Communications

Missouri Honors Pioneers in Education at 60th Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators

Five Pioneers in Education will be in the spotlight on Monday, August 2, in recognition of their commitment and contributions to public education in Missouri. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will recognize the 2021 Pioneers during the 60th Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators. The ceremony will take place during a luncheon with more than 500 school district leaders in attendance.

Unit 18: Missouri Resources

The Natural Environment Preserved

Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials.  As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels.

Unit 17: We Shall Overcome

Missourians Stand Up for Their Civil Rights.

Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials.  As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels.

Unit 13: Growth of the Cities

Explore our State's Urban Centers

Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials.  As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels.

Unit 12: Changing Places

Women change their roles

Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials.  As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels.

Unit 6: A State is Born

Law comes to the frontier at the first State Capital in St. Charles.

Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials.  As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels.

Unit 11: Divided & Torn

The Civil War rages at Wilson's Creek

Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials.  As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels.

Unit 10: What Do We Stand For?

Slavery, Dred Scott & the Old Courthouse

Listed below are possible research or discussion topics, online lesson plans, resources and other materials.  As you look through this list please consider that this series can work for grades 4-12, with an emphasis on 7th grade. Also consider that the series will be used with different purposes for different grade levels.