Oregon Social Sciences Teacher Update #132
August 1, 2014
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Oregon Historical Society Programs and Resources
Oregon Blue Books – Opportunity for Textbooks—Cheap!
Crowd-sourced Survey Seeks African American Historic Places
Historians Seek to Expand Knowledge of Oregon’s African-American History
Another EdCampPDX on August 16th
Financial Beginning Events and Resources
Information Charts of U.S. Trends
Explore the Digital Collections of the WWII Museum
Middle East-Related Lesson Plan Contest
ODE Resources (in every issue)
1. Oregon Historical Society Programs and Resources
Class Tours:
Make your class tour reservations now for the Lincoln exhibit showing through October
6th. Upcoming exhibits OHS will be offering with curricular connections are “Plastics Unwrapped,”
“PGE,” “Oregon Landscape Artists,” and coming in February, “A Community on the Move.”
Please visit http://ohs.org/exhibits/upcoming/index.cfm for details. Don’t forget to apply for bus
assistance!
National History Day contest:
Oregon had 21 students compete at nationals in June, with several students very close to
making it into finals. The theme for 2014/15 is “Leadership and Legacy in History.” Start early
getting your students ready to compete so you can join us next year. OHS offers awards at the
state level, which will be held in Portland on April 18th. Awards are also offered at nationals, to
augment the valuable competitive experience. See www.nhd.org for details, and contact Denise
at OHS- denise.brock@ohs.org if you want to participate, and/or if you’d like her to visit your
classroom with details and support. The OHS research librarians are willing help and love to do
it!
Events and professional development:
Check out the OHS events calendar to see some programs you can take part in outside
the classroom! Visit http://ohs.org/visit-ohs/events.cfm.
The Oregon Encyclopedia
The Oregon Encyclopedia has been updated and is a great tool for classroom projects.
See http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/.
2. Oregon Blue Books – Opportunity for Textbooks—Cheap!
Get 2011-12 Oregon Blue Books to use as textbooks in your classroom — only $20.00 for a
case of 20 books! Just a few of the 2011-12 Oregon Blue Books remain, so act now before they’re
all gone. Avoid shipping costs by arranging to pick them up. Otherwise, add $17.00 per box for UPS
shipping. Reserve a case, get an order form, or arrange a pick up by contacting Julie Yamaka at the
State Archives: Julie.a.yamaka@state.or.us or 503-378-5199.
What is the Oregon Blue Book? It’s Oregon’s official fact book and almanac published every two
years since 1911 by the Secretary of State’s office. The Blue Book is Oregon’s main civics publication,
containing everything you ever wanted to know about Oregon’s economy, executive, legislative and
judicial branches, election history, state history, public education, all 242 cities and 36 counties, and
government finance. The Almanac section lists facts about Oregon’s nine federally recognized Indian
tribes, physical dimensions, bridges, Oregon’s Olympic medal winners, renewable energy plants, state
symbols and so much more!
The on-line Oregon Blue Book: http://bluebook.state.or.us is updated daily and has enhanced
resources for teachers and school children – take a look at the Explore tab and the Notable Oregonians
section under the Facts tab. Teachers use the hard copy version along with the on-line version to teach
research skills. The Elections section is popular for this. The Oregon History section, written by Lewis &
Clark professor Stephen Dow Beckham, is the most comprehensive history of Oregon available at any
price.
Contact
Julie Yamaka, Publications Manager, Oregon State Archives, 800 Summer Street NE, Salem, OR
97310; julie.a.yamaka@state.or.us;503-378-5199.
3. Crowd-sourced Survey Seeks African American Historic Places
A crowd-sourced project to identify Oregon’s African American historic sites and places
has uncovered locations in Pendleton, Hayesville, Salem, Westport, Portland and other
communities. Project leaders are asking the public to continue submitting information about
potential sites.
“These places can be buildings anywhere in Oregon where African Americans worked,
sites where important events happened, or objects created, installed, or inspired by African
Americans,” said project manager Kim S. Moreland.
The Oregon Black Pioneers, in partnership with the State Historic Preservation Office,
launched the property survey project “Preserving Oregon’s African American Historic Places” in
May. Working with community partners and volunteers, the organizations want to protect and
preserve Oregon’s African American historic sites and places from 1844 to 1984.
Preserving Oregon African American Historic Places project is a crowd-sourced project
that encourages the public to contribute information online that pertains to existing structures
with any African American association in their histories and cemeteries with African American
burials.
The discoveries of black pioneer burials in the historic Hayesville, Salem Pioneer,
Westport, and Lone Fir cemeteries are just a few of the data submissions we already
received. Additional data has been submitted on two Pendleton structures: one is related to the
555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (the “Triple Nickles”) and the other with George Fletcher, the
Pendleton Round Up rodeo champion. Other recent documentation includes a 114-year-old
wooden structure which served as the residence of suffrage and civic leader Kathryn Gray.
Today, the structure is commonly referred to as the Burger Barn, a former family-owned
restaurant associated with the infamous “Possum Incident” in Portland.
The deadline for submissions is Nov. 28. You may submit your information online at
www.makeoregonhistory.com or at www.oregonblackpioneers.org. Provide as much
information as you can, but it is OK to leave blanks if you do not know the particular information
requested. Go to www.makeoregonhistory.com to submit online. The information will be added
to the collections of the Oregon Black Pioneers and the Oregon Historic Sites Database.
“Our ultimate goal is to create a multiple property document that identifies sites for
nomination to the National Register of Historic Places,” said Moreland.
If you have any questions about the survey project you may email Moreland at
historic_places@qwestoffice.net or Kuri Gill, Oregon Heritage, Grants and Outreach
Coordinator at Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov.
4. Historians Seek to Expand Knowledge of Oregon’s African-American History
See the story at http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-historians-seek-to-expandknowledge-of-oregons-african-american-history/.
5. Another EdCampPDX on August 16th
Here is the link to the sign up: http://bit.ly/1nXJFZz.
6. Financial Beginning Events and Resources
"Free Financial Education Curriculum and Speakers
Financial Beginnings offers free financial education programs for K-12 students, which
meet and exceed the financial literacy standards. Financial Beginnings offers distinctive programs
for elementary, middle, and high school students at no cost to educators. Programs are full
service and provide age-specific curriculum that teaches youth how to adeptly navigate banking,
credit and insurance industries; actively participate in these industries; and responsibly manage
their personal finances. New for the upcoming school year, we now offer our programs in Spanish
for grades K-6. To find out more about this FREE program and to schedule a class for your
students, please visit, financialbeginnings.org/educators.
Launch of Financing College program
Financial Beginnings is launching a free financing college program, Pathways. The
Pathways program helps students successfully transition from high school to post-secondary
education (and beyond) through informed and proactive financial decisions. Pathways helps
students navigate the complex maze of financial decisions – from loan agreements to household
budgeting to choosing a career – that accompanies adulthood. Topics include: Aligning College
and Career, Comparing Schools, Exploring Expenses, and Financing College. Accepting
registration for the 2014/15 school year now. Please visit, financialbeginnings.org/pathways/.
7. Information Charts of U.S. Trends
This Vox feature has a set of graphic displays showing U.S. trends, including age, race, marriage,
children, politics, income, educational attainment, religion, women in the workplace, productivity, health,
unemployment, eating habits, driving, and safety. You can check it out at http://www.vox.com/a/how-theus-is-changing.
8. Explore the Digital Collections of the WWII Museum
Get an inside look at the Museum’s incredible collection without ever leaving home:
http://ww2online.org/?utm_source=Digital%20Collection%20(July%2023)&utm_medium=email&utm_cont
ent=Button%20Link&utm_campaign=Digital%20Collections%20FY15.
Explore the WWII Museum’s online digital collection and discover thousands of photographs
capturing the famous moments and iconic images of World War II — as well as snapshots of troops in
training, candid moments between missions, a day in the life of a wartime nurse, and rare color
photographs. Oral histories add another captivating dimension with 150 wartime stories told by the people
who lived them.
This vast collection is organized for easy navigation. Visitors can search by subject, save
selections into a personalized gallery, or just browse the collection. Use is free and always available —
it’s all part of the Museum’s mission to preserve and share the inspiring stories of the men and women
who fought for our freedom and won.
9. Middle East-Related Lesson Plan Contest
Consider submitting your Middle East related lesson plans to the Center for Middle East Studies
at the University of Arizona to win cash prizes. CMES is holding its annual K-12 lesson plan competition.
You can win cash and prizes for a Middle East-themed lesson that you have created. The competition
closing date is August 17 (but you can submit at any time). For more information, go to:
http://cmes.arizona.edu/node/759.
10. ODE Resources (in every issue)
Past editions of Social Sciences Teacher Update: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1707
Social Sciences Announcements: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=24
Social Sciences Performance Standards: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=223
Current Social Sciences Standards (adopted August 15, 2011):
http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/socialscience/standards/oregon-social-sciences-academic-contentstandards.pdf.
Oregon Social Sciences Standards Crosswalk:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/socialscience/standards/oregon-social-sciences-standards-crosswalk2011.pdf
Common Core State Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/newspaper/newspaper_section.aspx?subjectcd=ELA
Oregon Social Sciences Standards Review: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2429
FAQ: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1808
Review and Revision of the Oregon Social Sciences Standards information:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2429
Social Science Analysis Scoring Guide: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=32
State Adopted Instructional Materials for Social Sciences:
To see the list of adopted materials 2012-2018, go to
http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/instructionalmaterials/or-ss-adop-list-2013-10_21_11.pdf.
For publisher representative information 2012-2018, go to
http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/instructionalmaterials/reps-contact--soc-sciences-10_21_11.pdf
For a list of materials viewing sites, go to http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1823
ODE Social Sciences web pages:
Social Science “landing” page: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=24
Curriculum: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1738
Assessment: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=241
Resources for Educational Achievement and Leadership (REAL): http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/
Oregon Diploma: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=368
Civics and Financial Literacy Task Force: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1836
ELL Resources: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=106
Contact the State Specialists:
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Andrea Morgan, Curriculum, andrea.morgan@state.or.us, 503.947.5772
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Rachel Aazzerah, Assessment, rachel.aazzerah@state.or.us, 503.947.5835
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