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UPCOMING DATES

4.3.19- MS/HS Grade Level Group Meetings

4.10.19- Social Studies Evaluation Planning Committee

4.30.19 - Elementary Curriculum Writing

5.1.19- Middle School and High School Site Based Meetings

5.15.19-All Level Lead and Department Chair meetings

5.30.19- All Level Curriculum Writing

6.3.19- PAT Certification Due

CONNECT

@APSSocStudies

SOCIAL STUDIES SNAPSHOT Arlington Public Schools| K-12 Social Studies | Department of Teaching and Learning

SPOTLIGHT ON INSTRUCTION- CULTURAL COMPETENCY

To learn more about APS and Women’s History Month https://www.apsva.us/post/aps-celebrates-womens-history-month/

Teaching Strategy and Resource

One way to have students develop cultural understanding and empathy is by having them “Write to the Source.” This pedagogical strategy is best embodied as a performance task where students are required to rely on textual evidence to respond to writing prompts around the themes of identity, diversity, justice and action. Twenty-two student tasks for various grade levels can be found here: https://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources/student-tasks/write-to-the-source

FEATURED TWEET

Oakridge teacher Jennifer Burgin provides an opportunity for her kindergarten class to learn about the Hindu Holiday of Holi across multiple disciplines and through purposeful community involvement.

Learn more about Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, through the Hindu American Foundations (HAF) Teacher Toolkit

https://www.hafsite.org/media/pr/haf-holi-toolkit

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VDOE SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS PROGRESSION

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/history_socialscience/2015/hss-progression-chart.docx

This is a great tool that can be utilized when you are planning

FEATURED CANVAS TUTORIAL Looking for a way to integrate the student collaboration feature into your canvas course?

Video tutorials are available to help support your learning. Check this one out today!!

https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1126-collaborations-students

CHECK IT OUT

Want to try this in your class?

https://www.google.com/earth/education/resources/

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Virginia Conference for Social Studies Educators

October 25th-26th, 2019

The theme of this year's conference is "Voices of Democracy."  The Virginia Council for the Social Studies is seeking proposals that incorporate this theme into engaging and

thought provoking presentations for educators at all levels. Interpretations of the theme might

include:

What does civil discourse look and sound like in a democratic society? How have the voices of democracy changed over time?

How is history examined and shared? How is it heard and understood? What can be done to include and amplify marginalized voices in our society?  

How do the arts and humanities serve as a vehicle for civic engagement? How do we inspire our students to take an active role in our democracy?

Proposals must be submitted by April 30, 2019.

Here's the link to submit your proposal online:  Proposal Link

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FEATURED TEACHER PROESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

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Library of Congress Free Webinars

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https://www.fords.org/for-teachers/programs/civil-war-washington/

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Virginia Museum of History and Culture

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https://www.virginiahistory.org/events/programs-and-activities/educator-programs#SOV

HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!

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