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AUSTIN ISD High School Social Studies Department Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran House March 31, 2010

AUSTIN ISD High School Social Studies Department Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran House March 31, 2010. Chairs & Special Guests, WELCOME to our final meeting of the 2009-10 School Year!. Please be certain to sign-in & receive today’s folder of materials Please have your

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AUSTIN ISD High School Social Studies Department Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran House March 31, 2010

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  1. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meetingat the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Chairs & Special Guests, WELCOME to our final meeting of the 2009-10 School Year! Please be certain to sign-in & receive today’s folder of materials Please have your laptop ready for Note-taking; as well as Internet-ready as much of today’s meeting will be examining web-based information!

  2. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Welcome & Opening Remarks Joe M. Ramirez; Austin ISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies

  3. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Welcome & Opening Remarks Joe M. Ramirez; Austin ISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies Summer Professional Development Directory Click above to remind your teachers where Summer P.D. Opportunities are now posted!

  4. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Welcome & Opening Remarks Joe M. Ramirez; Austin ISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies Please begin looking at the questions Joe sent in March 12 email which constitute the report required for compliance with the NEH grant. Your responses needed by April 16. Picturing America Picturing America Educator Resource Book EDSITEment'sPicturing America Resource Index

  5. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Welcome & Opening Remarks Joe M. Ramirez; Austin ISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies Henninger Award -$50. cash prize certificate & medal *see Joe’s March 24th email for application • Hosting the 2011 TCSS Conference • Capital Area Council for the Social Studies is a professional organization of educators of the Social Studies and is affiliated with the Texas Council for the Social Studies (TCSS) and the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). • Download application * Campuses where at least ONE teacher is a member of CACSS can submit applications for the Henninger Award. Only one student per campus can be nominated. Submit completed application to Sheila Abbott at sabot@del-valle.k12.tx.us no later than April 23.

  6. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Welcome & Opening Remarks Joe M. Ramirez; Austin ISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies POLICY REMINDERAny outside public request for interviews, comments, or filming must go through AISD Communications. All such parties should be directed to the office of Carmen Luevanos, Carmen.luevanos@austinisd.org

  7. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Rand McNally Classroom Terry Carter; Rand McNally Education Division bwctc@satx.rr.com Your campus’ SUMMER TRIAL EXAMINATION begins June 1!Look for your unique Username & Password coming soon! Click image to enter Rand McNally Classroom!

  8. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Notes to Share with your World Geography PLC: “The EOC is coming, the EOC is coming!” - What do we know? How do we prepare? Celeste Smith; Austin ISD Curriculum Specialist for High School Social Studies http://www.geoteach.org Click image to access the many resources and further info. on upcoming Workshops provided by TAGE !

  9. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases Vanessa Cardwell ABC-CLIO Field Sales Representative Vcardwell@ABC-CLIO.com Your campus’ NEW FREE TRIAL EXAMINATION begins today!Information / Log-in information found in your folders! Click image to enter ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databaes!

  10. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Notes to Share with your Faculty: “It’s free … and it’s speaking your student’s language!” - Web Tools Supporting a Technology-rich Classroom Terry Loessin; Austin ISD Curriculum Specialist for High School Social Studies • VoiceThread- Group conversations around images, documents, and videos • ToonDoo– Finally that artistically-challenged student can create an awesome political cartoon! Click icon to access state of Pennsylvania’s newly launched DLL for classroom teachers.

  11. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Seminar Topic VII: “Building Leadership Capacity within the Social Studies Department” Kyle Olson; Social Studies Chair International High School

  12. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Notes to Share with your Economics PLC Econ Alive! Overview Watch Econ Alive! video demonstration Download a sample chapter Federal Reserve Workshops Foundation for Teaching Economics Workshops TX Council on Economic Education Workshops

  13. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Seminar Topic VIII: “Effective Formative Assessment Strategies” Lyn Loeffler; Social Studies Chair Anderson High School

  14. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Notes to Share with your U.S. History PLC Click icon to access info. / application on Humanities Texas 2010 Summer Institute

  15. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 BREAK & Tour • Neill-Cochran House Museum

  16. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Latest Update on TEKS Revisions Joe M. Ramirez; Austin ISD Administrative Supervisor for Social Studies • Social Studies TEKS Revisions • U.S. History Since 1877 • Statement on TEKS Revisions: Texas Council for the Social Studies / Texas Social Studies Supervisors

  17. AUSTIN ISDHigh School Social StudiesDepartment Chairs Meeting at the Neill-Cochran HouseMarch 31, 2010 Closing Remarks & Certificates of Appreciation We appreciate all you do!We wish much success to you and your campuses! Joe, Celeste, and Terry

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