Topic outline
- General
- Welcome to the Social Studies Action Research Pilot Program (ARPP)!
Welcome to the Social Studies Action Research Pilot Program (ARPP)!
Contact Carol Coe for more information: carol.coe@k12.wa.us
Overview: Please read the attached document before registering for any individual ARPP Courses.
- ARPP: Evidence in the Envelope
ARPP: Evidence in the Envelope
Facilitator: Mary Anne Christy
Put collections of nuggets here, to be shared among members of the group.
- ARPP: Exploring Global Sustainability
ARPP: Exploring Global Sustainability
Facilitator: Dave Wilton
The Global Sustainability Lesson Finder allows you to identify curriculum resources that pertain to the grade, subject, and global sustainability topic that you select. You can also find more information about the issues by visiting our Global Sustainability Resources webpage.
- ARPP: The State We're In: Washington
ARPP: The State We're In: Washington
Facilitator: Karen Verrill and Justin Poland
Please give a brief introduction of yourself: name, grade level, school, district, and what you hope to gain through participating in this project.
- ARPP: The Third C: Civic Readiness and the Common Core
- ARPP: Rethinking Democracy! Evolution of Corporate Constitutional Rights
ARPP: Rethinking Democracy! Evolution of Corporate Constitutional Rights
Facilitator: Riki Ott
Session 1 – The Evolution of Corporate Constitutional Rights
Students will evaluate American history from a critical perspective of our government’s role in maintaining a balance between protecting individual rights and the common good. Students will review key U.S. Supreme Court rulings that created and expanded corporate rights and power from the mid-1800s to the present day. Students discuss the effect of these rulings on the Founders’ intended form of sovereign self-governance – a democratic Republic.
- ARPP: Change Begins With Me: Teaching & Learning about the Holocaust
- ARPP: Civic Action Locally and Globally
- ARPP: Strategies to Scaffold Primary Sources
- ARPP: Rethinking Democracy! Engaging Youth as Change Agents
ARPP: Rethinking Democracy! Engaging Youth as Change Agents
Facilitator: Riki Ott
Session 2 – Empowering Youth as Change Agents
Students will explore and articulate what they value, leading to a consideration of how a functioning democracy is critical for protecting their values and weaving them into the fabric of society. Students will analyze and discuss the basic elements of successful action plans created and implemented by their peers from around the country. This lesson highlights the role youth can play in creating a more sustainable and democratic society that reflects human rights and values. Students will create, and implement, an action plan either as a class or working in small groups, if more than one activity is chosen. - ARPP: Using OSPI-Developed Classroom-Based Assessments