The Vermont Alliance for the Social Studies has begun documenting exciting social studies practices in our state. The resources here are a collection of videoclips, created in partnership with the Regional Educational Television Network (RETN) and the Vermont Department of Education, as well as units collected at summer institutes. Our resource page also offers a guide to project-based learning and assessment in the social studies and some practical information about the Vermont Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities. If you have information to share or know of other important resources, please contribute them to our growing resource bank.

Stories From The Classroom
Examples of exciting social studies teaching methods and strategies. Based on a VASS/RETN video collection assembled in the 2001-2002 school year.

Social Studies Inquiry Method
Shows a wheel of connections between areas of investigation in the
social sciences and the critical evaluation of topics.

Project-Based Learning
A simple guide to facilitating and assessing social studies projects.

Assessment Tools
A selection of teacher-made assessment tools.

FEATURED RESOURCES
"Immigration to the United States 1850 – 1915"
by Elaine Howe. This bibliography grew out of the 2003 VASS summer institute held at Lyndon State College and co-sponsored by the Vermont Alliance for the Social Studies and the Flow of History.

Old Sturbridge Village
Come face-to-face with the past and the events that shaped life from the late 1700s to early 1800s.