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WELCOME Joe M. Ramirez Administrative Supervisor Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum

Austin ISD Social Studies High School Department Chair’s Meeting at the Austin Bar Association October 29, 2008. WELCOME Joe M. Ramirez Administrative Supervisor Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum. Click icon to visit site:. TEXAS RESOURCES. ACHIEVE State Initiative. Texas K-12 Databases.

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WELCOME Joe M. Ramirez Administrative Supervisor Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum

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  1. Austin ISD Social StudiesHigh School Department Chair’s Meetingat the Austin Bar AssociationOctober 29, 2008

  2. WELCOMEJoe M. RamirezAdministrative SupervisorAustin ISD Social Studies Curriculum

  3. Click icon to visit site: TEXAS RESOURCES • ACHIEVE State Initiative • Texas K-12 Databases • TEKS Revisions Update • Download Committee application • Due October 31! • State Securities Board • Texas History Day

  4. Public Broadcasting Service: TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE Program airing Sunday, November 2, 2008; 9:00 a.m. Feature Story: Texas History Day 2nd Place Winner: Student Trent Butler of O. Henry Middle School, Duane Devereaux; NHD Coach Junior Individual Performance: The Amazing Trials, Tribulations and Birth of Big Bend National Park Click icon to visit site:

  5. TEXAS RESOURCES Jason FlowersInstructor, A.P.U.S. History / Comparative GovernmentLiberal Arts & Sciences Academyinvites you to participate in:

  6. Public Broadcasting Service: “KLRU sends greetings to Austin ISD’s Social Studies Department Chairs! Thank you for the important work you do for Social Studies teachers and students. We are aware of the many choices you have in today’s market for educational resources and wish to express our appreciation to you for choosing PBS programming to be a part of your instructional media library. We hope you enjoy the programming clips embedded throughout your agenda today. Please don’t hesitate to contact our education support staff should you have any questions... As we know, this has been an exciting election year and there are few places in the nation where politics are historically as exciting and interesting as Texas! We hope you’ll consider making PBS your source for election news this year and invite you to tune in to KLRU Texas Monthly Talksnext week. Evan Smith, editor of Texas Monthly magazine, will host a roundtable of political guests who will examine the election results in Texas with the type of thoughtful and intelligent analysis for which PBS is consistently recognized. Thank you…” Linda Schmid; Sr. VP of Educational Services KLRU-TV, Austin PBS

  7. U.S. RESOURCES Public Broadcasting Service: CLICK! Website includes Educator resources for general historical inquiry as well as lesson plans aligned to each episode.

  8. U.S. RESOURCES Click icon to visit site: • Colonial Williamsburg Summer Institutes • Download application material • Being An American Essay Contest Info. • Mini – Q’s in American History • Annenberg Classroom

  9. U.S. RESOURCES Sue SoyLibrary Grants & Records ManagerAustin Public Library Veterans’ Day Exhibit: Images of Valor: U.S. Latinos and Latinas of World War II NEH Program Arrives: Picturing America: Bringing American masterpieces into the history classroom! DID YOU KNOW: Three Architectural Design Teams are being considered for the design of the new Central Library. The City of Austin in conjunction with the Austin Public Library seek public input, your comments will be forwarded to the Mayor and City Council. Mayor and City Council will select a design team in November 2008.

  10. U.S. RESOURCES Public Broadcasting Service: PBS Documentary “Medal Of Honor” Examines Extraordinary Acts of Courage, Sacrifice and Heroism _______________________________ Featuring the Recipients of America’s Highest Military Honor MEDAL OF HONOR Produced and Directed by Roger Sherman, airs Nationwide on PBS November 5, 2008 Release Date: Buy now for shipping by 11/11/2008 Details >

  11. U.S. RESOURCES Mr. Kenneth JostU. S. Navy, Retired

  12. BREAKMeet our honored guest, Mr. Kenneth Jostand enjoy a slice of dessertcelebrating with our friend Rob Hillhouse…taking a sabbatical!

  13. WORLD HISTORY RESOURCES Public Broadcasting Service: Winston Churchill's quest for his inner self took two forms: a constant thirst for exotic travel and a passion for the exuberance of painting and the beauty of words. His granddaughter Celia Sandys traveled extensively with Churchill towards the end of his life. Now, in this intimate portrait, she follows in her grandfather's footsteps. CHASING CHURCHILL: In Search of My Grandfather Released this month on DVD, ships in 2-3 days > Celeste SmithCurriculum Specialist Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum

  14. WORLD HISTORY Click icon to visit site: • 2nd Six Weeks • Content Resources: • Covering Islam • Modeling a Lesson Strategy • Creating Culture Webs, • Topic: Muslim Achievements • Websites: • - HistoryTeacher.net • -PowerPoint Palooza • - Council on Islamic Education • - Dar al Islam

  15. WORLD GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES Public Broadcasting Service: Why Every American Should Care About China The Emerging Superpower Is Forging Relationships Where the U.S. Isn't Lesson Concepts found within: Geographic Spatial Thinking skills; Global economic issues; teaching global interdependence; cultural diffusion; economic systems; geopolitics DVD for your media library now on sale:

  16. WORLD GEOGRAPHY Click icon to visit site: • Spatial Thinking Skills • Curriculum Guides • Hemispheres Curriculum Resources CD • - Africa Enslaved • - Explorers, Traders, & Immigrants • - People and Places • - Understanding Migration • T.A.G.E. Conferences & Institutes • Includes: • Analysis worksheets • Regional Resources • World Religion Resources

  17. WORLD GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES Public Broadcasting Service: The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity back into prehistory. In this landmark six-part series for PBS and the BBC, Michael Wood will embark on a dazzling and exciting journey through today's India, 'seeking in the present for clues to her past, and in the past for clues to her future'. Six part series, airing on 3 Monday evenings Coming February 2009

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  19. ECONOMICS Click icon to visit site: Terry LoessinCurriculum Specialist Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum

  20. ECONOMICS Click icon to visit site: • Content Resources: • Introducing T.C.I.’s new • “Economics Alive” • Program preview catalog • Lesson sample, • “Demand and Supply” • Texas State Securities Board Resources • http://www.ssb.state.tx.us/ • http://www.texasinvestored.org/ • Materials • Guest Speakers Terry LoessinCurriculum Specialist Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum

  21. GOVERNMENT Click icon to visit site: • Leslie Dippel, • Robert Robinson, • David Courreges • Law-Related Ed. Information • Pick me! A Jury of My Peers • Leapholes • Mock Trial • State Bar of Texas LRE • Newletter of upcoming events • You Tube Contest

  22. U.S. RESOURCES Public Broadcasting Service: Forty-three distinctive men have served. Now meet all The Presidents, in this unprecedented survey of personal and public lives, rom George Washington to George W. Bush. Based on James McPherson's book, To The Best of My Ability, the film features insights from journalists, scholars, and politicians. Bonus segment: All The Presidents' Wives.

  23. Closing Remarks • Upcoming: • Next meeting, • January 21; Texas Folklife Center • – 1317 S. Congress • DWSD, February 13; Site to be announced. • Information and Presenter Proposal forms at: • http://ssplanning.pbwiki.com

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