Social+Studies

May 20, 2009 8th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * Discussed Ch. 25/26 Timeline/Pacing
 * Finalized review sheet for S.S. final exam
 * Set date to hand out Final exam materials (5/28/09)
 * Took Final Exam to print

April 29, 2009 8th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * Shared teaching materials on WWI
 * Trenches
 * WWI on the Homefront
 * Discussed pacing for Ch. 24 and 25

April 22, 2009

7th Grade S.S. teacher G. Crowley-out, C-team parent meeting

April 15, 2009 8th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * Made final revisions to the Ch. 22 common assessment.

March 18, 2009 8th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * Talked about disruptions to schedule, lack of class time
 * Do we have enough time to finish curriculum?
 * Condense Ch. 23 into a 1 week unit, only focus on the the essentials
 * Social Studies video series "Freedom" on DVD would be good for grades 6-8.
 * Talked about possible getting it through the Library

February 25, 2009 8th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * Shared ideas/worksheets on the following videos:
 * Andrew Carnegie
 * Cornelius Vanderbilt
 * John D. Rockefeller
 * Transcontinental Railroad
 * Discussed pacing (we will all be testing on Ch. 20, An Industrialized Society, shortly)
 * Shared "Labor Movement" packet - supplement to Ch. 20, sect. 4

February 11, 2009 8th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * Reviewed midterm exam results
 * Discussed corrections, deletions, changes to the midterm
 * Discussed pacing (we are all teaching Industrialization)
 * Revised Industrialization worksheet

January 14, 2009 8th grade Social Studies teachers
 * Worked on converting test files from Appleworks to Word
 * Discussed upcoming midterm exam (test format, procedures, ect)
 * Shared Native American Map Activity

January 7, 2009 7th grade Social Studies teachers
 * Discussed and shared debate activity
 * Student motivation and possible ways to address

December 15, 2008All Social Studies Teachers
 * Discussed curriculum alignment between 7th and 8th grade
 * Textbook supplementals, what's good, what's not
 * Honors courses/honors designation

December 10, 2008 7th grade Social Studies teachers


 * discussed Washington D.C. trip
 * progress through curriculum
 * discussed checking notes
 * projects and activities for Chapter 12

December 3, 2008 8th grade Social Studies teachers
 * reviewed results of common assessment on Civil War
 * shared vocabulary game "Reconstruction Balderdash"
 * shared resources on Reconstruction
 * discussed Gettysburg field trip logistics

November 19, 2008 6th grade Social Studies teachers
 * We discussed a possible field trip to Valley Forge
 * We reviewed current events resources
 * We discussed a new video about the French and Indian War called "The War That Made America"
 * We also reviewed and shared a play on the French and Indian War.

November 12, 2008 8th grade Social Studies teachers
 * H -team is at Gettysburg, J and G team are going on Thursday, 11/13/08
 * Finalized plans for the field trip
 * Discussed 1st marking period common assessment on the Civil War

November 4, 2008 7th grade Social Studies teachers
 * We discussed election and corresponding class activities.
 * We discussed pacing of curriculum.
 * The National Current Events League test is currently in our mailboxes. We discussed how we incorporate it in our classrooms.

October 22, 2008 6th grade Social Studies teachers
 * We discussed where each of us is in the curriculum
 * We discussed how we are covering the current events portion of the curriculum and the assessments for same
 * We discussed various examples of video support for upcoming units from both the library and online via United Streaming
 * We discussed concerns over the need to review and make some corrections to the Common Assessments for 6th grade

October 22, 2008 8th grade Social Studies teachers
 * Neville shared the layout of the new Gettysburg museum, what we will see and do. Sounds exciting!
 * Discussed curriculum and pacing
 * Talked about guest speaker for Civil War topic

8th grade Social Studies teachers
 * October 8, 2008
 * Discussed what we wanted Neville to look for at the new Gettysburg museum during his trip on the 9th.
 * Thinking about a scavenger hunt so students stay engaged at museum and during battlefield tour

October 1, 2008 7th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * We're all in Chapter 10 section 3.
 * Common Assessment on Chapter 10 will be given prior to end of marking period.
 * Field Trips discussed. Spring 2009 Washington D.C. -Renovated American History Museum.
 * Possibility of having Lewis and Clark speaker in.
 * Discussion on how honors is differentiated from non-honors.

September 24, 2008 8th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * Neville is going to Gettysburg UNPAID on a vacation day from school
 * Gettysburg trips have been coordinated, permission slips are being typed out
 * Chapter 15 tests will be given within the next week
 * Overview video of Gettysburg? Preview and then show 8th grade in Auditorium by team?
 * shared Josh's resources on Westward Movement, Imperial Power, 1920's

September 10, 2008 8th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * discussed upcoming Gettysburg trip goals
 * created a list of "must see" sites at the battlefield for consistent tours among buses
 * collaborated on the development of a "Seek and Find"/Scavenger Hunt for the New Gettysburg National Historic Park Vitisors Center
 * collaborated on the development of a Tour Guide trivia assignment
 * discussed teacher visitation of the new Gettysburg National Historic Park Visitors center prior to taking our students
 * aligned substitutes and coverage for the trip, assigned faculty roles
 * discussed 8th grade curriculum and pacing thusfar within the school year

September 24, 2008

6th Grade Social Studies teachers
 * discussed planning for the Spring '09 trip to Mount Vernon and reviewed trip materials and possible dates
 * discussed where each teacher was in the curriculum so far this school year
 * reviewed different project ideas and plans for sharing resources
 * discussed a possible trip to Valley Forge and Brandywine Battlefield for March '09
 * discussed the materials we are each using to meet the current events portion of the curriculum