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Austin I.S.D. Social Studies High School Department Chair Meeting at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Lead

Austin I.S.D. Social Studies High School Department Chair Meeting at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders November 18, 2009 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 8:30-8:40 WELCOME Joe Ramirez; AISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studie s. HOLIDAY BOOK STUDY SOCIAL

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Austin I.S.D. Social Studies High School Department Chair Meeting at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Lead

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  1. Austin I.S.D. Social Studies High School Department Chair Meeting at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders November 18, 2009 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

  2. 8:30-8:40 WELCOMEJoe Ramirez; AISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies

  3. HOLIDAY BOOK STUDY SOCIAL Joe Ramirez; AISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies Wednesday DECEMBER 2, 7:30 pm 2009 LOCATION ? Professional Development Center Restaurant Private Dining Room Private Home of Colleague Campus Auditorium / Cafetorium Other 2008 2007

  4. I. When was the first Thanksgiving celebration? 1492 1567 1621 1777

  5. Spring 2010 Student Teacher Coordination Pam Myers; AISD Human Resources

  6. 2. Where was the turkey first domesticated? Canada Mexico and Central America New Zealand India

  7. Presidents and the Constitution: Commander in Chief Report on Bill of Rights Institute SeminarMelanie Hirschfeld; Phoenix Academy Chair

  8. 3. Which U.S. president specified that Thanksgiving would fall on the last Thursday of November? Martin Van Buren Andrew Jackson William H. Taft Abraham Lincoln

  9. SEMINAR AStrategies for Using Primary Sources in the Classroom Jim Furgeson; McCallum HS Chair

  10. 4. Which state produces the most turkeys annually? Kansas Ohio Arkansas Minnesota

  11. Mock Trial Competition NickiGlauser; Attorney, Vinson & Elkins  LLP

  12. 5. How fast can wild turkeys run? 5 mph 15 mph 25 mph 45 mph

  13. BREAK

  14. 6. Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Thanksgiving? 49% 67% 82% 90% 7. Approximately what percentage of American homes eats turkey on Christmas? 49% 67% 82% 90%

  15. Citizen Bee Janie Maldonado; Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum Specialist Local “Citizen Bee” Coordinator Ben Franklin wanted a Turkey to be our bird! State Competition, May 15, 2010 The “Study Guide” can be found at www.citizenbee.org Click here to see Texas LRE 2009 Citizen Bee winners

  16. 8. What Native American tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the colonists? the Wampanoag tribe the Sioux tribe the Choctaw tribe the Arapaho tribe

  17. SEMINAR BBoosting Student Engagement Through Increased Use of Technology Mari Aguayo-Tabor; LASA Chair C ongratulations Mari! Winner of the 2009 Milken National Educator Award

  18. 9. What is the name of the skin that hangs from a turkey's neck? snark wattle garble swag

  19. EOC and VocabularyCeleste Smith; Austin ISD Social Studies Secondary Curriculum Specialist

  20. 10. About how many feathers does a mature turkey have? 1,500 2,000 3,500 5,000 STOP Submit your Quiz!

  21. Spring 2010 District-Wide Staff Development • TEKS Update • & Formal Input Process • Joe Ramirez; • AISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies TIMELINE November 21, 2009 – Proposed TEKS Revisions “Comment Forms” emailed electronically & made available on the High School page of the Social Studies website January 29, 2010 – Chairs submit their department’s formal comments by email to AISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies, Joe M. Ramirez February 12, 2010 – District’s Social Studies Subject-area PLCs assemble in last session of DWSD day to finalize input

  22. Resources for your Campus PLCs Terry W. Loessin Austin ISD Social Studies Secondary Curriculum Specialist

  23. Resources for your World Geography PLC Terry W. Loessin Austin ISD Social Studies Secondary Curriculum Specialist presents “When the Border Vanishes: Diplomacy and the Threat to our Health and Environment” View Trailer Visit, PBS’ Green Schools Initiative

  24. Resources for your World History PLC Terry W. Loessin Austin ISD Social Studies Secondary Curriculum Specialist UT’s Hemispheres

  25. Resources for your U.S. History PLC Terry W. Loessin Austin ISD Social Studies Secondary Curriculum Specialist C-SPAN’s New President’s Timeline tryCicero.com The National Archives Digital Vaults – All yours, America, On the Web!

  26. Resources for your Government PLC Terry W. Loessin Austin ISD Social Studies Secondary Curriculum Specialist NEW!first 5 in my life Video Documentary Contest Beginning December 1, details at: DoYouHaveTheRight.org/first5

  27. Resources for your Economics PLC Terry W. Loessin Austin ISD Social Studies Secondary Curriculum Specialist Teacher Resources

  28. Austin I.S.D. Social Studies High School Department Chair Meeting at the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders November 18, 2009 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

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