Academy Charter School Presents…….

Welcome all… This website is designed as an extra tool to help parents and students keep track of assignments, upcoming topics, and important information relating to Social Studies.

Above, you will find links for each grade. Click on the grade you desire and you will be magically whisked away into a world filled with wonder and excitement. Well, if that doesn’t happen then it will just take you to the Website designed for that grade!

Here are some links to websites that are frequently used in Social Studies.

http://quizstar.4teacher.org

· Multiple Choice, T/F & Short Answer quizzes that students take every week

www.saywire.com

· Online Help and Classroom-More information as the school year goes.

Our doubts are traitors

And makes us lose the good we oft might win

By fearing to attempt

-Shakespeare in “measure for measure”

My Teaching Philosophy

The 7 Rules For Every Social Studies Teacher

1. Enthusiasm

2. Rely less on Textbooks (We don’t have a SS Text book for 7^th and 8^th SS )

3. Introduce Well Written Secondary Sources

4. Histories Connections to Today

5. Use Local History

6. Use Music & Film Wisely

7. Become more Computer Literate

Here are some interesting links relating to American and World History.

News and Current Events Around the World

www.reuters.com

www.cnn.com

www.foxnews.com

World History

www.bbc.co.uk/history

www.pbs.org/history

American Government

www.whitehouse.gov

www.ed.gov

www.firstgov.gov

www.colorado.gov

Other

www.wikipedia.org

www.m-w.com (Dictionary)

Feel free to email me if you have any questions relating to our Social Studies class or this website, Thanks!!

gudmundsonr@academycharter.org

Sincerely, Ryan Gudmundson