September SS Update
Middle School Social Studies September 2021- Volume 2
EARLY RELEASE - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT- THANK YOU
Thank you to each of you who engaged in our first Early Release Day Uplifting Literacy through DBQs. As a reminder we will be continuing our learning of the DBQ process to elevate our instruction of the required instructional mandates that impact all our content areas.
Instructions - resources - and recordings may be found in this link.
If you did not receive a registration for myPGS for the day 1 session, and you were in attendance, please let us know - as we had a few participants with first names only on the Zoom login. Please note that attendance is awarded for attending and participating fully for the duration of the 45 minute session.
Additional professional development credit may be earned for the try and apply task. Our focus for the first session was around the “Hook” exercise. If you could please plan and deliver a quick write lesson with either the Declaration of Independence; Constitution; or DBQ applicable to a current unit of instruction and submit 3 student samples either via by email or by loading in this folder, by October 1st.
Amie would also love to support you in your DBQ journey – please fill out this form if you would like any additional support either with DBQ in general or suggestions for our next session.
Next Session - October 6th - You may register for your time slot
- Section #30430 | Early Release Day 21-22 Session 2 (12:30-1:15pm)
Section Dates: 10/06/2021 - 10/06/2021
Course #: 4120 Uplifting Literacy with the DBQ Project Grades 6-12
Section #30431 | Early Release Day 21-22 Session 2 (1:30-2:15pm)
Section Dates: 10/06/2021 - 10/06/2021
Course #: 4120 Uplifting Literacy with the DBQ Project Grades 6-12
Welcome to the Team
September is American Founder's Month
September (American Founders’ Month) is an important month for Social Studies instruction and one of the busiest for instructional statutes. Instructional statutes are required instruction in addition to standards aligned instruction. Please make sure that you are documenting within your lesson plans how you are embedding and meeting the instructional statutes. Below you will find a list of important dates linked to resources within our learning networks and within the MyLearning Canvas courses. As the FLDOE updates resources those will be included as well within our instructional mandates page. Also continuing this year within the LN Mandates Pages is a hyperlinked calendar with ideas and resources for the month. Please acknowledge these dates with students and within your classrooms with intentionality with students. The instruction does not need to take a whole class period; bell work; ticket out the door; Canvas discussion post are all options to be able to meet the instructional statutes.
- American Founders Month-September
- Hispanic Heritage Month September 15th – October 15th
- Constitution Day-September 17th
- Freedom Week-September 21st-25th
As each of your campuses celebrate the month with great lessons and activities, please take pictures and share them out with us via email or social media with the #PascoHonorsFoundersMonth. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions. We are eager to see the great lessons in all our classes and are looking to highlight the great shares with the superintendent staff.
Curriculum Resources 2021- Middle School
S3 Active Reading Strategies - Resources shared from the August 4th PD Day
M/J United States
SS.6-8.A.2.2 & SS.6-8.A.2.3 Categorizing Colonies
Students will compare and contrast economics, religion, climate, geography, and more attributes of the original 13 Colonies. The activity can be completed using these Fact Cards or without them to increase rigor (depending on where your students are in their learning).
M/J Civics
SS.7.C.3.1 TCI: Comparing Forms of Government Response Group Activity
Students have been selected to serve as a representative at a constitutional convention that is charged with creating a stable government and an economic system for a fictitious country that has just achieved independence.
M/J World History
SS.6-8.W.2.8 Mesopotamian Fakebook Friend Suggestions
In this activity, students will fill out information on six different Mesopotamian Rulers. It includes a suggested rubric for grading.
Assessment
- Quarterly Checks will be optional for MJ US History & MJ World History courses for this school year. They are available to use for progress monitoring.
- Civics will return to required Quarterly Checks this school year for Quarter 1 & 2 - and Quarter 3 for priority schools. If non-priority schools would like to offer the Quarter 3 check it will be available to do so, but not required.
- Civics Quarterly Check blueprints may be found here.
- District finals will remain for the school year - blueprints of assessed standards may be found here.
- To access and administer CFAs - please access here Using myProgress to Administer Assessments
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY: DEBATE & DIPLOMACY IN HISTORY
C-SPAN STUDENT CAM
"How does the federal government impact your life?"
Explore a federal policy or program that has an impact on you or your community. Evaluate the effectiveness of this policy or program by researching multiple perspectives on it.- The competition is open to all students in grades 6-12. Grades 6-8 compete in the Middle School category, and grades 9-12 compete in the High School category. For more information, visit our Prizes page.
- Students may compete individually, or in teams of either 2 or 3 members.
- Documentaries must include clips of supporting or opposing C-SPAN video that relate to the chosen topic.
- Winning StudentCam documentaries will thoroughly explore a variety of viewpoints related to the chosen topic, including those that may oppose the filmmakers points of view. We recommend that you interview experts on your chosen subject.
- Documentaries must be between 5-6 minutes in length. *End credits, if applicable, must begin after the 5-minute mark but are permitted to run longer than the allotted 6-minute time frame.
- Entries must include either end credits or a works cited list. Students can use whichever format they currently use to cite their sources.
Upcoming Professional Development
All trainings will be via zoom and participants will be registered for PD points through attendance of the virtual professional development and stipends provided.
NHD School Lead Meeting Launch - September 22
Section #29714 | NHD School Contact Lead Competition Launch
Section Dates: 09/22/2021 - 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Course #: 938 NHD History Fair Support & Strategies
NIE - Newspapers in Education
American Founders’ Month, Constitution Day and Celebrate Freedom Week
Florida observes American Founders’ Month, Constitution Day (Sept.17) and Celebrate Freedom Week (Sept. 23-27). Section (s.) 683.1455, Florida Statutes (F.S.), designates the month of September as American Founders’ Month and s. 1003.421, F.S., recognizes the last full week of classes in September in public schools as Celebrate Freedom Week. During American Founders’ Month various groups, including public and private educational institutions, are urged to recognize and observe this occasion through appropriate programs, meetings, services or celebrations in which state, county and local governmental officials are invited to participate. Public schools are encouraged to coordinate instruction at all grade levels related to the nation’s founding principles of our nation.
Tampa Bay Times NIE publication: Celebrate Freedom
Center for Civic Education publication: We the People
Tampa Bay Times NIE publication: It’s All About the Benjamins
NIE publication: Time Stone Series of American Heroes Benjamin Franklin & Teacher Guide
Archives of Project Gutenberg: Original text of the Federalist Papers
National Archives: Correspondence and Other Writings of Six Major Shapers of the United States
National Archives: Lesson Plans: Teaching Six Big Ideas in the Constitution
Library of Congress: The American Founders Online: An Annotated Guide to Their Papers and Publications
PBS Learning Media: Alexander Hamilton | Lawyer, Writer, and Founding Father
PBS Learning Media: Benjamin Franklin | Writer, Inventor, and Founding Father
PBS News Hour: News for Students and Teacher Resources 7–12 Grade Level Founding Fathers
Learn more about the Founding Fathers:
USF Stavros Center Professional Learning Opportunities
INFLATION: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CURES
- Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
- Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (dinner is included)
- Location: USF Stavros Center located at: 4111 USF Willow Drive, Tampa 33620
USF Policy 2021 Fall COVID-19 Mitigation Expectations - The session will be limited to 20 participants to allow social distancing. All attendees are expected to wear face coverings, at all times, during in-person sessions. Per guidance from the CDC and Board of Governors, we expect that all members of our community will wear a mask on campus, vaccinated or unvaccinated. This is especially important while indoors, in crowded outdoor settings, if you have a weakened immune system or an underlying medical condition. Masks will be made available to anyone who needs one.
GLOBAL LITERACIES SERIES: HOW IT'S MADE TO HOW IT CAN BE MADE BETTER
- Date: Monday, October 4 AND Monday, October 11, 2021
- Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Webinar via Microsoft Teams
The first 20 educators to register AND attend for BOTH sessions will be eligible for a $50 stipend.
We are excited to offer this two-part series, to celebrate Manufacturing Month in collaboration with Florida Advanced Technology in Education (FLATE) and Florida Makes. During this session, we welcome Dr. Marilyn Barger of FLATE and local Florida businesses, who will provide a window into “How it’s made” in Florida. We will provide a format that investigates: 1) How it was made (historical connections); 2) How it’s made today (present production of goods); and, 3) How it can be made better (turning present problems into solutions). In addition, sessions will include representatives from local businesses who will discuss the production process, as well as problems that their industries are trying to solve. For example, we welcome Monin Americas Headquarters and Flavor Innovation Center, Pinellas County to discuss how they make their exciting recipes and beverage innovations. During the second session, we will talk with Givaudan, Polk County, to discuss some of their food, flavor, and fragrance innovations. We will also provide resources for educators that include virtual field trips and activities connected to Florida Standards. The first 20 educators to register AND attend for BOTH sessions will be eligible for a $50 stipend. Please register at: USF Stavros Programs.
ZOMBINOMICS: USING POPULAR CULTURE AND COMICS TO TEACH ABOUT MONEY AND RISK PREPARATION
- Date: Thursday, October 14, 2021
- Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Webinar via Microsoft Teams
Please join us during this Eek-onomics journey into risk preparation to celebrate October as National Economic Education Month! Whether preparing for a Zombie Pandemic or a Florida Hurricane, there are ways you can help students guard against personal and financial loss. During this session, we welcome Ms. Brittany Sampson, an economics educator, who will model a Zombie economics lesson she has used with students in the classroom. In addition, we will walk through a Nearpod activity we created to examine scarce resources and shortages during a pandemic. We will also provide ideas on how to engage students in all subject areas on creating a risk management kit/plan, as well as ideas on how to help students consider the financial implications of preparing for many disasters, including hurricanes. Whether you love or hate Zombies, we will provide activities aligned to Florida Standards and a way to engage students with popular culture and comics. Please register at: USF Stavros Programs.
FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD: FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ TO THE GOLD STANDARD
- Date: Monday, October 18, 2021
- Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Webinar via Microsoft Teams
If you love the Wizard of Oz, this session will lead you down an interesting new way of visualizing the text through a historic economic context! During this session, we will provide lesson ideas and resources to visualize the Wizard of Oz through both a Hero’s Journey perspective and a discussion about using the text as an allegory for the Gold Standard. We welcome Ms. Lesley Mace, Senior Outreach Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Jacksonville Branch, who will present some engaging lessons and primary sources you can use in your classroom. Lesley will share resources and is available to answer questions on this interesting historic economic topic during the session. We look forward to sharing lessons and activities aligned to Florida Standards. This is a great session to celebrate October as National Economic Education Month! Please register at: USF Stavros Programs.
FROM APOTHECARIES TO WITCHES: HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND ECONOMIC DECISIONS IN SHAKESPEARE
- Date: Tuesday, October 26, 2021
- Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Webinar via Microsoft Teams
This is another session in our ELA/ECON book club, where we will investigate the historic context and economic connections to fiction. We will focus on books currently in use, as well as texts included in the new Florida BEST standards. During this webinar, we will focus on two Shakespeare classics: Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet. For example, in Romeo and Juliet, we will focus on the apothecary scene, and will provide historic connections, as well as connections to current issues with ethics in pharmaceutical companies. In addition, consider some of the decision-making in Macbeth, based on historical events. We will provide activities, videos, and primary sources aligned to Florida Standards. Please register at: USF Stavros Programs.
ELA BOOK CLUB: ECONOMIC AND HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS IN SCIENCE FICTION AND DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
- Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2021
- Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- WEBINAR via Microsoft Teams
This is the first session in our new ELA Book Club series, where we will investigate the historic context and economic connections to fiction. We will focus on books currently in use, as well as texts included in the new Florida BEST standards. During this webinar, we welcome a special guest speaker, Ms. Jodi Pushkin, Newspaper in Education Manager, Tampa Bay Times, who will discuss details about this year's High School writing contest. The focus will be on Science Fiction and Dystopian literature, including 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and a short story in Alternate History. We will provide lesson ideas, writing strategies, and other resources to make connections from the fictional to the factual.
Please register at: USF Stavros Programs.
Teacher Growth Opportunities
Institute for Curriculum Services
Welcome to a new and exciting school year! ICS is proud to be part of your professional development community, and we can't wait to spend the year learning with you. Check out this month's FREE, live workshops to support your classroom implementation.
Teaching About Judaism
Explore one of the world’s oldest religions. This session will cover Judaism’s beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of belonging. You’ll also discover digital activities to incorporate into your instruction.
Workshop Dates
Tuesday, September 9 - 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ET Register Now »
Thursday, September 13 - 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET Register Now »
This workshop supports K-12 educators.
Teaching About Religion in the Classroom
Using case studies, this session provides guidelines and compelling digital options for incorporating the study of religion into your instruction.
This workshop supports K-12 educators.
Workshop Dates
Tuesday, September 14 - 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ET Register Now »
Thursday, September 23 - 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET Register Now »
This workshop supports K-12 educators.
Ancient Israel
Using archaeology, ancient texts, and current research, we will explore the society of ancient Israel in the context of ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations.
Workshop Dates
Tuesday, September 21 - 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ET Register Now »
This workshop primarily supports 6-12 educators. However, all are welcome to participate!
Strategies for Analyzing Primary Sources
We will share tips and tricks for utilizing the Library Of Congress’ digital source analysis tools, along with other action-based source analysis tools for you and your students to explore.
Workshop Dates
Tuesday, September 28 - 1:30pm PT / 4:30pm ET Register Now »
This workshop supports K-12 educators.
Virtual Teacher Training with The Florida Holocaust Museum
Mark Your Calendars!
Teacher Training:
Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust
Thursday, September 30
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
The Florida Holocaust Museum in partnership with Yeshiva University’s Emil A. and Jenny Fish Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center invites you to a special teacher workshop featuring a keynote speaker, Dr. Mordechai Paldiel. The workshop will focus on Jewish and non-Jewish rescuers of Jews during Shoah.
This training will also feature presentations by Dr. Shay Pilnik, Director of the Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Yeshiva University, and by Ursula Szczepinska, Director of Education & Research at The Florida Holocaust Museum.
About the Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Mordechai Paldiel is a leading scholar on the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. He earned an MA and PhD in Holocaust Studies at Temple University, Philadelphia. Paldiel was the director of the Righteous Among the Nations Department at Yad Vashem – Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial, from 1982 to 2007. Under his stewardship, some 18,000 non-Jewish men and women from various countries were awarded the prestigious honor of “Righteous Among the Nations” for their role in saving Jews from the Nazis. Dr. Paldiel has published numerous books and articles on the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. He currently teaches several courses at Yeshiva University – Stern College and Touro College in New York City.
To register, click on the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zRYSP9PUQNuKGqrEM9TN1Q
Seats are limited, register early! No cost to attend.
Save the Date: FCSS 64th Annual Conference
FCSS 64th Annual Conference
This Year's Theme: To Form a More Perfect Union
We hope to see you October 15th and 16th online and in person at The Florida Hotel & Conference Center at the Florida Mall in Orlando.
2022 SOURCES Annual Conference Proposals
Please consider submitting a proposal for the 2022 SOURCES Annual Conference (https://www.sourcesconference.com). It will be held on the campus of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, January 15, 2022. As always, the conference is free to attend and is open to any and all educators interested in the teaching of primary sources to K-12 student populations. Presenters will provide strategies for using primary sources to help K-12 students engage in learning, develop critical thinking skills, and build content knowledge, specifically in one or more of the following ways:
- Justifying conclusions about whether a source is primary or secondary, depending upon the time or topic under study;
- Describing examples of the benefits of teaching with primary sources;
- Analyzing a primary source using Library of Congress tools;
- Accessing teaching tools and primary sources from www.loc.gov/teachers;
- Identifying key considerations for selecting primary sources for instructional use (for example, student needs and interests, teaching goals, etc.);
- Accessing primary sources and teaching resources from www.loc.gov for instructional use;
- Analyzing primary sources in different formats;
- Analyzing a set of related primary sources in order to identify multiple perspectives;
- Demonstrating how primary sources can support at least one teaching strategy (for example, literacy, inquiry-based learning, historical thinking, etc.); and
- Presenting a primary source-based activity that helps students engage in learning, develop critical thinking skills, and construct knowledge.
For more information about the SOURCES Conference and to submit a proposal, visit the conference web site (https://www.sourcesconference.com), or email Scott Waring (swaring@ucf.edu) with any questions. Proposals need to be submitted by Thursday, September 30, 2021 in order to be properly reviewed for possible inclusion.
Thank you for your consideration and for teaching with primary sources!
Scott M. Waring, Ph.D.
Professor and Program Coordinator of Social Science Education
Director of the Teaching with Primary Sources Program at UCF
SEL - Compassionate Schools
We’re excited to share a series of 5 essential classroom PBIS practices that are immediately applicable for teachers. This month we’re focusing on “Maximizing Structures” in our classrooms through a Trauma Informed-Care Lens. When students understand the structures and how things work, they’re more likely to be successful. Structures help make the classroom feel safe, consistent, and predictable. We’re also excited to share this video that helps give strategies for organizing your classroom space.
If you’d like to dive deeper feel free to explore this PBIS Classroom website that shares a variety of resources on how to strengthen your teaching practices!
Feel free to reach out to us if we can help you!
Susanna Haberle, PBIS Program Coordinator
Lesley Wilson, SEL Program Coordinator
DBQ Online Feature Spotlight: THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT VIDEO LIBRARY: ANNOTATIONS PART 1
Looking for new ideas on how to teach DBQs? Be sure to visit our Professional Development Video Library within your online platform.
Insert Learning - Chrome Extension
On The Horizon -
Tina Stavrou-Klem, Sr. Instructional Specialist, K-12 Social Studies
Email: astavrou@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: https://pasco.instructure.com/courses/225141
Location: 7227 Land O' Lakes Boulevard, Land O Lakes, FL, USA
Phone: (813)794-2247
Twitter: @PascoSocStudies
Erika Simmons, PD Specialist, K-12 Social Studies
Email: earellan@pasco.k12.fl.us
Website: https://pasco.instructure.com/courses/225141
Location: 7227 Land O' Lakes Boulevard, Land O Lakes, FL, USA
Phone: 813-794-2247
Twitter: @SocStudiesPasco