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**About the Wiki:**
We have designed this wikispace for many users:
 * History teachers who are integrating interactive [|Web 2.0] technology tools into their classroom.
 * Pre-service teachers who are preparing to take the [|Massachusetts History or Political Science Test for Educator Licensure].
 * Middle and high school students who are preparing for the [|MCAS] (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System) history test in 8th and 10th grade.

The ideas and the content of this wiki were initially the product of the course taught in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Education 613: New Developments in History and Political Science in Secondary Schools.

The New Developments in History and Political Science in Secondary Schools class is an outgrowth of a history and social studies teacher test study group that was formed during the fall 1999 semester by students in STEP. It was offered as a course for the first time in spring 2000. Members of the first study group concluded that since high stakes teacher tests are a reality for every teacher candidate, it made sense to thoughtfully prepare for these examinations. At the same time, studying for a content-based teacher test is only a first step in preparing future teachers for the realities of teaching history and social studies in middle and high school classrooms.


 * //Resources for History Teachers//** wikispace focuses on the following interconnected activities:
 * Reviewing the academic content in the [|Massachusetts History/Social Science Curriculum Framework]
 * Integrating the themes of the [|National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)] into curriculum materials and lesson plans.
 * Using Internet-based resources to expand understanding of historical and contemporary issues.
 * Exploring how technology can enhance and transform teaching and learning in schools.

In this site you find an outline of the Massachusetts History/Social Science Curriculum Framework with teaching content ideas that have been contributed by public school teachers and their students as well as new teacher candidates from the [|University of Massachusetts Amherst] [|School of Education] over the past three years. The goal is to continue adding and refining content. If you and your class are interested in joining our wiki please e-mail Robert W. Maloy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst at rwm@educ.umass.edu

Information about 613 course homework, formating, and adding pictures

**Meet the Wiki Team:**

 * Robert W. Maloy** is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he coordinates the history and political science teacher license programs. He is interested in exploring the ways that new interactive technologies can transform teaching and learning in schools. He has been using this Wikispace with his teacher education classes since 2007.


 * Michelle Poirier** is an undergraduate history major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She attended Sutton High School where she was a member of the concert band, as well as an editor for the yearbook and the school literary magazine. At the university she has engaged in numerous community service activities including The BOLTWOOD Project and Mark's Meadow After School Writing Workshop.


 * Treacy E. Nichols** received her Masters of Education degree from the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also earned her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University in 2006. Interested in the connection between technology and education, Treacy sees wikis as a way to further history and social science education.


 * Julia Saari-Franks** has been teaching history and economics at the High School of Commerce in Springfield, MA for five years. Students in her intro economics course have created materials on the site. Julia has bachelors degrees in political science and international studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she also minored in history and Asian Studies. She hopes to convince more teenagers that economics is cool.


 * Tracy Creek** received her masters degree candidate in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2007. A graduate of Trinity College where she specialized in Russian history, Tracy is interested in the role of the technology in promoting educational change in schools.


 * Hilary K. Smith** is an undergraduate history major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She attended Pittsfield High School where she played soccer, basketball and softball. Her undergraduate program of study features classes in history and community service tutoring. She is interested in the uses of technology in teaching. She plans on teaching high school history when she graduates from the University.