AUSTIN ISD High School Social Studies Department Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran House March 31,...

AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social Studies

Department Chairs Meetingat the Neill-Cochran House

March 31, 2010

Chairs & Special Guests,

WELCOME

to our final meeting

of the 2009-10 School Year!

AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting

at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010

Welcome & Opening RemarksJoe M. Ramirez; Austin ISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies




Summer Professional Development Directory

Click above to remind your teachers where Summer P.D. Opportunities are now posted!




Please begin looking at the questions Joe sent in March 12 email which constitute the report required for compliance with the NEH grant.

Your responses needed by April 16.

Picturing America

Picturing America Educator Resource Book

EDSITEment's Picturing America Resource Index




Hosting the 2011 TCSS Conference

Capital Area Council for the Social Studies is a professional organization of educators of the Social Studies and is affiliated

with the Texas Council for the Social Studies (TCSS) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).

• Download application

Henninger Award -$50. cash prize

certificate & medal *see Joe’s March 24th email for application

* Campuses where at least ONE teacher is a member of CACSS can submit applications for the Henninger Award. Only one student per campus can be nominated. Submit completed application to Sheila Abbott at [email protected] no later than April 23.




POLICY REMINDER

Any outside public request for interviews, comments, or filming

must go through AISD Communications.

All such parties should be directed to the office of

Carmen Luevanos,[email protected]



Rand McNally ClassroomTerry Carter;Rand McNally Education [email protected]

Your campus’ SUMMER TRIAL EXAMINATION begins June 1!

Look for your unique Username & Password coming soon!

Click image to enter Rand McNally Classroom!



Notes to Share with your World Geography PLC:

“The EOC is coming, the EOC is coming!” - What do we know? How do we prepare?

Celeste Smith; Austin ISD Curriculum Specialistfor High School Social Studies

Click image to access the many resources and further info. on upcoming Workshops provided by TAGE !

http://www.geoteach.org



ABC-CLIO Social Studies DatabasesVanessa CardwellABC-CLIO Field Sales Representative [email protected]

Your campus’ NEW FREE TRIAL EXAMINATION begins today!

Information / Log-in information found in your folders!Click image to enter ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databaes!



Notes to Share with your Faculty:

“It’s free … and it’s speaking your student’s language!”- Web Tools Supporting a Technology-rich Classroom

Terry Loessin; Austin ISD Curriculum Specialistfor High School Social Studies

Click icon to access state of Pennsylvania’s newly launched DLL for classroom teachers.

• VoiceThread - Group conversations around images, documents, and videos

• ToonDoo – Finally that artistically-challenged student can create an awesome political cartoon!



Seminar Topic VII:

“Building Leadership Capacity within the Social Studies Department”

Kyle Olson; Social Studies ChairInternational High School



Notes to Share with your Economics PLC

Econ Alive! Overview

Watch Econ Alive! video demonstration

Download a sample chapter

Econ Summer WorkshopsFederal Reserve Workshops

Foundation for Teaching Economics Workshops

TX Council on Economic Education Workshops

[email protected]

Remember to share Econ Alive! sampler box, courtesy of TCI Consultant Nathan Wellborne, with your Econ teachers!



Seminar Topic VIII:

“Effective Formative Assessment Strategies”

Lyn Loeffler; Social Studies Chair

Anderson High School



Notes to Share with your U.S. History PLC

Click icon to access info. / application on Humanities Texas 2010 Summer Institute



BREAK&

Tour

Neill-Cochran House Museum



Latest Update on TEKS RevisionsJoe M. Ramirez; Austin ISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies

• Social Studies TEKS Revisions• U.S. History Since 1877

• Statement on TEKS Revisions: Texas Council for the Social Studies / Texas Social Studies Supervisors



Closing Remarks & Certificates of Appreciation

We appreciate all you do!We wish much success to you and your campuses!

Joe, Celeste, and Terry

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