Austin ISD Social Studies News
Events, Resources, Professional Learning Vol. 4
February is African American History Month!
NEA Black History Month Lessons and Resources
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for African American History Month
Teachinghistory.org Resources
Professional Learning Opportunities
Want to stay up to date? Check out our PD calendar on our website:
Social Studies Film and Lecture Series: Jerusalem, A Journey Through Cultures, Diversity and Geography, section #76538 Feb. 11th from 5:30-8:00. Only 30 spots available, so sign up through HCP today!
- AISD and the Bullock Texas History Museum have teamed up to offer dinner and a movie to teachers of world cultures, history and geography. Come see the National Geographic movie JERUSALEM, an extraordinary journey through the 5,000 year old city on the Museum’s IMAX screen. Following the movie presentation participants will receive dinner while hearing a panel of area teachers as they discuss their classroom presentations on Southwest Asia. You will go home with lessons from the teacher panel, and photographs, DVDs and posters from National Geographic.
- Location: Bullock Texas History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave, 78701.
- Parking, dinner, and movie will be provided. No extra duty pay will be offered.
Harry Ransom Center Upcoming Events in Spring 2015
Region 13 Social Studies PD Spring 2015
Summer Opportunities
FTE Economics for Leaders Institute at UT Austin, June 14-17, 2015 Teacher Application Due ASAP
Unites States Holocaust Museum 2015-2016 Teacher Fellowships Application due by Feb. 2, 2015
Goethe Institut Social Studies Teacher Study Tours- 2015 Application due Feb. 2, 2015
Gilder Lehrman's Summer 2015 Teacher Seminars Information Application due by Feb. 13, 2015.
- In order to apply for one of these seminars, your school must be a Gilder Lehrman Affiliate School. For more information on how to help your school become a Gilder Lehrman Affiliate, click here.
C-SPAN's 2015 Teacher Opportunities Application due by Feb. 20, 2015
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Programs 2015 Application due by March 2, 2015.
Bill of Rights Institute Summer Teacher Institutes Application due by March 15, 2015
Choices Program 2015 Summer Leadership Institute Application due by March 16, 2015
The information about summer workshops, seminars, and institutes is for informational purposes only. Our office is unable to support teachers financially to attend those that require the participant to pay deposits or travel.
Curricular Resources
Updated Monthly Resources
Echoes and Reflections, Leaders in Holocaust Education e-Newsletter
Choices Program lesson Iran and the Nuclear Issue
LBJ Library Activities "The Spy's Dilemma"
Gilder Lehrman Age of Revolution Student Essay Contest due by April 14, 2015
Stossel in the Classroom Student Essay contest due by Feb. 17, 2015
Humanities Texas December 2014 Newsletter
Continuous Online Resources
Gilder Lehrman Educator Resources *Must be a member of an affiliate school, see link above on how to join.
Blanton Museum of Art: Educational Programs
Texas Folklife Education articles, events, resources
Hemispheres' Online Curriculum Resources
Texas Council on Economic Education (TCEE) Online Resources and Free e-books
Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE) Online Lesson Plans
Free e-books from the Library of Congress Put History in Students' Hands
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education (TAGE) Online Resources
Questions or Comments?
AISD Social Studies
Jessica Jolliffe - Social Studies Supervisor
Dave Levee - Middle School Curriculum Specialist
Melanie Kirchhof - High School Curriculum Specialist
Angela Green - ELA & SS Special Education Curriculum Specialist
Julia Hernandez - Social Studies Dual Language Curriculum Specialist
Robert Hillhouse - ELL Secondary Curriculum Specialist
Amber Rinehart - Social Studies Curriculum Technology Specialist
Email: melanie.kirchhof@austinisd.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/austinisd.org/socialstudies/
Phone: 512-414-1274
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Twitter: @AISD_Soc