Cicero: History Beyond the Textbook

Online social studies curriculum and corresponding materials and classroom activities

Overview

SUMMARY:

Cicero: History Beyond the Textbook provides teachers and students with online, CCSS-aligned history resources and activities. Teachers, schools or districts can purchase the product for $10 per student per year. As of January 7, 2015, it has been used by over 10,000 students and teachers in over 100 schools.

GOALS:

Cicero: History Beyond the Textbook provides teachers and students with CCSS-aligned online history resources and activities. Teachers can take advantage of pre-built lessons and assessments designed by university historians. The product was designed to make students active and critical thinkers in social studies and language arts.

APPROACH:

Teachers can use Cicero: History Beyond the Textbook to supplement their current history or language arts instruction, implementing provided activities like structured debates, interactive timelines and hero biographies. Teachers can also take advantage of Cicero’s full offering of CCSS-aligned lesson plans, assessments, and instructional guides to teach a full history course.

IMPLEMENTATION:

Teachers and students can access the history courses and other materials via any web browser.

PRICING:

Teachers, schools or districts can purchase Cicero: History Beyond the Textbook for $10 per student per year. There are packages for teachers based on a classroom license available as well.

WHO IS USING IT:

As of January 7, 2015, Cicero: History Beyond the Textbook has been used by over 10,000 students and teachers in over 100 schools.