Austin ISD Social Studies News
Events, Resources, Professional Learning Vol. 1
Upcoming Professional Learning Opportunities
Want to stay up to date? Check out our PD calendar on our website:
Region 13 Social Studies PD for Fall and Spring
Check out HCP to find Reach for the STAAR, - 10-8-14
Humanities Texas Teacher Institutes
Annual Social Studies Conferences
Contact me to find out more information about substitutes.
Resources to Celebrate in September, October, and November
Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept 15 - Oct 15
Government resources to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Recommended readings list
Native American Heritage Month - November
Government resources to celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Curricular Resources
Check out the links below for more resources!
Humanities Texas September 2014 Newsletter
Gilder Lehrman's "History Now" Fall 2014 Disasters in Modern American History
Free e-books from the Library of Congress Put History in Students' Hands
Questions or Comments?
AISD Social Studies
Jessica Jolliffe - Social Studies Supervisor
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: 512-414-4361
Twitter: @AISD_Soc