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WelcometotheDistrictWideStaffDevelopmentforSocialStudies.Thismorningyouwillattendbreak‐outsessionspresentedbyyourpeers.ThesesessionsaregroundedinthebeliefsofConroeISD’sInstructionalModelandremindusthattoserveourstudents,wearebetterasone.Wearebetteraswelearn,teach,createandfacechallengesasone.Weareateamofdedicatededucatorsstrivingtobringourindividualtalentstogetherasonegroupforthebettermentofourstudents.Wemaycomefromdifferentbackgrounds,experiencesandlearning,buttoprovidethebestforALLofourstudents,wecometogether…Betteras1.

SOCIALSTUDIES

AUGUST8,2019

DISTRICTWIDESTAFFDEVELOPMENT

SocialStudiesDayataGlance

8:00am—8:30am WelcomeandGeneralSession(Auditorium)

8:40am—9:30am SessionI

9:40am—10:30am SessionII

10:40am—11:30am SessionIII

MyPlanner

Session I

1st Choice: Rm:

Alternate Choice: Rm:

Session II

1st Choice: Rm:


Session III

1st Choice: Rm:


Auditorium8:00‐8:30

RoomSession18:40—9:30

Session29:40—10:30

Session310:40—11:30

GuestPresenters(Sessiondescriptionattheend)

A205

TheRedSummerof1919

Dr.JeffreyLittlejohnSHSU

TheRedSummerof1919


TheRedSummerof1919


A206TheGreatWar

Dr.JadwigaBiskupskaSHSU

TheGreatWarDr.JadwigaBiskupska

SHSU

TheGreatWarDr.JadwigaBiskupska

SHSU

A207

TheCivilRightsActandtheQuestionofFairnessintheWorkforce

Dr.ZacharyMontzSHSU


Dr.ZacharyMontzSHSU


Dr.ZacharyMontzSHSU

A208

HowTexasFitsintothe’BigPicture’ofHistoryDr.RobertCashion

SHSU

HowTexasFitsintothe’BigPicture’of

HistoryDr.RobertCashion

SHSU

HowTexasFitsintothe’BigPicture’of

HistoryDr.RobertCashion

SHSU

A210

FRED:TheFactsandOnlytheFactsSusanKizer

FederalReserve


FederalReserve

FRAZER:UsingPrimaryDocumentstoExploreHistory

SusanKizerFederalReserve

A209

TheMarshallCourtandCapitalismintheEarly

RepublicDr.ThomasCox

SHSU

TheMarshallCourtandCapitalisminthe

EarlyRepublicDr.ThomasCox

SHSU

TheMarshallCourtandCapitalisminthe

EarlyRepublicDr.ThomasCox

SHSU



Session29:40—10:30

Session310:40—11:30

TeacherPresentations:ElementaryAudience(Sessiondescriptionsattheend)

B201

TexasHistoryInteractiveNotebook

Make‐n‐TakeCrystalDouglas&AlexandraWilliams



B205

IntegratingTechnologyintoyour

SocialStudiesClassroom

KaryFreemyer

IntegratingTechnologyintoyour

SocialStudiesClassroom

KaryFreemyer

B207Latitude/Longitude

Make‐n‐TakeKristaBergstrom

Latitude/LongitudeMake‐n‐Take

KristaBergstrom

CommonsNationalGeographic

GIANTMAPLisaJohnson

NationalGeographic

GIANTMAPLisaJohnson

B209

SocialStudies&ELA:AWorkingPartnership

MelissaMcKee&DanielleCrider



B211

InteractiveStudentNotebooksto

SupporttheLearningSherrhondaAllen‐Gregory

InteractiveStudentNotebookstoSupport

theLearningSherrhondaAllen‐Gregory

B200

REVISED/Piloted3rdGradeScope&SequenceReview

CarrieLyons

REVISED6thGradeScope&Sequence

ReviewMonjeAtlow

C207

StudentsDiscoveringSocialStudies

ThroughUnitsofStudy

AngelaShort&ChristelSkeen


ThroughUnitsofStudy

AngelaShort&ChristelSkeen

C209

ChoiceBoards:Differentiating&Integrating

CindyMaldonado


CindyMaldonado



Session29:40—10:30

Session310:40—11:30

TeacherPresentations:SecondaryAudience(Sessiondescriptionsattheend)

B204

PearDeckintheSocialStudiesClassroomHeatherJager


B206

GoogleExpeditionsKit:WhenDreamsBecome(Virtual)

RealityGarrettHiggins



B208

DBQProjectforALLLevels

AngelaPair&NadiaDalkul



B210TheWRITEApproachtoSocialStudiesKelleCastleberry

TheWRITEApproachtoSocialStudiesKelleCastleberry

B212

InteractiveTestCorrectionsUsingCanvas&GoogleSilvianoRivera,DiannaRoberts&JohnCicherski


B216

StudentCenteredProjectsandReviews

ShartarriMiller,SabrinaWesterfeld&

EmilyRichards


ShartarriMiller,SabrinaWesterfeld&

EmilyRichards

B218

TeachingtheTeenageBrainOR

yourChoiceLeahSheth

TeachingtheTeenageBrainORyourChoice

LeahSheth

CHSJROTC:CombinedForces

KevinWilliams

B100TeenLeadershipBrianAnderson



Session29:40—10:30

Session310:40—11:30

TeacherPresentations:SecondaryAudience(Sessiondescriptionsattheend)

B220GraphicNotesforTexasHistoryErinRose

GraphicNotesforTexasHistoryErinRose

B222 MobileMindsBrookeDavis&KatyDavis

MobileMindsBrookeDavis&KatyDavis

B213 APEuroRoundTable

APU.S.HistoryRoundTableClaireSalmon

B215APPsychologyRound

TableShartarriMiller

APWorldHistoryRoundTableJamesRoland

B217APHumanGeographyRoundTable

KatherineThom

NationalHistoryDayJohnCicherski&AshleyMorris

B219APEconomicsRound

TableKatherineBryant

APGovernmentRoundTableBrianClevenger

B221

DifferentiatedRemediation

StrategiesUtilizingTestingData

JoAnnaChestnut



JoAnnaChestnut

C200

REVISED11thGradeU.S.History

ScopeandSequenceAmyRogers


ScopeandSequenceChristyGoodney&StephenSchoeneberg

REVISED7thGradeTexasHistory

ScopeandSequenceErinRose



Session29:40—10:30

Session310:40—11:30

TeacherPresentations:AllAudience(Sessiondescriptionsattheend)

LibraryOpenLab

(Downstairs)

NationalGeographicTeresaDossman



A202Library

McGraw‐HillLisaSpicer



A211

Arc‐UsingVideoinCanvastoEngageyourStudentsTeriRoss



C201TeachingSocialStudiestoELLsMariselaPineda

TeachingSocialStudiestoELLsMariselaPineda

TeachingSocialStudiestoELLsMariselaPineda

C203

CreatingGlobalLearnerswithGoogle

MyMapsDeborahWilson

SparkingCreativitywithAdobeSparkDeborahWilson

SparkingCreativitywithAdobeSparkDeborahWilson

C205A

ManagingyourClassroomThrough

EngagementLisaSelph


EngagementLisaSelph


EngagementLisaSelph

C211RampItUpwithReviewGamesMeganHarwood

RampItUpwithReviewGamesMeganHarwood

A212

PersonalFinancialLiteracyInstructional

MaterialsChristinaFrancisco

PersonalFinancialLiteracyGoVenture

Simulation

PersonalFinancialLiteracyPlanning

Time

SessionDescriptions:GuestPresenters

Room SessionTitle Description

A205

TheRedSummerof1919


Thissessionwillexaminethevariousracial,ethnic,andideologicalcon lictsthatoccurredattheendoftheGreatWar.Itwillfocus,inparticular,ontheRed

Summerof1919.

A206TheGreatWar

Dr.JadwigaBiskupskaSHSU

ThissessionwilllookatnewinterpretationsoftheFirstWorldWar,withafocusonprimarysourcesandhowthewarcanbetaughtfromaglobalperspective.

A207


Dr.ZacharyMontzSHSU

Thepresentationexploresasubjectoften‐overlookedinthehistoryofthecivilrightsmovement:howtheland‐marklegislationoftheCivilRightsErawasappliedtoAmericanworkplaces,whereracialdiscriminationhadlongdeterminedwhohadopportunityandwhodidnot.

A208

HowTexasFitsintothe’BigPicture’ofHistoryDr.RobertCashion

SHSU

TexasrepresentsamicrocosmformanyhistoriographicalissueskeepingAmericanhistoryfromevolving.Findoutwhatisonthehorizonasscholarsandtraditionalistsdukeitoutfortheheartsandminds

oftheirfellowTexans.

A210


FederalReserve

ThissessionwillintroduceFRED—FederalReserveEconomicDataresourcetoteachers.ThiseasytousedatasourceisanexcellenttoolforallSocialStudies

teachers

A209

TheMarshallCourtandCapitalismintheEarly

RepublicDr.ThomasCox

SHSU

ThispresentationexaminestheroleofU.S.ChiefJusticeJohnMarshallandhiscolleaguesontheSupremeCourt

who,from1801‐1835carefullylaidthelegalfoundationsforanationalmarketeconomyandnational

culture.

A210

FRAZER:UsingPrimaryDocumentstoExplore

HistorySusanKizer

FederalReserve

ThissessionwillshowteachershowtouseandnavigatethroughtheFederalReservesarchives.Theseprimarysourcedocumentsallowstudentstoseethepastina

newlight.

SessionDescriptions:ElementaryAudience


B201



Sharingresourcestousewhencreatinginteractivenotebooksinthe4thgradeTexasHistoryclassroom.

B205

IntegratingTechnologyintoSocialStudiesKaryFreemyer

ComeexploreFlipgrid,Chatterpix,GoogleExpeditions,myMAPSandQRScavengerHuntactivitiesthatcanbe

linkedintoyourSocialStudiesCANVAScourse.

B207Latitude/Longitude

Make‐n‐TakeKristaBergstrom

Participantswillmakeasetof ilefolderswithamapthathaslatitude/longitudeonit,ablankbargraph,

blankcompassrose,andothers.Afterthattheywillbeabletotakeittohis/herschoolandlaminatesoitcan

bereused.

CommonsNationalGeographic

GIANTMAPLisaJohnson

Whatbetterwaytoteachyoungpeoplethepowerofmapsandthelimitlessdepthofgeographythanona

GIANTMap.

B209



WewilltalkabouthowtousetheSocialStudiesCurriculumandpartneritwithLanguageArtsforGT

andGeneralEd.

B211

InteractiveStudentNotebooksto

SupporttheLearningSherrhondaGregory

ShowhowInteractiveStudentNotebookscanbeusedtosupportlearningintheclassroom.

B200

REVISED/Piloted3rdGradeScope&

SequenceCarrieLyons

Thissessionwillgive3rdgradeteacherstheopportunitytoreviewtherevisedScopeandSequence

B200REVISED6thGradeScope&Sequence

MonjeAtlow

Thissessionwillgive6thgradeWorldCulturesteacherstheopportunitytoreviewtherevisedScopeand

Sequencere lectingournewTEKS.

C207


ThroughUnitsofStudy

AngieShort&ChristelSkeen

Readingnon‐ ictionishard,readingSocialStudiesnon‐ ictioncanbeharder,butitdoesn'tneedtobe.

LearnhowtomakeSocialStudiesmaterialsmoreacces‐sibletoyourstudents.

C209


CindyMaldonado

TeacherswilllearnhowtobuildachoiceboardusingSocialStudiescurriculumtomeettheirstudent'sneeds.Also,seehowtointegratereading,writing,technology,smallgroupinstruction,andELLstrategiesintotheir

choiceboards.

SessionDescriptions:SecondaryAudience


B204


PearDeckturnsoldslideshowsintointeractivelessons,encouragingtotalparticipationinyourclassroom.

B206



Virtualreality(VR)hasbecomeanimmenselypopulartoolintheworldofeducation;museums,news

organizations,andothergroupsarecreatingnewVRexperienceseverydayandmakingthemavailableonline.TheGoogleExpeditionsKitcanhelpsocial

studiesteachersleveragetheseresourcestobringtheirlessonstolifeinamoreformatted,controlled,and

concreteway.

B208



EffectivelyusingtheDBQprojectbinderandmaterialsinthehighschoolclassroom.Tieredlessonideasforeasyimplementationforanyclassfromon‐levelupto

anadvancedlevel.

B210TheWRITEApproachtoSocialStudiesKelleCastleberry

HowtoincreasehigherlevelthinkingthroughwritingstrategiesthatdevelopbothwritingskillsandadeeperunderstandingofSocialStudiesconcepts.Walkawaywithreadytouseactivitiesthatareeasytousewhile

beinghighlyeffective.

B212


UsingCanvasandGoogleAppstocreatetestcorrectionandotherinteractiveactivities.CreatingandusingCan‐

vas"hotspot"activitiesforPEGS.CreatingTestCorrectionusingEduphoriatestingdata.

B216


ShartarriMiller,SabrinaWesterfeld&EmilyRichards

Avarietyofinteractivestudentcenteredprojectsandreviewgameswillbeshared.

B218

TeachingtheTeenageBrainOR

yourChoiceLeahSheth

Gainabetterunderstandingofthephysiologyoftheteenagebrainandhowyourinstructioncanbedesigned

tohavethegreatestimpactonlearning.

B100TeenLeadershipBrianAnderson

Collaborationofideasonlessons,activities,andprojectstopromoteTeenLeadership

SessionDescription:SecondaryAudience

Room SessionTitle Descriptions

B220 GraphicNotesErinRose

Discoverwaysstudentscanintergradethewrittenwordwithindividuallycreatedgraphictohelpembed

thelearning.

B222MobileMindsBrookeDavis&KatyDavis

Wecompetewithappsandtextingalldaylong.Createanengagingclassroomenvironmentthroughhandsonactivities,tocaptivatethemobilegeneration.From

largegrouptosmallandeverythinginbetween,developlessonsthatmakestudentsforgetabouttheirFortnite.

B213APU.S.HistoryRound

TableClaireSalmon

APUSHistoryteacherscandebriefthoughtsandre lectionsonthereadingfromthesummeraswellasnewteachingtechniquesorlessons.Teacherswillalsodiscusstheupcomingchangestotheexamandkey

concepts.

B213 APEuroRoundTableAPEuropeanHistoryteachersdiscussnewinformationfromCollegeBoardandsharecurricularideasand

activities.

B215APPsychologyRound

TableShartarriMiller

ThissessionprovidesanopportunityforAPPsychologyteacherstodiscussimportantissueswithinthecontent.

B215APWorldHistoryRoundTableJamesRoland

WillbediscussingchangestothenewAPWorldHistorycon igurationandplanningfortheupcomingschool

year.

B217

APHumanGeographyRound

TableKatherineThom

APHumanGeographyteacherswillmeettodiscusstheupcomingyearandcollaborateasneeded.

B217NationalHistoryDayJohnCicherski&AshleyMorris

ComelearnhowyourstudentscanparticipateinNationalHistoryDay,aninter‐disciplinaryresearch

projectforstudents6th‐12th.

B219APEconomicsRound

TableKatherineBryant

ThissessionprovidesanopportunityforAPEconomicsteacherstodiscussimportantissueswithinthecontent.

B219APGovernmentRoundTableBrianClevenger

ThissessionprovidesanopportunityforAPGovernmentteacherstodiscussimportantissues

withinthecontent.

SessionDescriptions:AllAudiences


C200

REVISED7thGradeTexasHistory

ScopeandSequenceErinRose

Thissessionwillgive7thgradeTexasHistoryteacherstheopportunitytoreviewtherevisedScopeand


C200


ScopeandSequenceChristyGoodney

Thissessionwillgive8thgradeU.S.HistoryteacherstheopportunitytoreviewtherevisedScopeandSequence

re lectingournewTEKS.

C200


ScopeandSequenceAmyRogers

Thissessionwillgive11thgradeU.S.HistoryteacherstheopportunitytoreviewtherevisedScopeand


LibraryOpenLab

(Downstairs)


ThissessionwillfocusonexploringtheinstructionalpathanddigitalplatformfortheWorldCulturesandGeographyresources.Learnhowtheresourceswill

engagestudentsandincreasetheirsuccess.

A202Library


ExplorethedigitalresourcesinNetworksaswediveintohowtocreateassignments,customizeassessments,andnavigatethroughallthetoolsandresourcesatyour

ingertipstosupportyourteaching.

A211


Arcisanadd‐onforCanvasthatallowsyoutohavesomeadditionalfeatureswithvideo.Youcanpostques‐tionsinthevideoandallowyourstudentstocomment.Studentscanreplytootherstudents.Itisagreatwayto

connectyourstudentswiththevideo.

C201TeachingSocialStudiestoELL’sMariselaPineda

Haveavarietyoflanguagepro iciencylevelsinyourclass?Joinusforscaffoldedstrategiesandactivitiesto

thoseuniquechallenges.

A212

PersonalFinancialLiteracyInstructional

MaterialsChristinaFrancisco

Visitwiththepublisher’srepresentativesandseewhatournewinstructionalmaterialshavetooffer.

A212PersonalFinancialLiteracyGoVenture

Simulation

ExploretheGoVenturesimulationinsupportofourPFLcurriculum.

SessionDescriptions:AllAudiences


C203

CreatingGlobalLearnerswithGoogle

MyMapsDeborahWilson

LearnhowyouandyourstudentscanuseGoogleMyMapstocreatecustommapswithpointsofinterest.Worktogetheronbuildingyourmap,justlikeGoogleDocs.Thistoolallowsstudentstodroppinsatcertainlocationsthroughoutamapandprovideadescriptionofthatpin.Studentscanadddifferentlayersfordifferent

regionsortopics.

C203SparkingCreativitywithAdobeSparkDeborahWilson

WithSparkVideoeasilyaddphotos,videoclips,icons,oryourownvoice.Selectfromprofessional‐qualitysoundtracksandcinematicmotion.WithSparkPagesturnwordsandimagesintobeautiful,magazine‐stylewebstories.YourSparkprojectsautomaticallysyncbetweenacomputer,ChromebookoriPadsoitwon’tmatterwhichdeviceyoustarton!Allstudentsand

teachersalreadyhaveaccounts.

C205A


EngagementLisaSelph

Goingbeyondsettingupaclassroommanagementsystemtoengagestudentsallyear.

C211RampItUpwithReviewGamesMeganHarwood

Thiscourseshowsdifferentwaystoincorporategamesintoreviewsessions(andpossiblyinstruction!)withstudents.Afewofthegamesthatwillbemodi iedinthiscourseinclude:HeadsUp,LCR,andTic‐Tac‐Toe

B221



JoAnnaChestnut

HowtogetstudentswritinginyourSocialStudiesclasswithoutallofthehassleandstressforyouandyour

students.Thisisgreatforallgradelevels!

McCullough Junior High School

First Floor

McCullough Junior High School

Second Floor

Many thanks to McCullough Junior High School administration and staff for their cooperation and

support in making this staff development day a huge success. We could have not done this without a great

team effort!

THANKYOU