Each one of the eight units available in The World in Transition
Series is made up of background essays, an accompanying
videotape, and extensive lesson plans. The complete package
is reviewed by educators around the country to ensure the
individual sets are teacher-friendly, student-oriented and highly
interactive.
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Content:
- Background essays
- 15 minutes of videotape with historical and current news footage followed by excerpts from discussions between former U.S. Secretaries of State, Defense, Education, Treasury, U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations, world leaders and foreign policy experts.
- Lesson plans, written by teachers and curriculum experts, contain primary source materials such as maps, graphs, statistical information, cartoons and articles.
Learned Skills:
- Critical thinking
- Research
- Role playing
- Data analysis
- Problem solving
- Discussion
- Map anaylsis
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- Diane Sloan, SCIS Director of Educational Services, and Kristin Collazuol, SCIS Educational Services Coordinator, in front of Southern Center's booth at the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) Annual Conference, November 17-20, 2005, Kansas City, Missouri.
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FAQ:
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Updates:
To keep the information in each unit current we offer free downloadable updates.
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