Great Ideas for Using
CCSS Publications
Presenters:
Peg Hill – Publications Chair, Website Coordinator
Leslie Smith & Laurie Mosier – Sunburst Editors
Emily Schell – Social Studies Review Editor
Maggie Beddow – Occasional Papers Editor
Elizabeth Ramos – Tech Blogger
SUNBURST
CCSS E-Newsletter
The Sunburst Newsletter
• Regular publication
sent to all members of
CCSS
• It is intended for a wide
audience from
classroom teachers to
professional
development providers
In Every Issue
• Upcoming Opportunities
for professional
development
– Gilder Lehrman Institutes
– California History Project
• Letters from the Front
– Literacy Strategies
– Teaching Tips to bring history
to life
• Legislative Updates
Using the Sunburst
• 3Rs bulletins include best practices for fair and
balanced teaching
• Local Council Meetings for upcoming opportunities
• Department
meetings for best
practices
• With your site
leadership
team for
legislative updates
Social Studies
Review
Annual peerreviewed journal
for CCSS
members &
researchers
focused on
emerging themes
in Social Studies
education
2014 Issue:
Social Studies &
Common Core
Social Studies Review Features
Components
Production
• Introduction to Theme
• Themed Articles
• Guest Editor selected &
invited by Committee
• Themed articles solicited
& selected by Guest
Editor
• Peer Review Process
(blind)
• Editing
• Format & Design
• Printing
• Distribution (U.S. mail)
– 10-12 articles
– 1,500-4,000 words
• Special Interest Articles
– Unsolicited
• Columns
– Elementary (P. Porter)
– Middle School (G. Sabato)
– High School (B. Day)
• Advertisements
How to use Social Studies Review
• Professional Learning
Communities
• Share with
Administrators, Board
Members, Colleagues,
Student Teachers,
Mentees
• Teacher Preparation
readings, discussions
• Research
• Adopt Best Practices
Teachers
Administrators
Professors/Inst
ructors
PD Providers
Supervisors
Researchers
Mentors
Board
Members
How to
Contribute to
Social Studies
Review
Contact:
Emily Schell
SSR Editor
eschell@mail.sdsu.edu
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Share ideas for themes
Peer Reviewers
Guest Editors
Writers
– Theme Articles
– Special Interest
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Columnists
Photographs & Images
Advertisers
Design & Layout
(InDesign)
• Feedback
Occasional Papers (OP) Newsletter
• Regular researchbased publications
are available to all
members of CCSS
• OP is intended for
K-12 social studies
curriculum leaders,
pre-service teacher
candidates, university
educators, and/or
classroom teachers.
Typical H-SS Topics Featured in OP
• Standards –
“What Does it Mean
for H-SS Teachers?
CA Common Core
State Standards”
• Assessment “The Case for
Assessment
Reform for
California Schools”
Using Occasional Papers
• Surveyed pre-service teacher
candidates indicated they would
like IHE teacher educators to
introduce OP to them because…
“…it is always good to have
information that could be
valuable to our learning and
growth as well as professional
development.”
“…it would be helpful to be trained
on how to teach history topics…”
“…I would be interested in having
social studies mentors…”
Occasional Papers
Valuable sources for….
• Administrative meetings
• Pre-service teacher and
administrator training
• Professional development
of H-SS teachers
• Personal growth
Use to…
Provide a rationale for
changes in content or
practice
Learn the research that
supports different ideas
of curriculum &
instruction
Discuss the pros and cons of
a practice or reform
Advocate for social studies
Interested in publishing in OP?
CCSS peer-reviewed Occasional Papers editors
are Maggie Beddow, Ph.D., Sacramento State
University [beddow@csus.edu] and Emily
Schell, Ph.D., San Diego State University
[eschell@mail.sdsu.edu]. If you are interested
in submitting an article on a research-based
topic of importance to K-12 social studies
curriculum leaders, pre-service teacher
candidates, university educators, or classroom
teachers, please contact one of the editors for
submission specifications.
Classroom Technology Blog
http://www.ccss.org/Class_Tech
Electronic Resources
• History & ELA electronic
resources to meet digital
text need for the Common
Core & 1:1 classroom
• Learn how Stanford
History Education Group,
Newsela, and others
provide access to a wealth
of expository texts
Technology Tools
• Digital literacy
tools for teachers
and students
• Multi-media
presentation
resources
• Collaboration tools
• Resources for the
flipped and 1:1
classroom
How-To
• Learn how to utilize
new tech with step-bystep screenshots to
assist you
• Be a trailblazer and
learn/grow your PLN on
Twitter and grow your
teaching arsenal
CCSS Website
www.ccss.org
Website available to everyone
Includes news and resources for
members & non members
http://www.ccss.org
What You Will Find at CCSS.org
Website Feature
About Us
Legislative News
Get Involved
How to Use
• Learn about CCSS
• Contact CCSS leader in your area
• Learn what is happening politically
related to social studies
• Become an advocate
• Choose how to become involved
personally: membership, CCSS
committee, local council
• Share news, ideas with others
• Participate in the Tech Blog,
Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter
• Attend an event
Teacher Resources
CCSS Publications on the Website
Social Studies Review
Current Issue – Economic Education for the 21st Century
Issue in Process - Social Studies and Common Core Standards
How to Be a Reviewer
Occasional Papers
Latest Issue - A Case for Assessment Reform in California Schools
How to write an Occasional Paper
Social Studies and the Common Core
Standards Documents
Professional Development Resources
Lessons Plans Using the Standards
Useful Websites
Links to H-SS Organizations and lesson databases
Links to local Council
Primary Sources and Ideas for Using Them
Print Resources
Major Social Studies organizations and resource repositories
Teacher Resources
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Ideas for Use
Use an idea or strategy in your classroom
Share with colleagues
Select research articles to persuade
administrators
Use with student teachers to build
instructional and curriculum knowledge
Don’t Forget the Bottom of the Homepage
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/California.Council.Social.Stu
dies
Look for connections to social studies colleagues and
leaders, announcements for H-SS related events,
resource suggestions, opportunities for students and
more…
Fan Page – 165
Group A Outreach – 252
Group B Outreach – 41
All stats = 2-26--14
Twitter
https://twitter.com/CAsocialstudies
Look here for news, links to new ideas, connections to
the Tech Blog, announcements social studies related
events and opportunities. Twitter Outreach - 65
Linked In
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/california-council/78/825/b79?trk=pub-pbmap
Outreach 1208
Help Shape CCSS Publications
• Join Pubs/Tech Committee (most meetings virtual + fall
planning + CCSS)
• Become and author and/or reviewer
• Share ideas on social media & at local council meetings
• Increase Pubs revenue as sponsor or advertiser
• Spread the word to colleagues and student teachers in HSS, the arts, and English Language Arts
Email Peg Hill, drpeghill@verizon.net