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Visit the Educators’ Guide to NatureShift for more information about the NatureShift program’s:
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Exploration Model,
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Strategies for teaching and learning, and
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You will find here:
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Standards-based instruction linked to:
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National Standards for Social Studies
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State Standards for North Dakota
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Standards database for your state standards
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Inquiry-based Activities
Offering hands-on, exploratory, and authentic applications of
learning to the student’s world.
Authentic, Original Resources
Offering investigation of learning with source material provided by expertise.
Permission Form (PDF)
Are you submitting a project to NS? You will need to complete and send us this permission form if you are using images in your work.
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Educator Guide for Memories & Stories
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Memories & Stories is an instructional module for 4th-8th grades offering authentic, original resources, hands-on/real world activities, and standards-based learning materials within the discipline areas of history and social studies.
To find out more about what is within this module, select from the following:
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Memories & Stories Blueprint -
Content, Exploration Tour, Applications (uses in the classroom), all covered here!
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| How to Use this Module |
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For Classroom Teaching
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For Other Educators or Yourself
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Navigating in an "immersive learning world"
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Content and Design
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Resources Available
There are a variety of resources in the 5 eras of North Dakota History.
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Lesson Plans, Experiences, & Projects
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The Learning Exploration
To learn more about the Memories & Stories learning exploration, view the Memories & Stories Blueprint, which includes an Introductory Tour, Ways to Use, Our Learning Approach
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| Other Materials Available |
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In Memories & Stories, you will also find such goodies as visual tours and timelines for each of the 5 historical eras.
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Every module in NatureShift provides a guided Learning Experience that follows the NatureShift Exploration Model, with prepared activities, hands-on authentic activities, web links for rich extensions of student learning, and access to a large amount of resources. The Explorations included pre- and post-assessment surveys of basic student knowledge, in-line knowledge check assessments with student feedback, and a method for tracking student progress. Here you will find a description of the NS Model and how it is developed in the Memories & Stories "Historian's Challenge" Exploration.
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| Teaching and Learning Strategies in Memories & Stories |
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| The Creators and Expertise behind Memories & Stories |
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| Digital Dozen Award |
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 The NatureShift site has been chosen to be included in November 2003's Digital Dozen, a list of exemplary Web sites for educators selected by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC). This list is published each month at ENC Online (you may view current and archived Digital Dozen selections at enc.org).
ENC is funded by the United States Department of Education and administered by The Ohio State University. ENC collects both physical and virtual resources useful to math and science educators.
The sites selected for Digital Dozen must have current and accurate math and/or science content. They must support school improvement efforts and have useful multimedia features or helpful navigation.
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