National
Council of the Social Studies
To help our nation's teachers deal with the sad and tragic events that occurred
Tuesday, the National Council of the Social Studies (NCSS) is providing a
free information service for educators on its website http://www.socialstudies.org.
"Teaching about Tragedy" is designed to assist all teachers help
their students cope with and make sense of the senseless.
Key features of the site include an area where teachers can share their experiences
and insights in dealing with this or other tragedies within the classroom,
articles from NCSS journals and books relating to the subject, and links to
other related resources and information. Additionally, the site provides contact
information for media looking for social educators and experts to discuss
this and related subjects with teachers, teacher educators, and school officials.
Media Workshop, September
11
Since September 11th, the staff of Media Workshop New York, like other educators,
has been working to create a response to tragic events in our country. Following
the tragic events, staff developer Chris Moore talked with teachers about
how they were helping their students communicate and deal with the events.
Recognizing that children sometimes communicate differently than adults --
often through writing or artwork -- Chris created the September
11th resource in the hopes that it will spark ongoing dialogue and debate.
For instance, since the events, many Americans think that some aspects of
our freedom should be compromised in order to ensure a safer nation. Not everyone
agrees, however, that civil liberties, democracy or freedom should be sacrificed.
This topic could be an interesting classroom debate that engages students
in dialogue about very controversial yet real issues.
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