Introducing… our NEW units of study for Social Studies! Come participate in a lesson and explore the new units for 2nd Grade! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Participants will engage in various empowered activities in the social studies classroom. Presenters will demonstrate a digital gallery walk and the creation of an argument tower that will help foster inquiry and writing in the social studies classroom. Participants will be able to practice and engage in the resources and the process of both activities.
This session will focus on activities that can be done in AP courses that release responsibility to the students while still keeping the focus on developing AP skills. I will go through some of the activities I have done with my AP classes sharing rubrics and project descriptions. I'd like for at least part of the session to be focused on brainstorming and sharing ideas in addition to the activities that I present.
We all struggle with "covering" the required content in the allotted time frame. During this session we will look at strategies and resources to help alleviate this issue for social studies teachers. We will also discuss various updates to middle school social studies in UCPS.
Are your students researching historical topics or current issues and events? Then the ABC-Clio Social Studies databases are the perfect place for them to look! Educators even have a special login to access additional resources. Come and find out more.
Introducing… our NEW units of study for Social Studies! Come participate in a lesson and explore the new units for 1st Grade! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Are your students researching historical topics or current issues and events? Then the ABC-Clio Social Studies databases are the perfect place for them to look! Educators even have a special login to access additional resources. Come and find out more.
This session will highlight the need to imbed culture within the World Language Classroom in the target language rather than viewing culture as something to be taught as a separate entity in English. This session will give the audience an overview and explanation of the 2017 NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements and how these statements can help guide instruction in the classroom. There will be time to collaborate and create.
Participants will engage in various empowered activities in the social studies classroom. Presenters will demonstrate a digital gallery walk and the creation of an argument tower that will help foster inquiry and writing in the social studies classroom. Participants will be able to practice and engage in the resources and the process of both activities.
Introducing… our NEW units of study for Social Studies! Come participate in a lesson and explore the new units for Kindergarten! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
We all struggle with "covering" the required content in the allotted time frame. During this session we will look at strategies and resources to help alleviate this issue for social studies teachers. We will also discuss various updates to high school social studies in UCPS.
Come and preview the new unit format for 3-5 Social Studies! Get a sneak peek at Social Studies resources and learn best practices to follow in your Social Studies classroom. We will take time to explore primary resources and discuss how to make Social Studies purposeful and engaging in your classroom this year! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Participants will engage in various empowered activities in the social studies classroom. Presenters will demonstrate a digital gallery walk and the creation of an argument tower that will help foster inquiry and writing in the social studies classroom. Participants will be able to practice and engage in the resources and the process of both activities.
We will introduce teachers to the concept of sketchnoting, help them brainstorm how it can be used in their classrooms, and provide them the opportunity to practice this skill.
The goal of the session would be to present teachers with information about the games in ICIVICS and other simulations, as well as the six-week projects I generally do on political parties, budgets and building a city. I would also cover the H&R Block Personal finance simulation. It would be blended as some things can be done individually, such as ICIVICS. Other items would be more lecture/discussion to show teachers the resources I use and that can be adapted to their classes.
Stories are cognitively privileged, more likely to be remembered, and invite students into the content of primary sources. Stories generate a natural curiosity for reading and can be leveraged as a framework for inquiry. This workshop offers participants short texts and instructional strategies for supporting students' development of disciplinary literacies that generate pathways to inquiry in the social studies.
Introducing… our NEW units of study for Social Studies! Come participate in a lesson and explore the new units for 2nd Grade! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
What adolescent students find interesting leads them to wonder. Students relish a good story, particularly in the social studies. Stories that evoke interest facilitate the natural development of questions. Teachers can leverage learner's curiosity as an invitation into texts and use short texts to initiate inquiry. This workshop provides examples of short texts and methods that facilitate inquiry in social studies. Participants will receive a collection of short texts and instructional methods for scaffolding inquiry.
Introducing… our NEW units of study for Social Studies! Come participate in a lesson and explore the new units for 1st Grade! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Introducing… our NEW units of study for Social Studies! Come participate in a lesson and explore the new units for Kindergarten! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
Come and preview the new unit format for 3-5 Social Studies! Get a sneak peek at Social Studies resources and learn best practices to follow in your Social Studies classroom. We will take time to explore primary resources and discuss how to make Social Studies purposeful and engaging in your classroom this year! A representative in that grade level/content area should attend from each school.
