April Social Studies Update
Secondary Social Studies
Celebrating Financial Literacy Month
April is National Financial Literacy Month which is a great opportunity to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach our students how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. To celebrate the month and encourage our students to be financially smart citizens in our communities, Pasco County Schools has several events planned and resources to encourage Financial Literacy Fridays.
Pasco County Schools, in partnership with our valued community partners, is excited to host two Financial Literacy Expo events from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 1st at Marchman Technical College and April 4th at Wesley Chapel High School. These events are designed to help parents/guardians, employees, community members and students with financial planning matters and getting more information for starting a financially successful future. There will be an expo-style event in the dining room/cafeteria showcasing our valued financial experts. There will also be brief informational sessions that we encourage you to attend.
Teachers who attend sessions will be able to earn professional development points and can register through Course # 2559/ Section # 14136 for April 1, 2019 and Section # 14137 for April 4, 2019 within myPGS. Also, we are asking that you encourage your students and their families to attend these wonderful events. We will have a fun and fabulous prize for the school who has the most students who attend.
Please go to the Financial Literacy web page, where you will find:
- a flyer to advertising (printed flyers were delivered to schools for advertisement, as well);
- an FAQ document so that everyone is able to answer parent questions about the events and how to register;
- and, links to register for either the Marchman or Wesley Chapel expo.
To help celebrate the month with lessons, tasks, texts and ideas to spark discussion, please visit
https://floridafinancialliteracy.weebly.com/ and https://pasco.instructure.com/courses/191744/pages/financial-literacy-month.
Pasco County Financial Literacy Expos - West Side
Monday, Apr 1, 2019, 05:00 PM
Marchman Technical College, Campus Drive, New Port Richey, FL, USA
Pasco County Financial Literacy Expos - East Side
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2019, 05:00 PM
Wesley Chapel High School, Wells Road, Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
Celebrating Medal of Honor Day
Just a reminder to please continue to support the Character Development Curriculum throughout the year, but please have students participate in the letter writing campaign below:
Reminder that the Medal of Honor National Convention will be hosted in Tampa next Fall and they have asked our county in welcoming all the attendees. Please find here directions for a letter writing campaign to have all Medal of Honor recipients welcomed by a personal note from our Pasco County students. Submit your student letters to Tina Stavrou in OLL by May 1st.
Spring Professional Development
If you have any questions or difficulty registering for any of the listed PD - please email Tina.
Financial Literacy Expos- to support & expand Financial Literacy in our communities - families, teachers, and students encouraged to attend.
- April 1, 2019 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Marchman Technical College -- Course # 2559/ Section # 14136
- April 4, 2019 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wesley Chapel High School Course # 2559/ Section # 14137
MJ World History - Introduction to Cengage Instructional Resources - April 16th- 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM - Building 2 - Magnolia - Course #2565/ Section #14157
Civics EOC Bootcamp- April 23rd - 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM - Building 2 - Magnolia- Course #1816/ Section #14158
Civics and U.S. History End-of-Course Assessments: Some Suggested Resources from FLDOE
o How can the Benchmark Clarifications support remediation, re-teaching, and enrichment?
o Remember to consider all the information provided in the Benchmark Specifications section.
· http://www.floridastudents.org FLDOE Original Tutorials
o M/J Civics - 40 Original Tutorials
o United States History 55 Original Tutorials
o Original Tutorials are created through the FLDOE.
· http://civics360.org/ - Florida Joint Center for Citizenship
o Benchmark aligned resources for middle grades civics.
Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA)
· Access Project: United States History -https://accesstofls.weebly.com/social-studies.html
Welcome to Baby Simmons!
Tina Stavrou-Klem, Sr. Instructional Specialist, K-12 Social Studies
Email: astavrou@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: https://pasco.instructure.com/courses/191744
Location: 7227 Land O' Lakes Boulevard, Land O Lakes, FL, USA
Phone: (813)794-2247
Twitter: @PascoSocStudies
Erika Simmons, PD Specialist, 6-12 Social Studies
Email: earellan@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: https://pasco.instructure.com/courses/191744
Location: 7227 Land O' Lakes Boulevard, Land O Lakes, FL, USA
Phone: 813-794-2247
Twitter: @SocStudiesPasco