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


  • October 8, 2008
8th grade Social Studies teachers
  • 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