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Prosper ISD Secondary Social Studies Newsletter
“They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
— Carl W. Buehner
Summer Professional Learning Opportunities
Prosper Connects
Keynote Speakers include Peter Lilljedahl (Building Thinking Classroom) and Cassandra Erkens (Solution Tree). There will be Social Studies specific sessions facilitated by Kelly Bellar (from Region 10), Stephen Fleenor (from Visual Non Glossary), the C&I Social Studies Team, and amazing Prosper Social Studies teachers!
This is a great opportunity to learn and grow from, and alongside, your colleagues!
Region 10 Summer Options
June 8th Next Gen Personal Finance Resources and Ideas-This session will focus on providing engaging NGPF resources to use with a personal finance curriculum. Teachers will have the opportunity to explore multiple resources available on the NGPF website. Section 1: 5 Resources in 50 Minutes: Behavioral Economics/Consumer Skills Section 2: 5 Resources in 50 Minutes: Investing Section 3: Careers of the Future *Note: This will be a virtual session with a focus on using resources from Next Gen Personal Finance. This session is for teachers that are teaching Economics, Personal Financial Literacy or the newly adopted PFL/Econ course.[Click here]
June 9th: Teaching Free Enterprise w/ SMU Cox/Bridwell Institute: Join Region 10 and the SMU Cox Bridwell Institute for a day of learning as we immerse ourselves in four modules related to the interaction of public policy and the economy. Teachers will get a chance to learn from two speakers from Southern Methodist University and will be introduced to four different modules that can be taken back into the Economics classroom. The four topics for this session include: Environmental Economics, Markets and Governments, Taxation and Public Finance, and the Economic Freedom of North America. Lunch will be provided. [Click here]
June 13th: Building a Culture of Civil Discourse in Your ELAR/Social Studies Classroom: In a time of rising polarization and tribalism, how can you overcome the noise and build a thriving culture of civic engagement in your classroom? Join Sphere Education Initiatives for this interactive workshop where we’ll engage pressing challenges, share practical resources for achieving your goals, and spend time practicing how to overcome these issues. Teachers will leave this session with both free, easy to use resources as well as the confidence to talk about even the most challenging issues in their classroom. [Click here]
June 20th: Ethnic Studies Conference @ The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: Join us for the annual Ethnic Studies Conference. Learn from experienced educators, keynote experts, and first-hand historical account speakers on African American and Mexican American studies. This session is in partnership with ESC Region 10 and ESC Region 11. This session includes continental breakfast, lunch and dinner followed by a panel discussion led by the Juanita Craft Kids members. [Click here]
June 10-13th: Global Classroom: Global Classroom is an annual summer educator workshop that aims to provide a global component to teachers' current curriculum through discussion, speaker sessions, and group activities. As a part of the workshop, we provide teachers with a multitude of printed and digital resources from organizations and institutions that provide free international education resources to educators. [Click here]
June 26th/June 27th: Teaching the Tough TEKS - 11th Grade- Join Law-Related Education for the Teaching the Tough TEKS training for high school US History. This interactive institute provides opportunities for collaboration with college professors and other teachers. Deepen your understanding of TEKS that are challenging to 8th grade students including: Gilded and Progressive Eras New Deal Cold War Civil Rights The agenda is divided into blocks of time spent with scholars and breakout sessions with consultants. During the sessions with consultants, teachers will experience hands-on lessons that allow learners to engage with the content and gain a deeper understanding of our nation's history. Explore lessons and strategies that support student success and enrich existing curriculum. Registration is free and lunch will be provided each day. Participants receive access to all materials upon completion of the course. [Click here]
June 26th/June 27th: Teaching the Tough TEKS - 8th Grade- Join Law-Related Education in the newly redesigned Teaching the Tough TEKS training for 8th grade social studies. This interactive institute provides opportunities for collaboration with college professors and other teachers. Deepen your understanding of TEKS that are challenging to 8th grade students including: Constitutional Principles through History Early Republic Growth and Change - Industrialization/Reform Sectionalism/Civil War The agenda is divided into blocks of time spent with scholars and breakout sessions with consultants. During the sessions with consultants, teachers will experience hands-on lessons that allow learners to engage with the content and gain a deeper understanding of our nation's history. Explore lessons and strategies that support student success and enrich existing curriculum. Registration is free and lunch will be provided each day. Participants receive access to all materials upon completion of the course. [Click here]
July 3rd and July 31 Creating a Culture of Thinking Book Study: Critical Thinking is a verb which implies DOING something. Join us as we explore Rebecca Stobaugh’s 50 Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement: Creating a Thinking Culture in the Classroom. Through this book study we will dig deeper into ways that you can “transform your classroom from one of passive knowledge consumption to one of active engagement with strategies that foster cognitive engagement and develop deep-level processing.” Following the book study, there will be a 3-hour face to face follow up session to earn additional 3-6 hours of credit.[Click here]
July 14th (Virtual Session) Putting Primary Sources First w/ the Institute for Curriculum Services Primary sources expose students to multiple perspectives on important topics and issues of the past and present, as well as help students develop critical inquiry skills. As a Consortium Member of the Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources Program, ICS's trainer-educators are well-versed in utilizing the LOC's digital source analysis tools. The presentation will introduce teachers to those tools and the many ways they can support their instruction. Through participating in activities that model analyzing a variety of types of primary sources, in engaging ways, teachers will understand what primary sources are and their importance in a well-rounded learning environment [Click here]
July 26th- Making Sense of the Federal Budget, Debt and Deficits- This one-day professional development program is designed for high school and middle school teachers of economics, government, history, political science and civics, as well as curriculum specialists. The program uses a non-biased approach designed to provide teachers with an understanding of the fundamentals of taxation, the Federal budget, debt and deficits. A variety of lecture / discussions as well as simulations for classroom use are used throughout the day. [Click here]
DBQ Online Summer Workshops
DBQ 1.0: This introductory workshop is designed for teachers new to the DBQ pedagogy. The course includes an overview of The DBQ Project 6-Step Method and the major features of DBQ Online. Teachers experience all the steps in a lively, interactive session. Special emphasis will be placed on differentiating the process to meet the needs of all learners and utilizing the gradual-release model for document analysis. The goal of the workshop is for all participants to leave enthusiastically ready to implement a DBQ in their classrooms.
DBQ 2.0: These sessions are open to participants who have attended an introductory DBQ session and have implemented DBQs in their classroom. Similar to a conference style menu, participants can attend 90-min sessions on a variety of strategies to advance the work. Sessions topics are repeated to accommodate time zones.
DBQ Lead Boot Camp: Become a certified lead for your school or district. This four day session is for lead teachers, instructional coaches, as well as enthusiastic educators looking to become a Certified DBQ Lead at their site. As a DBQ Lead, you will be able to support teachers in using The DBQ Project resources.
Teaching American History
July 25 or 26th: Sixty Years Later: A Look at JFK--John Fitzgerald Kennedy was President for just 1,036 days. During this time he launched many domestic programs and promised that a man would walk on the moon. His administration faced civil rights unrest and the brink of nuclear war against the Soviets. Now approaching the sixtieth anniversary of his assassination, we still have a fascination with this charismatic man. Join us for a conversation on this compelling leader.
All attendees of this free seminar will receive a letter of attendance as well as paper and digital copies of the reader.
Humanities Texas
June 27–29, 2023: Teaching Evidence-Based Reading Practices at the Secondary Level
Humanities Texas will hold an online institute on teaching reading at the sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade levels for both social studies and English language arts (ELA) teachers.
Summer 2023: Primary Source Pedagogy with the National Archives
Humanities Texas will partner with the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Archives Foundation to hold a webinar series on primary source pedagogy for U.S. history teachers in Texas.
Online Opportunities
Courses range in content, length, and schedule, and are open to any educator from anywhere in the world who works with students in either a formal or informal setting. In many of our courses, learners can earn graduate credits through our university partnerships.
We will continue to update the Secondary Social Studies Website with Professional Development Opportunities through the summer and school year.
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