Educator Resources

Professional Development Offerings

Below is a list of the current professional development offerings of the Department of Social Studies.  As new courses are developed and scheduled they will be added to this list, so please check back often.  For details on the current registration and payment procedures for professional development offered by the Division of Teaching and Learning, see the Teaching and Learning Professional Development page.

                      


Explore Canada for Grade 5 teachers using the All Trade Book program

Date:                            Wednesday, 2/24/10

Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                       American Museum of Natural History 
                                   
Central Park West at 79th Street
                                    Manhattan

Target Audience:            5th Grade Social Studies Teachers using the Core
                                    Curriculum All Trade Book program

Maximum:                     30

Facilitators:                   AMNH educator, Stephanie Fins and experienced DOE 
                                    instructional specialists
 

Price:                            FREE OF CHARGE, but participants must register in 
                                    order to attend                  

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-032

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an ongoing series to support teachers whose schools have chosen the All Trade Book program for Grade 5 as they implement the K-8 social studies scope and sequence. Participants will discuss best practices for integrating content, key trade books and primary sources into Unit 4, “Canada.”
The day will include a historian lecturer and a tour of the Northwest Coast Indians Culture Hall. 

 


Explore Canada for Grade 5 teachers using the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Textbook program

Date:                            Wednesday, 2/24/10

Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                       American Museum of Natural History
                                    
Central Park West at 79th Street, Manhattan

Target Audience:            5th Grade Classroom Teachers using the Houghton Mifflin
                                    Harcourt program

Maximum:                     30

Facilitators:                   Experienced DOE and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt educators

Price:                            Free                    

Protraxx Activity Code:    051-10-013-033

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an on-going series to support teachers whose schools have chosen the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Textbook Program for Grade 5 as they implement the K-8 social studies scope and sequence. Participants will discuss best practices for supporting all students, differentiation, and utilizing program components in Unit 4, “Canada.” The day will include a historian lecturer and a tour of the AMNH Northwest Coast Indian Culture Hall.  Please note:  Participants should bring their copy of the textbook's Teacher’s Edition to the session.


Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior for Grade 8 teachers

Date:                            Tuesday, 3/2/10

Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                       New-York Historical Society

                                    170 Central Park West at 77th Street
                                    Manhattan

Target Audience:            8th Grade Social Studies Teachers

Maximum:                     50

Facilitators:                   Facing History and Ourselves educators

Price:                            Free                    

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-034

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an ongoing series to support Grade 8 teachers as they implement the K-8 social studies scope and sequence. Using a variety of resources, teachers will explore ways to help students connect the history of the Holocaust to the choices they face today. Participants will experience a wide rage of innovative teaching strategies to support Unit 5, “The United States Assumes Worldwide Responsibilities.”


Western Hemisphere Today for Grade 5 teachers using the All Trade Book program

Date:                            Wednesday, 5/19/10

Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                       Museumof the City of New York
                                    1220 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

Target Audience:            5th Grade Classroom Teachers using the Core
                                    Curriculum All Trade Book program

Maximum:                     30

Facilitators:                   American Place Theater facilitators and experienced DOE
                                    educators

Price:                           FREE OF CHARGE, but participants must register on
                                   Protraxx in order to  attend                  

Protraxx Activity Code:
  051-10-013-035 

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an ongoing series to support teachers whose schools have chosen the All Trade Book program for Grade 5 as they implement the K-8 social studies scope and sequence. The day begins with a discussion on contemporary issues facing the Western Hemisphere as a whole.  Participants will then experience A Literature to Life Performance which is a theatrical adaptation of significant American literature brought to life by professional actors.  Following the performance, participants will learn how to support content goals for Unit 5, “Western Hemisphere,” using a planning matrix.


Western Hemisphere Today for Grade 5 teachers using the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Textbook program

Date:                            Wednesday, 5/19/10

Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                       Museum of the City of New York
                                      
1220 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan

Target Audience:           5th Grade Social Studies Teachers using the 
                                   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Textbook program

Maximum:                     30

Facilitators:                   American Place Theater facilitators and experienced 
                                    DOE educators

Price:                           FREE OF CHARGE, but participants must register 
                                    on Protraxx in order to attend                  
                   

Protraxx Activity Code:
  051-10-013-036 

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an ongoing series to support teachers whose schools have chosen the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Textbook Program for Grade 5 as they implement the K-8 social studies scope and sequence. The day begins with a discussion on contemporary issues facing the Western Hemisphere as a whole.  Participants will then experience A Literature to Life Performance which is a theatrical adaptation of significant American literature brought to life by professional actors.  Following the performance, participants will discuss best practices for supporting all students, differentiation, and utilizing program components in Unit 5, “Western Hemisphere.”  Please note:  Participants should bring their copy of the Teacher’s Edition to the session.