Teaching on Immigration in K12 Schools

http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/patriot-ledger-the-quincy-mass/mi_8043/is_20050202/bringing-ideas-teaching-history-federal/ai_n47734449/?tag=rel.resl

This section of the above site I have copied, advertises a project to educators seeking historical resources, with recommendations from teachers as to its usefulness.
Bringing new ideas to teaching history
They'll pore over yellowed century-old papers. They'll kick around local history with a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Some will make an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to immerse themselves in immigration issues.
Then, after having thrown themselves into the deep end of American history studies, about 165 Weymouth teachers are expected to bring some fresh ideas to their K-12 social studies classrooms.
It's a good time to be a history teacher in Weymouth, one of 122 school systems nationwide to receive a competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The town was awarded a three-year $900,421 grant designed to give teachers a chance to bone up on American history.
Marcia Hanabury, who has taught in Weymouth schools for 35 years, said she's really enjoying the chance to deepen her knowledge of history and to learn how to enhance her daily lesson plans. She's one of about 20 teachers taking part in weekly two-hour history classes at UMass.-Boston, paid for by the government grant.
"It's kind of tantalizing to think of the ways you can bring these ideas you're learning to the kids," said Hanabury, who teaches fifth grade at Adams Middle School. "We're just thrilled that we got this opportunity."..............................................................................

http://www.parklandsd.org/

Parkland School in Allentown, Pennsylvania

I looked at the Curriculum link of this school's website and ran down the links to the Grade 8's History and Geography sections. There it states that the children are taught about immigrants contributions to culture and politics and the importance of dversity in the United States. Under the Geography section, map skills are taught to analyse the flow of immigrants and to examine the pattern of immigration to the US in the twentieth century.

http://besthistorysites.net/USHistory_Immigration.shtml

The Herman Screiber School in Brooklyn New York

Their site as a long line of links. This one accesses a fascinating site all about Ellis Island, with several videos to watch, covering subjects such as Passing the Medical Inspection and Registering as an American Citizen. Students would enjoy the visual element here, engaging with the images and the commentaries which set the scene and relate experiences.

It is difficult to know how many face to face lessons are taught at any of the schools I looked at on the subject of immigration, but it is included in some of the curriculums. Not all schools have an obvious history department, but the Herman Schreiber School includes the subject under Social Studies. There are many teaching resource websites covering immigration.

Jill Glazier