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WELCOME. Elementary Social Studies Specialists 2008-2009. Thank you MOSI!. Yes, they are Social Studies too! Great integration of science and social studies! What resources are available you ask?.
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WELCOME Elementary Social Studies Specialists 2008-2009
Thank you MOSI! • Yes, they are Social Studies too! • Great integration of science and social studies! • What resources are available you ask?
Congratulations!ElementarySocial Studies Teacher of the Year 2008-2009Tammy SteeleCarrollwood Elementary
What Materials Do We Use? • Social Studies Alive! (K – 4) • History Alive! (5th) • Integrate with Model Lessons and Literature
Where in the World…? • Tampa (Trainer) • St. Petersburg (30 hour summer training) • Key West (12 hour/6 hour) • Cancun (Colleague Taught you how) • Rio de Janeiro (Convention Center) • South Pole (Heard about it, tried it on your own) • Pluto (Never seen it, never used it)
Teacher Resource Kits • Lesson Guide • Transparencies • CD • Desk Map • Text • Interactive Student Notebook
Kids Voting Tampa Bay 39 Days until the Election
Please coordinate all mock election activities with your Administration!
Voter Identification Cards and Numbers: • Required to vote • One time only use • Requested by the Election Coordinator • Online • Fax (Voter ID Request form) • Delivered to Election Coordinator via school mail by October 17th
Results available Nov. 4th @ 7:00 p.m. • Teachers can access the Hillsborough voting results online. • Results are available at the classroom level. • Results are available by grade, age, school and county. • A running total of ballots cast will be available on www.KVTB.org beginning Oct 27th.
Possible “Positions” to Consider: • Technology Coordinator • Voting System Operator • Voting System Attendants • Poll Deputy • Alternates
Strategy Focus: Visual Discovery • Appropriate for all ages and abilities • “Magic Paper” • Classroom Arrangement • Scaffolded Questioning • Interaction With the Image