Library Guides: Teaching Social Studies (K-12): Online Resources

Events & Commemorations

African American History Month
February is African American History Month, paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success.
National American Indian Heritage Month
November is National American Indian Heritage Month, paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.
National Hispanic American Heritage Month
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic American Heritage Month, paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have positively influenced and enriched our nation and society.
Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month, commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

Free Online Resources

Edutopia
Florida Department of Education
Florida History Day Resources
The Online Classroom is designed to help educators use photographs, documents, sound recordings and film footage from the State Library and Archives of Florida.
Florida Kids
Learn about Florida's people from 12,000 years ago to the present, people of all cultures who have made our state their home, and other Florida facts.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching.
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
PBS Education
Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex.
Teachers Pay Teachers
TpT is the go-to place for educators to find the resources, knowledge, and inspiration they need to teach at their best. This website offers more than 3 million free and paid resources created by educators.
TEDEd
TED Talks
Wide Open School: Social Studies
Wonderopolis
"Where the Wonders of Learning Never Cease"

NSU Libraries Online Resources

The databases listed below have videos, photographs, full-text articles, and step-by-step illustrations for science activities.

Education in Video
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Education in Video is the first online collection of streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers. More than 1,000 video titles totaling 750+ hours of teaching demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms give your education students a way to observe the intricacies of behavior, tone, facial expression, and body language that define effective teaching styles. The collection's wealth of course, study, and discussion guides; assessment checklists; and themed playlists give your education faculty ready-to-use teaching tools.
Gale in Context: Elementary
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Gale in Context: Elementary is the perfect educational product for today’s young learners. It’s a content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics. It features a new, modern, graphical interface and improved navigation based on feedback from both existing customers and student users. The design helps kids explore the product and gain comfort with database searching.
LinkedIn Learning
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LinkedIn Learning is a great online educational site that includes over 13,000 expert-led, online courses and video tutorials in popular fields like web design, web development, IT, education/instruction, media production, career development, and business. Note: Linkedin Learning requires that user must be at least 16 years of age.
To log in to the LinkedIn Learning App: Click “Sign in” and everyone should just enter “nova.edu” in the Email field. That will take you to a library authentication page which you can use to enter your SharkLink ID and password or Alvin Sherman Library Card and you’ll be redirected back to LinkedIn Learning once that’s done.
World Book Classroom Early World of Learning
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The Early World of Learning offers a wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes while developing reading and oral language skills. The Early World of Learning uses narrated stories with word-by-word highlighting, interactive games, interactive reference material for beginners, and more to help young learners build vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, and reading fluency.