Wapakoneta Social Studies Resource Room

P.E.E.R.S Grant 2008

Participants Kerry Aschettino Special Education History Denny Cosart Jeremy Dickey Curtis Helsinger 10 th Grade American History 8 th Grade American History 8 th Grade American History

Project Objectives • To Create a resource center of instruction materials for teachers to utilize to enhance student achievement.

• Materials needed to be visual and hands on • To provide onsite peer professional development

Resource Purchased • History Alive Materials • Teacher Curriculum Institute Power Points • Numerous Primary resource Materials

History Alive • Supplemental materials for current curriculum • Hands on activities • Variety of topics: Colonization, Industrialization, WWII, and more!

• http://www.teachtci.com/

Multimedia Learning • Ready made Power Points • Pictures, charts, political cartoons, songs, movie clips, and more!

• http://multimedialearning.org

MONETARY POLICY UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH HIGH TARIFFS AND WAR DEBTS STOCK MARKET CRASH AND FINANCIAL PANIC

CAUSES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION

OVER PRODUCTION

INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE

Unemployment rate 30 25

UNEMPLOYMENT IN MILLIONS OF WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT WORSENS THROUGHOUT HOOVER’S PRESIDENCY: 1929-1933

20 15 10 HOOVER’S SOLUTIONS TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION: •CREATED THE PRESIDENT’S COMMITTEE ON UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF •CREATION OF THE RFC 5 •ENCOURAGED ACTIVITIES OF COMMUNITY CHEST PRIVATE RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS 0 Y ea r 19 23 -2 9 •ADVOCATED CONCEPT THAT THIS DEPRESSION WOULD 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 Unemployment rate

Primary Resources • This was designed for teachers to be able further their knowledge about numerous topics.

• Provides students with hands on primary resources.

Primary Resources

History Alive in Action • The following three slides are of students analyzing political cartoons • They will eventually have to make their own cartoons!!!

Classroom Use

Classroom Use

Classroom Use

Classroom Use • Multimedia power points being used

Classroom Use • Multimedia power points being used • Using projection unit to display items!

Classroom Use Explanation of History Alive!

Classroom Use Read the back of the card and answer the questions!

Classroom Use • Read the Card and answer the questions • Students using History Alive

Classroom Use

Positive Results

• More visuals, for a visual learning generation of students.

• Higher level thinking skills being used.

• Cooperative learning between students.

• More teacher collaboration