SOCIAL STUDIES JOURNAL Official Publication of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies Editor Leo R. West Volume XXX Spring 2001 CONTENTS HEC IEURNUISs os issn ie cicnnicacoudeeeedoouxcduebondseeeunesa cisottca avoxceoesi i Leadership PROWL WO oes each sa haccinre Sc biaais cend ss ded ouwanensdounee adie Giese Ge ee iii PRUEUTOIE OES cscs ccdceacadwacsinaaaVncase4bn asaerdenecduava ssennssuealc nceeaemeeses iv CaMeOS.......06<.. RiGee IR. WHEGB isos ccdsSck cas ccdonlactlencwseiaaateac eaee el1 -5 Using Historical Sites Throughout the Social Studies Curriculum: An Experiential, Constructionist Approach....... Maria Sanelli................. 6-16 Teaching About the Amish and Me Saundra J. McKee Local Historical Societies and the Social Studies Teacher Douglas A. Dixon , Mary Ann Moran, Mary Ann Gavern, Marian Yevics The Mercer Museum Forse: A, —N OOR oo o5oi ccs onde cc sclecceccctnwee e 39-45 Experiencing Pontiac’s War at Bushy Run Battlefield James Marston Utilizing the David Bradford House as a Teaching Resource William J. Switala, Ph.D Think Locally, Teach Globally V. Robert Agostino The 1950s as Reflected in Local History: The Case of Levittown, Pennsylvania Christine Woyshner and Caressa Hitner Membership Application 79-80 Manuscripts should be sent to: Leo R. West 11533 Clematis Blvd. Pittsburgh PA 15235 412-243-8186 e-mail: wlrw@ yahoo.com