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The Time Traveler

Prosper ISD Secondary Social Studies Newsletter

The Time Traveler Prosper ISD Secondary Social Studies Newsletter

“Effective feedback occurs during the learning, while there is still time to act on it.” --Jan Chappuis

Importance of Feedback Importance of Feedback

Feedback is any response regarding a student’s performance or behavior. It can be verbal, written or gestural. The purpose of feedback in the assessment and learning process is to improve a student’s performance - not put a damper on it. It is essential that the process of providing feedback is a positive, or at least a neutral, learning experience for the student. Negative feedback can discourage student effort and achievement. Instructors have the distinct responsibility to nurture a student’s learning and to provide feedback in such a manner that the student does not leave the classroom feeling defeated.

South Carolina Center for Teaching Excellence

Instructional Playbook Updates Instructional Playbook Updates

Click on the hyperlinks below to see the new feedback centered strategies that we have added to the Social Studies Instructional Playbook.


  • Peer Critiquing: Students share their work with other students for constructive feedback (Click here).
  • Color Coding Feedback: Students analyze writing by highlighting ineffective and effective parts, such as sources, inferences, and reasons to increase and improve student writing (Click here)



The C& I team has also updated our instructional playbook table of contents with rubrics. Click on the button below to access them along with strategies.

Table of Contents
Click on the button above to access PISD's Social Studies instructional Playbook.

EXCHANGE HOURS OPPORTUNITIES EXCHANGE HOURS OPPORTUNITIES

For more Professional Development Opportunities, please check out our website. Click Here.

Upcoming Special Observance Days Upcoming Special Observance Days

January 6th: Sam Rayburn Day

Sam Rayburn Day, in memory of that great Texas and American statesman, Sam Rayburn. Sam Rayburn Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate programs in the public schools to commemorate the birthday of Sam Rayburn. Click here.

January 9th: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day was created by multiple organizations in 2015 to express their gratitude for officers in the United States. In support of their services citizens are encouraged to do their part in thanking the law enforcers on this day. The observance of this day in schools is optional. Click Here.

January 23-27: Holocaust Remembrance Week

January 27th, the day that the concentration camp Auschwitz was liberated by Allied Troops, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The week including January 27th has been deemed Holocaust Remembrance Week by the state of Texas. During this week, public schools are directed to provide age-appropriate instruction, designed to inspire students to recognize and uphold human value, in order to prevent future atrocities. Click Here.

Spotlighting Campus Librarians & Future Ready Designers Spotlighting Campus Librarians & Future Ready Designers

If you are looking for primary/secondary sources, feeling stuck, or wanting some fresh ideas, consider visiting your campus librarian or Future Ready Designers. They love partnering with teachers! Oftentimes they have access to resources, supplies, and strategies that you might not have thought about. From project ideas to educational technology, from engaging your students to differentiating lessons, let your librarian or Future Ready Designer be an extra set of hands to help you!

Great Resources to check out! Great Resources to check out!

Please make sure to get all resources vetted by Andrea if they are not already linked in the UFD.

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Adding Rubrics to Google Classroom

Want to learn more about how to add rubrics to Google Classroom. Click here to access a slide show presentation with how to videos created by the Instructional Technology Department.
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National Museum of Diplomacy Simulations

NMAD’s diplomacy simulations immerse middle school and high school in skill-building role-play simulations based on real-world scenarios developed by diplomats and historians. During a diplomacy simulation, students practice collaborating with people who have diverse values, interests, and perspectives to reach a mutually beneficial outcome. Click here.

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Parallel Histories

Parallel Histories offers a new way to study the history of conflict - history which is still contested, controversial and relevant. Our teaching methodology challenges students to examine the source evidence and debate alternative interpretations before coming to their own view. Click here.

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