Social+Studies

=Social Studies=

= //**2010-2011 School Year**// =

September 27, 2010 Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator The Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Areas focus on developing literacy skills in students. This collegial inquiry group will examine what "literacy in social studies" means, learn strategies to integrate literacy and learn from one another. For registration information, click here.
 * Collegial Inquiry Group: Literacy in Social Studies**

**A New Essential Curriculum: Developing 21st Century Social Studies Classrooms** October 26, 2010 //Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator// What to cut? What to keep? How do we review our current social studies curriculum and refine it to engage our learners in the type of learning that will better prepare them for the future? Participants will explore "21st century skills" and develop a plan for integration into their current curriculum. For registration information, click here. January 26, 2011 //Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator// Step Up to Writing is a writing program of practical strategies for reading, writing, listening and speaking. Adopted by many districts in the region, this workshop will take the components of the program and teach them in the setting of a social studies classroom. Participants do not need previous training in Step Up to Writing to attend. For registration information, click here.
 * Step Up to Writing in Social Studies**

February 2, 2011 //Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator// Using Thoughtful Education’s Word Works approach to vocabulary, participants will learn strategies to embed explicit vocabulary instruction into their practice. For registration information, click here.
 * Cracking Vocabulary’s CODE in Social Studies**

February 7, 2011 //Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator// Making good notes is essential to academic success in the secondary classroom. But how to we help students to do this? Notemaking is an active process that requires students to identify important details, analyze big ideas, raise questions, note personal reactions and make connections to their prior knowledge and experience. For registration information, click here.
 * From Note-Taking to Note-Making**

March 21, 2011 //Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator// Learning to work cooperatively and collaboratively is an important 21st Century skill. Cooperative learning, an instructional strategy that simultaneously addresses the academic and social needs of students, provides a framework to teach students interdependence and independence needed for future success. For registration information, click here.
 * Cooperative Learning in Social Studies**

March 28, 2011 //Facilitated by Theresa Gray, Coordinator// Comparative thinking is a critical thinking skill that is essential and according to Marzano, the single most effective way to raise student achievement. Participants will develop strategies to integrate comparative thinking into their instruction. For registration information, click here.
 * Comparative Thinking to Strengthen Student Learning**