I work with an awesome group of educators @GeneseeISD. Formed under the leadership of @lhagel11, the mission statement "Leadership, Service, Innovation; Partnering for Success" encompasses what we actually do everyday. Here is what might seem to be a "no big deal"example of what our mission statement looks like in action, especially when there are numerous sources of new … Continue reading Literacy-Rich Social Studies Lessons and Modules
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All: MACUL 16 #3 Resources/Ideas
Rich Kiker is only one of five Google Education Partners and provided a wealth of resources for teachers during his presentation. Although the few resources highlighted below might be helpful to all teachers, they are especially helpful to Social Studies teachers. Google News Google News is a computer-generated news site that aggregates headlines from news … Continue reading All: MACUL 16 #3 Resources/Ideas
All: Macul 16 #2 Resources/Ideas
The opening keynote from Google Chief Education Evangelists Jaime Casap (@jcasap) provided an inspiring message with practical ideas to increase student engagement. Here are a few ideas that resonated with me and for many more you can check my Twitter posts for the morning of March 10, 2016. As a result of his keynote I … Continue reading All: Macul 16 #2 Resources/Ideas
All: MACUL 16 #1 Resource/Idea
This last week I was blessed to have the opportunity to attend the MACUL 2016 conference in Grand Rapids and I wish all educators who are interested in learning more about technology could attend. During the pre-conference I attended a session titled, "Strategic Thinking - Your Next Formative Assessment." Heidi Gascon (@HeidiGascon) and Andrew Shauver (@hs_math_phys) … Continue reading All: MACUL 16 #1 Resource/Idea
Virtual Economics PD – Free
K-12 Social Studies Educators, You are all responsible for teaching students economics and need more resources. What educator doesn't need more resources, especially high quality FREE resources? Well, the Executive Director of Michigan Council for Economics Education and Utica High School Social Studies Educator Derek D'Angelo will be present Free Virtual Economics Resources during a three hour … Continue reading Virtual Economics PD – Free
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