The Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) welcomes this year’s back-to-school season by making new educator resources based on the Georgia third, fourth, and fifth grade Georgia Social Studies Standards of Excellence (GSE) available at sites.google.com/view/dlg-educator-resources.
New items include:
- A frameable poster and printable postcard featuring Georgia third, fourth, and fifth grade GSE themes, released monthly
- “Link lists” to DLG and Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) resources, organized by Georgia third, fourth, and fifth grade GSE themes and topics
These new items accompany our existing resources:
- A quick-start guide that supports educators and students in their research of original materials
- A sample slide deck for educators
- A guide on using DLG materials
- A postcard of DLG portals with features available for educators
- National History Day resources that connect K-12 history researchers to primary source documents in the DLG
- A customized National History Day GALILEO portal, designed to simplify access to primary documents, articles, and more for K-12 history researchers (available via GALILEO affiliated K-12 schools. Contact GALILEO at www.galileo.usg.edu/contact/ for details)
In a joint statement, Joy Hatcher, social studies program manager, and JoAnn Wood, social studies program specialist, both with the Georgia Department of Education, said:
“The primary sources from GALILEO and DLG provide Georgia’s teachers with a wealth of excellent teaching materials. It is clear that they are working diligently to see that sources are teacher-friendly and aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence. We are fortunate to have such a collection and experts determined to make them usable.”
These items provide high-quality, standards-aligned materials that help teachers meet the diverse academic interests and needs of students.
Topics include:
- Early Native American cultures
- European exploration in North America
- British colonial America
- The American Revolution
- The creation of the Constitution
- American westward expansion
- The abolitionist and suffrage movements
- The Civil War and Reconstruction
- The turn of the twentieth century
- American involvement in World War I and World War II
- The Great Depression and New Deal
- The Cold War
- Historical developments between 1950-1975
- Important events from 1975-2001
Materials come from museums, archives, libraries, historical societies, and other cultural heritage organizations that have contributed more than 800 collections to DLG’s website, and all provide insight into the state’s diverse population and geography.
