Creative Minds Engage Students

Collaboration with effective leaders in Social Studies Education helps to build a teacher's personal growth. I am using a number of tech platforms to help me develop into a top notch educator. Here is who I follow:

Twitter:
@burgessdave: Teacher/Speaker who teaches how to live life with passion, enthusiasm and increased creativity.  Auto of Teach like a Pirate.
@facinghistory: Facing History and Ourselves combats racism and antisemitism by using history to teach tolerance in classrooms around the globe.
@liamBIE: Liam is an advocate for project based learning, getting students engaged, and helping them reach higher levels of thinking.
@BIEpbl: Buck Institute for Education a company out of California is dedicated to Project Based Learning and has also published Project Based Curriculum.
@Cobb_SS: Cobb County Social Studies is an innovative, creative, visual learning program in Cobb County Georgia.
@NatGeoEducation: Site from the National Geographic enterprise, emphasizing photography and data to be utilized by students and teachers.
@Ron_Peck: is an AP US & World History Teacher in Medford, Oregon whom created #sschat & EdcampSS.
@mseideman: is a history teacher in Cold Spring, NY whom emphasizes integrating technology to enhance instruction.
@isteconnects: is a community of teachers and leaders whom desire to expand the field of technology in teaching.  They have a number of conferences for educators to attend and further learn how to develop their craft.
@sstiles67: is an online facilitator from Southern Spain whom specializes in topics such as thoughtful tech use and differentiation.
@innovationhigh: Kent ISD in Grand Rapids, MI has started a school based on Project Based Learning and Collaboration.  The projects they create help change the world around them.

Instagram:
Social Studies Success: Trainer and Educator focusing on creative teaching.

You Tube:
Crash Course: Hundreds of short 8-12 minute videos based on various themes and timeframes.  These are especially useful in starting a lesson or transitioning between lessons within a unit.
Mrs. Cook's History:  Flip Class videos for World History 2 (1500-Present) which Mrs. Cook used in her own classroom.
Mrs. Ocampo's AP World History Lectures: Self explanatory Mrs. Ocampo utilizes You Tube to post all of her lectures for viewing later by students.
Khan Academy: Educator videos on a number of different content areas.
World History: Videos from the History Channel that can be used during instruction to visually back up important elements of the Unit.
World History Documentary Channel: Video Documentary's based on important people throughout History.

Pinterest:
madefromhistory: Graphic Organizer's showing a look at the cases and effects of events throughout History.
Annette Parker: AP World History teacher with an entire board of content from World History between 1750-1914.