. www.dpi.state.wi.us

Social Studies Professional Organizations

Wisconsin Organizations
Marathon County History Teaching Alliance; contact, Professor James J. Lorence at UW–Marathon (E-mail:
jlorence@uwc.edu)
Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies; contact, Eric Anderson, membership director (E-mail:
eha11554@vbe.com), or contact the social studies consultant at the department for the current officers.
Wisconsin Council for Economic Education, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., Suite 3150, Milwaukee, WI 53203;
www.wisecon.org
Wisconsin Bar Association, Law-Related Education Committee, 5302 Eastpark Blvd., P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI
53707-7158; www.wisbar.org
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Office of School Services, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706–1488;
www.shsw.wisc.edu
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, 3319 W. Beltline Highway, Madison, WI 53713; www.ecb.org
Wisconsin Geographic Alliance, Department of Geography, UW–Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702
Wisconsin Sociology Association; contact, Bob Greene, Greenfield High School, 4800 S. 60th St., Greenfield, WI,
414-281-6200; rwgreene@execpc.com

Wisconsin Centers for International Studies

Center for International Education, P.O. Box 413, Garland Hall 102, Milwaukee, WI 53201, Phone: 414-229-4344,
E-mail: cie@uwm.edu, Internet: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIS
The Center for Latin America, P.O. Box 413, Garland 202, Milwaukee, WI 53201, Phone: 414-229-5986, E-mail:
cla@uwm.edu, Internet: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLA
Latin American and Iberian Studies, 209 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706, Phone:
608-262-2811, E-mail: latam@macc.wisc.edu, Internet: http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/laisp
The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), 210 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive,
Madison, WI 53706, Phone: 608-262-3379, E-mail: creeca@macc.wisc.edu, Internet:
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/creeca/
The Center for South Asia, 203 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706, Phone: 608-262-4884,
E-mail: sasianctr@macc.wisc.edu, Internet: http://www.wisc.edu/southasia
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 207 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706, Phone:
608-263-1755, E-mail: seasian@macc.wisc.edu, Internet: http://www.wisc.edu.ctrseasia

National Social Studies Organizations

National Council for the Social Studies, 8555 Sixteenth Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910; http://www.ncss.org

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Geography
National Council on Geography Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Leonard Hall, Room 16A, 421 North
Walk, Indiana, PA 15705-1087; www.ncge.org
National Geographic Society, 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-4688; www.nationalgeographic.com

History
National Council for History Education, 26915 Westwood Rd., Suite B-2, Westlake, OH 44145-4657;
www.history.org/nche
National Center for History in the Schools, Department of History, University of California at Los Angeles, 6265
Bunche Hall, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473; www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/
American Historical Association, 1717 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37203–2991; www.aaslh.org
Organization of American Historians, 112 North Bryan Street, Bloomington, IN 47408-4199; www.indiana.edu/~oah
Society for History Education, P.O. Box 1105, 36342 Hwy. 78 #15, Julian, CA 92036; www.csulb.edu~histeach/
National History Day, 0119 Cecil Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742; www.thehistorynet.com
/NationalHistoryDay

Political Science and Citizenship

Center for Civic Education, 5146 Douglas Fir Road, Calabasas, CA 91302; www.civiced.org
American Political Science Association, 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036-1206; www
.apsanet.org
Close Up Foundation, 44 Canal Center Plaza, Alexandria, VA 22314-1592; www.closeup.org
Constitutional Rights Foundation, 601 South Kingsley Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90005; www.crf-usa.org
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, 335 W. Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703

Economics
National Council on Economic Education, 1140 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10036; www.nationalcouncil
.org or www.economicsamerica.org

Behavioral Sciences
American Anthropological Association, 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 640, Arlington, VA 22203-1620; www
.ameranthassn.org
American Sociological Association, 1307 New York Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005; www.asanet.org
American Psychological Association, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; www.apa.org

Law-Related Education
American Bar Association, Division for Public Education, 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago, IL 60611;
www.abanet.org/publiced/home.html

National Social Studies Publications

Journal of Geography. Published bimonthly by the National Council for Geographic Education, 421 North Walk, In-
diana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705-1807; www.ncge.org
Perspective. The newsletter of the National Council for Geographic Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
421 North Walk, Indiana, PA 15705-1807 http://www.ncge.org
Social Education, the official journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, and Middle Level Learning. 3501
Newark Street NW, Washington, DC 20016; www.ncss.org
The Social Studies Professional. A newsletter of the National Council for the Social Studies, 3501 Newark Street NW,
Washington, DC 20016; www.ncss.org
Social Studies and the Young Learner. A quarterly for creative teaching in K–6. National Council for the Social Stud-
ies, 3501 Newark Street NW, Washington, DC 20016; www.ncss.org
Theory and Research in Social Education. The official journal of the College and University Faculty Assembly of the
National Council for the Social Studies, 3502 Newark Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20016; www.ncss.org
The History Teacher. A quarterly published by the Society for History Education, P.O. Box 1105, 36342 Hwy. 78 #15,
Julian, CA 92036; www.csulb.edu/~histeach/

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Facing History and Ourselves. A yearly publication from Facing History National Office, 16 Hurd Road, Brookline,
MA 02146.
The American Historical Review. Published by the American Historical Association, 400 A Street SE, Washington,
DC 20003.
History Matters! Published by the National Council for History Education, Inc., 26915 Westwood Road, Suite B-2,
Westlake, Ohio 44145.
The Social Studies. Published by Heldref Publications, 1319 Eighteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-1802.
Journal of Economic Education, Heldref Publications, 1319 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036-1802, 202-296-
6267.

Wisconsin Social Studies Publications

The Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies President’s Newsletter
The Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies Ideas Newsletter
The Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies Journal
The Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies Newsletter
Contact Mike McKinnon, Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies newsletter editor, School District of Janesville,
527 S. Franklin Street, Janesville, WI 53545, 608-743-5043; or contact the social studies consultant at the depart-
ment for the current president and editor.
Other Organizations:
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education (ERIC/ChESS), Indiana University, 2805 E. Tenth
Street, Suite 120, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698; www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/eric_chess.htm
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, 26555 Evergreen Road, Suite 400, Southfield, MI 48076;
www.nbpts.org/nbpts/
Social Science Education Consortium, Box 21270, Boulder, CO 80308-4270; www.ssecinc.org

Web Sites
This is a partial listing of Web sites that are frequently used by teachers. The most stable long-term Web sites were se-
lected for this guide. It is not a comprehensive list. The major social studies organizations have developed some
of the best current Web sites. The links listed at their Web sites are usually up to date.
Wisconsin Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS) is an interactive Web site that contains a section on
best practices. The Marco Polo program of K–12 content activities will also be available on the Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Public Instruction Web page, www.dpi.state.wi.us
EDSITE www.edsite-ment.neh.gov
This is a meta-site with links to educational sites on the Web that provide information about the humanities, including
history, social studies, and government. It includes learning guides to help orient teachers and students in how to
use the Web.

Current Events
CNN Interactive: www.cnn.com
USA Today: www.usatoday.com
The Associated Press: www.apalert.com
NewsLink: www.newslinkorg/news.html
The New York Times: www.nytimes.com; www.nytimes.com/learning
Time for Kids magazine: www.pathfinder.com/TFK
Scholastic: www.scholastic.com/scholasticnews (offers content for students, teachers, and parents)
The Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com
The Denver Post: www.denverpost.com
The Los Angeles Times: www.latimes.com
Time Magazine: www.time.com
U.S. News and World Report: www.usnews.com
ABC News: www.abcnews.go.com
Newsweek: www.school.newsweek.com

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Wisconsin State Government
Wisconsin Statutes: www.legis.state.wi.us

History
Do History: www.dohistory.org
Teaching with Historic Places: www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descript.html
WWW Services for Historians: www.grid.let.rug.nl/ahc/hist.html
Links for the History Profession: www.oah.org/announce/links.html
In-Sites for Teaching History and the Social Studies: www.members.tripod.com/ozpk/history.htlm
The National Council for History Education: www.history.org/nche
Classroom Connects collection of Web history sites: www.classroom.net
Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fail?: www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse
E-Conflict’s World Encyclopedia: www.emulateme.com
Women in World History Curriculum: www.womeninworldhistory.com
World History Compass: www.SchillerComputing.com/whc/index.htm
The World History Association: www.hartford-hwp.com/WHA/index.html

United States History

Teaching With Historic Places: www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descrip.html
Links to the Past: Tools for Teaching: www.cr.nps.gov/toolsfor.htm
National American History Archive Explorer:
www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/history/aha.html
HyperHistory Online (more than 1,400 Files covering 3,000 years of world history):
www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/main.html
Answers to history questions through email: Ask-history@csd.uwm.edu
Been Here So Long: Narratives from the WPA American Slave Narratives: www.newdeal.feri.org/asn/index.htm
The Library of Congress Exhibitions: www.lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits
The Library of Congress: www.loc.gov check it!
History Buff’s Home Page: www.historybuff.com/index.html
Creating On-line Material for Teaching United States History: www.etext.lib.virginia.edu/history
History Matters: www.historymatters.gmu.edu
Vietnam: Echoes from the Wall: www.teachvietnam.org
Facing History: www.facing.inter.net/
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board: www.wecb.org

United States Government

The White House: www.whitehouse.gov
Virtual Tour of Washington, DC: www.csuchico.edu/edu/c11.html
Yahoo!: www.dc.yahoo.com
National Capital Parks: www.nps.gov/nacc
City Net: Washington, DC: www.city.net/countries/united_states/
Clickable Map of Washington, DC: sc94.ameslab.gov:80/TOUR/tour.html
The House of Representatives: www.house.gov
The Senate: www.senate.gov
The President’s Cabinet: www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Cabinet.html/cabinet_links.html
The Library of Congress: www.loc.gov
The Smithsonian Institution: www.si.edu
City Net: www.city.net
Lessons and help are available at the following.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/lessons/psources/source.html
Millions of primary sources related to American history, including documents, oral histories, and photographs:
National Archives and Records Administration: www.nara.gov/education
C-SPAN: www.c-span.org/classroom/lessonplans/campaign.html

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Art
Art Institute of Chicago: www.artic.edu
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: www.metmuseum.org
The San Francisco Museums of Fine Arts: www.thinker.org

WebQuests
Kathy Schrock’s WebQuest Guide: www.school.discover.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html
Kathy Schrock’s WebQuest Slide Show: www.capecod.net/schrockguide/webquest/wgs1.htm
WebQuest Design Process by Bernie Dodge: www.edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/Process/WebQuestDesignProcess.html

Geography Maps
Maps: www.mapquest.com
National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.com
United States Geological Survey: www.usgs.gov
Downloadable Satellite Images: www.members.aol.com/landsatcd/MOREHTML/nalc.html
Maps on Demand: www.epa.gov/enviro/html/multisystem_query_java.html
National Parks Service: www.nps.gov
Rand McNally free outline maps, lesson plans, activities: www.k12online.com

Civics Education
Center for Civic Education: www.civiced.org
U.S. Information Agency: www.civnet.org
The Close Up Foundation: www.closeup.org
The 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress Civics Frameworks: www.nagb.org
The American Promise: www.americanpromise.com/home.html
National Archives and Records Administration: www.nara.gov/education/teaching/archives
Library of Congress: www.lcweb.loc.gov
U.S. House of Representatives: www.house.gov
U.S. Senate: www.senate.gov
The White House: www.whitehouse.gov
City Link: www.usacitylink.com/default.html
Links to government sites: www.fedworld.gov
Local and state governments: www.sttelocal.gov
The Washington Post newspaper: www.washingtonpost.com
CSPAN: www.cspan.org
CNN/Time: www.allpolitics.com
Public Broadcasting System: www.pbs.org
Democracy Forum: www.democracyplace.org

Economic Web Sites

A link to newspapers and current events related to economics: www.economicsamerica.org/econedlink
National Council for Economic Education: www.nationalcouncil.org
Free Government Resource: www.ed.gov/free
CSPAN: www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet

Population Information
U.S. Census Bureau: www.census.gov
Population Reference Bureau: www.prb.org/prb
Population Action International: www.populationaction.org
World Resources Institute Environmental Education Project: www.wri.org/enved
Sierra Club: www.sierraclub.org
Zero Population Growth: www.zpg.org

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