Enhance your students’ critical thinking and analytical skills through the use of primary sources. Discover methods for incorporating a variety of primary documents into your lessons. We will cover a large variety of classroom friendly resources and strategies you can use the next day.
Participants will engage with the five phases of focused note-taking to understand the critical connection between the learning intention, the proposed Essential Question, and the content being delivered.
Dive into the world of AI with MagicSchool! Participants will explore the fascinating realm of generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), unraveling how they can revolutionize our approach to learning. Experience hands-on activities, learn to craft powerful prompts for AI tools, and discover the array of resources available on the MagicSchool platform. Although the session is designed with Social Studies in mind, all educators are welcome to join.
Learn how to access and incorporate a broad buffet of online instructional content and activities into your English instruction. From lessons to activities to quizzes, you will learn how to tap into a powerful resource in whatever way best suits your lesson style, preferences, and needs.
The Mexican Revolution is one of the most important events of the 20th Century. The first revolution of the century, it’s a narrative that is at times complex, complicated, and perhaps even convoluted. While there is no way to calculate the exact number of casualties, historians estimate that one million people were killed during the Revolution. There is no question the Revolution irrevocably changed the course of Mexican history, but it also had a significant impact on the United States. More than one million Mexican refugees entered the United States attempting to escape the death and destruction wrought by the Revolution. Despite this impact, the topic of the Mexican Revolution, if taught at all, is only briefly addressed in classrooms or textbooks. As the first revolution caught on film, available resources allow students to actually see the people and events that would forever change North America. In this workshop, we will consider ways to integrate the Mexican Revolution into 6-12 grade classrooms. An in-depth educator’s guide will be provided.
Presenter: Dr. Katrina Dillon, U of A Center for Latin American Studies
Understanding labor market data prepares students to make effective personal, professional, and civic decisions. Attendees will participate in activities from two new lesson plans that engage students in analyzing messy real-world data to arrive at conclusions about unemployment.
Educators will review 2nd semester AVID Enrichment curriculum and instruction expectations with ways to integrate into Science and Social Studies. Educators will also collaborate on best practices for the 6th grade expansion model.
Building upon the foundational knowledge from session one in October, participants will continue to explore a range of practical techniques and tools to enhance student learning outcomes to create dynamic, inclusive and literacy rich classrooms that enhance student engagement and foster a culture of learning excellence. PLEASE NOTE: Please bring the red folder and participant guide from part one, if those who attended still have copies.
Discover active, practical resources to teach the essentials of fiscal and monetary policy. Participants will play a board game, experience other hands-on learning activities, and leave with new, ready-to-implement lesson plans.
This session provides 6-12 grade social studies teachers with an opportunity to collaboratively plan. Participants will work together to analyze the district instructional guidelines, develop aligned lesson and unit plans, and foster cross-district collaboration.
Participants will engage with the five phases of focused note-taking to understand the critical connection between the learning intention, the proposed Essential Question, and the content being delivered.
This session is designed to equip social studies teachers with tools and strategies to implement inquiry-based learning in their classrooms. Participants will explore the principles of inquiry and learn to create engaging, student-centered lessons that promote critical thinking and deeper understanding of historical and social concepts.
The Mexican Revolution is one of the most important events of the 20th Century. The first revolution of the century, it’s a narrative that is at times complex, complicated, and perhaps even convoluted. While there is no way to calculate the exact number of casualties, historians estimate that one million people were killed during the Revolution. There is no question the Revolution irrevocably changed the course of Mexican history, but it also had a significant impact on the United States. More than one million Mexican refugees entered the United States attempting to escape the death and destruction wrought by the Revolution. Despite this impact, the topic of the Mexican Revolution, if taught at all, is only briefly addressed in classrooms or textbooks. As the first revolution caught on film, available resources allow students to actually see the people and events that would forever change North America. In this workshop, we will consider ways to integrate the Mexican Revolution into 6-12 grade classrooms. An in-depth educator’s guide will be provided.
Presenter: Dr. Katrina Dillon, UofA Center for Latin American Studies
Explore how to address varied skill gaps and readiness levels with ease and automation with Apex Tutorials. Whether used for all or a sub-set of students, you will learn how to leverage this adaptive skills instructional tool to invigorate lesson plans, engage your learners, while leveraging technology to meet the varied needs of your students.
This session provides 6-12 grade social studies teachers with an opportunity to collaboratively plan. Participants will work together to analyze the district instructional guidelines, develop aligned lesson and unit plans, and foster cross-district collaboration.
Create dynamic, interdisciplinary learning experiences for your students by integrating economics into your U.S. history course. Attendees will experience exercises from two lessons and access a practical teaching guide that explains key economic concepts, maps them to each period in American history, and provides over 20 classroom-ready lesson plans.
Participants will engage with the five phases of focused note-taking to understand the critical connection between the learning intention, the proposed Essential Question, and the content being delivered.
This session unpacks the myth of “Chinese” as a single language, exploring the country’s linguistic diversity and the geographical and historical formation of regional languages. We’ll trace the rise of Putonghua as a national standard and examine how shifting historical and political contexts have shaped the language, revealing the role of language standardization in broader political agendas.
Presenter: Xi (Lucy) Lin, UofA Center for East Asian Studies
This professional development session is designed to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to teach media literacy effectively. Participants will learn how to help students critically analyze media messages, recognize bias, and develop informed opinions. This session will cover essential concepts, strategies, tools and resources to integrate media literacy into your lessons.
Participants will learn and engage in self-care by learning about how compassion, sympathy, perspective and reflection play a major role in our work as educators utilizing strategies outlined in the Onward book and workbook written by Elena Aguilar.
Building upon the foundational knowledge from session one in October, participants will continue to explore a range of practical techniques and tools to enhance student learning outcomes to create dynamic, inclusive and literacy rich classrooms that enhance student engagement and foster a culture of learning excellence. PLEASE NOTE: Please bring the red folder and participant guide from part one, if those who attended still have copies.
Apex Tutorials are proven to bring gains in ACT performance. Where there are skill gaps, practice tests are not enough. Apex Tutorials for ACT Prep uses adaptive technology to increase readiness and performance on the ACT by providing students with personalizes learning in their individualized skill gaps. Teachers can instantly see data to support gains and improvement in readiness for the ACT.
Create dynamic, interdisciplinary learning experiences for your students by integrating economics into your U.S. history course. Attendees will experience exercises from two lessons and access a practical teaching guide that explains key economic concepts, maps them to each period in American history, and provides over 20 classroom-ready lesson plans.
Participants will engage with the five phases of focused note-taking to understand the critical connection between the learning intention, the proposed Essential Question, and the content being delivered.
This session unpacks the myth of “Chinese” as a single language, exploring the country’s linguistic diversity and the geographical and historical formation of regional languages. We’ll trace the rise of Putonghua as a national standard and examine how shifting historical and political contexts have shaped the language, revealing the role of language standardization in broader political agendas. Presenter: Xi (Lucy) Lin, UofA Center for East Asian Studies
Dive into the world of AI with MagicSchool! Participants will explore the fascinating realm of generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), unraveling how they can revolutionize our approach to learning. Experience hands-on activities, learn to craft powerful prompts for AI tools, and discover the array of resources available on the MagicSchool platform. Although the session is designed with Social Studies in mind, all educators are welcome to join.
