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American History Seminar
November 14, 2008
Next semester's American History Seminars are now available for registration.
Please click on the TUSD/TAH Grant Events to visit the Registration page.
American History Seminar - GeoHistory Canceled
November 12, 2008
Sorry to announce that due to unforeseen
circumstances we had to Cancel the GeoHistory seminar. We are sorry for any
inconvenience and hope to see you all at next semesters seminars.
Alternative Perspectives of Thanksgiving
October 28, 2008
Offer students a different perspective of Thanksgiving. Visit the following
website which offers a wealth of activity ideas tied to Thanksgiving, Native
mascots and indigenous people's proud heritage of resistance.
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=750
Native American
Soldiers
October 30, 2008
Did you know that Native Americans served as Code Talkers during WWI and WWII?
Visit the National Museum of the American Indian's website "Native Words Native
Warriors" (http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/)
for more information, images, lesson plans and resources.
Social Studies
News
October 28, 2008
Make sure to visit TUSD's Social
Studies Website for updates on TUSD Social Studies news and events.
The 21st Century Middle School Social
Studies Classroom
October 6, 2008
Ready to take the next step? The Social Studies
team will review the Glencoe resources and show innovative ways to integrate the
adoption with the technology available in your room. Intermediate and
advanced skills will be demonstrated with example flipcharts for reviewing and
editing. The skills continuum will be used as a self-assessment to
differentiate instruction for the teacher/learner. Bring your questions
and flipcharts to share with others.
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November 5 - Safford Middle School, Rm. 109, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
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December 3 - Safford Middle School, Rm. 109, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Register at the following website:
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/et/ss.asp
American History Seminars
October 6, 2008
Social Studies teachers of grades 6-12 are invited to attend
American History seminars sponsored by TUSD’s Teaching American History Grant.
These engaging, content-rich sessions will be conducted by graduate students
from the University of Arizona Department of History and TUSD Social Studies
teachers. The focus will be on content to help build teacher knowledge.
Upcoming topics include: Industrialization and the Environment (October 22),
WWII (October 29) and GeoHistory (November 12). Please sign up at the following
website:
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ushistory/
News you can use!
October 6, 2008
Please visit TUSD’s improved Social Studies website for up-to-date information
on professional development opportunities, links to useful websites, District
Topic Maps and other important announcements.
http://instech.tusd.k12.az.us/SS/index.asp
Pima Air & Space Museum Materials
September 5, 2008
The Pima Air &
Space Museum has come across an excess of materials for teachers to help
students understand World War II. One is a hand out describing the 8th Air
Force and their missions over Europe and the other is a complete teachers packet
developed for the 50th anniversary of WWII which includes posters and picture
dealing with life during and after World War II. If you or anyone you know
are interested in getting any of theses materials please contact Mina Stafford
at mstafford@pimaair.org.
TUSD's Social
Studies Website
September 4, 2008
Please visit the
recently revamped Social Studies Website. Look forward to great opportunities
announcements.
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