Leading Publisher of Educational Resources Recognized for Innovative Teacher Tools

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — October 12, 2010 —We are pleased to announce that theABC-CLIO Defining Moments Downloadablesseries is the 2010 EDDIE Award winner in the Teacher Tools/Social Studies category. The annual Education Software Review Awards, sponsored byComputED Gazette, target original and content-rich programs and websites that enhance the classroom curriculum and improve teacher efficiency. Selection criteria include content, potential for wide classroom use, and technical value.

Defining Momentsis a 35-part series of primary source-based lessons for high school educators designed to engage students and integrate with the curriculum. Each ready-made packet is a downloadable and printable PDF lesson plan that uses alternative history — posing questions such as "what if key events had come out differently?" — to highlight a key event or turning point in U.S. history.

TheDefining Momentsseries covers these important historical events in a unique and captivating way. Those events include John Brown's Abolition Raid, the Civil Rights Movement, the Watergate Scandal, and the fall of the Soviet Union. TheDefining Momentsseries is distinguished by features that make it a unique learning resource:
• Each PDF lesson focuses on a single, key event that was a turning point in history
• ANeed to Knowsection provides a more detailed discussion of the events leading up to and including the Defining Moment
• A brief timeline for quick reference to specific events
• AWhat If?section speculating what might have or could have happened had events within the Defining Moment turned out differently
• Two critical thinking activities, each with detailed lesson objectives, materials needed, and specific instructions
• Glossary terms and references provide helpful study support for students

EachDefining Momentsdownloadable can be purchased for five dollars. With this series, ABC-CLIO provides support to students, as well as teachers, by giving students the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of well-known events by working with real historical sources and by improving critical thinking skills.

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About ABC-CLIO
Founded in 1955, ABC-CLIO is an award-winning publisher of reference titles, academic and general interest books, electronic resources, and books for librarians and other professionals. The company, headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., publishes under four well-respected imprints. ABC-CLIO serves the history profession, history teachers, and students and scholars of history with a complete line of databases, books, and eBooks, along with social studies reference and curriculum resources for middle and high school libraries and classrooms. Greenwood publishes high-quality, authoritative reference books and general interest topics across the secondary and higher education curriculum. Praeger is widely regarded for scholarly and professional books in the social sciences and humanities, with emphasis in modern history, military studies, psychology, business, current events and social issues, international affairs, politics, visual and performing arts, and literature. Libraries Unlimited/Linworth publishes professional materials for librarians, media specialists, and teachers. For more information, visitwww.abc-clio.com.

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