Do you have resources that others may benefit from? If so, share them on the Social Studies Google Classroom. In addition, continue to check the Google Classroom for news and updates related to our district's social studies initiatives. I appreciate all teachers who have joined, contributed, and communicated via the Social Studies Google Classrooms. Please continue to use the Google classroom to seek answers to various content-based questions/concerns and gather and share content-based resources.

Now is a good time to begin assessing students using the 8th Grade Social Studies Benchmark in GCA. I am making the assessment available at all schools. It is strongly encouraged that you assess your students once 90% of your content has been covered prior to the Milestones Assessment. Hopefully, you will find that this data will be helpful as you prepare your students from review in the upcoming weeks. Please make sure you utilize the GaDoe Milestone Assessment Guides linked below to help you intentionally and strategically prepare review activities. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out.

As we approach the final weeks of the school year, it is time to begin preparing our students for the Milestones Assessment. It is incredibly important to review the domain percentages to ensure that your standards have been covered appropriately. Please use the following GADOE resources to help you prepare for the Milestones. Click on the buttons below to access the Milestones Blueprint for 8th Grade Georgia Studies and US History EOG Exam.

Meetings at the lower, upper elementary, middle, and high school levels are being held to redeliver the strategies and resources gathered at this year’s social studies conference. Please click on the image below to access this year's redelivery presentation. If you have questions, please contact me.

Attention teachers:

If you attended an S3Strategies workshop this year, please record your application of resources. Feel free to submit multiple submissions to record the use of workshop resources. Click on the buttons below to access the applicable Google Form.

If you are interested in me visiting your classroom with the VR Lab, please reach out via email. My calendar is booking quickly. I do have a cancelation list that I can add you to in the event that dates are booked up.

If you and your administrative team are interested in building your own VR lab at your school, please reach out to Andy Radil at Best Buy. He will create you a quote that will be submitted with your school's purchase request.

BestBuy Contact Info:

Meta Quest 2 VR Head Sets

Andy Radil (andy.radil@bestbuy.com)

Additionally, if you are interested in applying for a grant to secure VR Lab funding, please reach out to me. I will be happy to share my information with you so that you do not have to reinvent the wheel. My lab was purchased using funds from the GaDoe Opportunities Grant; however, this would be a great BRIGHT IDEAS GRANT idea.

Both Northside Elementary and Willis Road sent teams of students to participate in the annual GCEE Metro Atlanta ECON Games. This year, the games were held at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank. Out of 29 teams from across the metro-Atlanta region, Willis Road took home 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the 5th Grade Division. Both schools represented Coweta Schools well! We are super proud of these students!

To complement your lessons on the upcoming spring holidays, check out these student-friendly videos that highlight the days/events we celebrate next.

Looking to connect with others in the Social Studies field? Utilize the links below to connect with various organizations that may provide expertise and resources to better your professional networks.

Connect with Georgia's virtual learning community for Social Studies

Georgia Council for the Social Studies

Georgia Council on Economic Education

Georgia Historical Society

Georgia WWI Commission

National Council for History Education

Newnan-Coweta Historical Society