Social Studies
Fall 2022
Welcome!
Welcome new & returning social studies educators! My name is Helen Craig and I am the Social Studies Curriculum Consultant at the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District (ISD). The ISD provides opportunities for teachers in Mackinac, Chippewa, & Luce county to create professional networks and receive support in their subject area.
This newsletter contains local & state-wide professional learning opportunities, opportunities for students, professional learning for teachers, and monthly resources. This newsletter is updated on a quarterly basis and can also be found on the EUP ISD's social studies professional learning page.
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History Day 2023
These projects can be entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level. Local competitions start at the school-level in February. Regional History Day for Mackinac, Chippewa, & Luce County Schools is Friday, March 10, 2023. The state finals for Michigan History Day take place the last Saturday of April.
Check out theme information, project ideas, and a sample timeline for History Day here!
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2022-2023 Professional Learning Opportunities for Educators in Mackinac, Chippewa, & Luce county
DATE ADDED FOR 2023
Attn: 3rd Grade Teachers - Geo Adventures with GIANTS training available now!
Participants will:
- Explore existing resources such as GIANTS and Maawndoonganan, an Anishinaabe resource manual
- Apply an Indigenous perspective to their study of Michigan
- Integrate instructional resources on space and time
All sessions are via Zoom from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Upcoming session dates: November 1, January 10, March 7, and April 25. Register here!
For those unable to attend live sessions, recordings will be available! Register for the sessions to be notified when recordings get posted.
Oakland Schools - 8th Grade U.S. History
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Student Opportunities
Virtual Museum Experiences
The Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills, MI is now booking Virtual Museum Experiences for the current school year. If you book a date by December 1, 2022, the museum is waiving the fee for the experience. Contact Rick Schaffner (rick.schaffner@holocaustcenter.org) for more information.
Professional learning is also available for educators - see the PDF link below for more information on the sessions they offer.
NHD: Sacrifice for Freedom - World War II in the Pacific
Sacrifice for Freedomยฎ: World War II in the Pacific Student & Teacher Institute, sponsored by the Pearl Harbor Historic Site partners, provides an exceptional opportunity for 16 student/teacher teams to study World War II in the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaiสปi, in summer 2023. Applications are due Monday, December 19, 2022.
More information is available at https://www.nhd.org/SFF2023
Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarships
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Fall Heritage & Awareness Months
November is National Native American Heritage Month
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Newsletter Archive
Helen Craig
Social Studies Curriculum Consultant
Regional School Health Coordinator
McKinney-Vento UPCED Facilitator
Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD
Email: hcraig-isd@eupschools.org
Website: https://www.eupschools.org/Page/6003
Phone: 906-632-3373 -5132