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.



NEW! Lincoln and New York

Date:                          11/18/09

Time:                          8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                    New-York Historical Society
                                    170 Central Park West
                                    Manhattan

Target Audience:        Middle and High School Social Studies Teachers

Maximum:                    40

Facilitators:                  Museum Educators

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


Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-040

Course Description: This full-day workshop for middle and high school teachers explores the New-York Historical Society's exhibition "Lincoln and New York", a Lincoln Bicentennial exhibition of original artifacts, iconic images, and documents, many in Lincoln's hand. Through guided tours of the exhibition and in-depth analysis of primary source materials, teachers will trace the evolution of Lincoln's relationship to New York: from his 1860 Cooper Union address, to his efforts to preserve the Union, and to the wartime threat to civil liberties. A historian will provide context for understanding the exhibition. All participants will receive curriculum materials created to accompany "Lincoln and New York."

Using Primary Sources in the Fifth Grade Classroom

Date:                     Monday, 11/23/09

Time:                      8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                New-York Historical Society
                              
170 Central Park West
                             
Manhattan

Target Audience:     Grade 5 Core Curriculum Social Studies Teachers

Maximum:                30

Facilitators:              Eric LeMoine, Teacher Created Materials

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



Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-008

Course Description:  This workshop is designed to help teachers whose schools have chosen Teacher Created Materials Primary Source Kits for 5th Grade as part of the Core Curriculum program. Participants will discuss best practices
for using photographs, newspapers, posters, letters, maps, cartoons and artifacts to help their students understand the social studies content related to The United States, Canada and Latin America units.

 


Using Primary Sources in the Eighth Grade Classroom 

Date:                     Tuesday, 11/24/09

Time:                      8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                New-York Historical Society
                            
170 Central Park West
                            
Manhattan

Target Audience:     Grade 8 Core Curriculum Social Studies Teachers

Maximum:                30

Facilitators:              Eric LeMoine, Teacher Created Materials

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

   

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-009

Course Description:  This workshop is designed to help teachers whose schools have chosen Teacher Created Materials Primary Source Kits for 8th Grade as part of the Core Curriculum program. Participants will discuss best practices for using photographs, newspapers, posters, letters, maps, cartoons and artifacts to help their students understand the social studies content related to the Grade 8 Social Studies Scope and Sequence.

 


Latin American Experience for Grade 5 teachers using the All Trade Book program

Date:                            Tuesday, 12/01/09

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 museum educator Stephanie Fins and experienced 
                                    DOE instructional specialists
 

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

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-023

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 3, “Latin America.” The day will include a lecture by a historian and a tour of the AMNH Mexico and Central America/South American Peoples Culture Halls.

 


Latin American Experience for Grade 5 teachers using the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Textbook program

Date:                            Tuesday, 12/01/09

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

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-024

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 the Latin American unit. The day will include a historian lecturer and a tour of the AMNH Mexico and Central America/South American Peoples Culture Halls.  Please note:  Participants should bring their copy of the textbook's Teacher’s Edition to the session.


UPDATED! Write All about It: Writing in the Social Studies Classroom with Smokey Daniels

Date:                            Wednesday, 12/02/09

Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                       The New-York Historical Society
                                    170 Central Park West between 76th & 77th Street
                                    
Manhattan

Target Audience:            5th – 8th Grade Social Studies Teachers

Maximum:                     125

Facilitators:                   Harvey “Smokey” Daniels

Price:                            $100

FAMIS item number:      TLEA00208

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-025

Course Description:  This is a one-day content area writing workshop for grade 5-8 social studies teachers. Author Harvey “Smokey” Daniels will work with teachers as they discover how writing can be a powerful and efficient tool for helping students connect with social studies content and deepen their understanding of it. This workshop shows that incorporating carefully structured writing activities into your lessons actually increases understanding and achievement, and saves valuable instructional time.  All participants will receive Harvey Daniels’s book, Content Area Writing. 

Harvey "Smokey" Daniels received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.  He is the author or coauthor of thirteen books on language, literacy and education, including Literature Circles, Subjects Matter, and Content Area Writing.




Inquiry Circles in the Social Studies Classroom with Smokey Daniels and Steph Harvey

Date:                            Thursday, 12/03/09

Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                      The Museum of the City of New York
                                   1
220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
                                   
Manhattan                     

Target Audience:           4th - 8th Grade Social Studies Teachers

Maximum:                     75

Facilitators:                   Stephanie Harvey and Harvey “Smokey” Daniels

Price:                            $100

FAMIS Item Number:      TLEA00209

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-026

Course Description: This one-day workshop on inquiry circles is for Grade 4 through 8 social studies teachers. Authors Stephanie Harvey and Harvey “Smokey” Daniels will work with teachers who want to realize the benefits of well-structured, student-led, cross-curricular projects.  Participants will learn how to implement small-group projects by creating a structure that consistently supports kids as they build knowledge. Management strategies for Internet research and how to assess and monitor student achievement will be addressed. Each participant will receive Stephanie Harvey and Harvey Daniels’s new book, Comprehension and Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action.

Stephanie Harvey has spent the past 30 years teaching and learning about reading and writing.  She is the author of Nonfiction Matters and the Comprehension Toolkit, coauthor of Strategies that Work, and has published several instructional videos and DVDs.

Harvey "Smokey" Daniels received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.  He is the author or coauthor of thirteen books on language, literacy and education, including Literature Circles, Subjects Matter, and Content Area Writing.



The United States as an Expansionist Nation for Grade 8 teachers using the All Trade Book program

Date:                            Tuesday, 12/08/09

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 using the Core Curriculum All 
                                    Trade Book program

Maximum:                     30

Facilitators:                   Professor Ed O’Donnell and experienced DOE Instructional 
                                    specialists


Price:                            Free, but participants must register on 
                                    Protraxx to attend                    

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-028

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an ongoing series to support teachers whose schools have chosen the All Trade Book program for Grade 8 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 3, “The United States as an Expansionist Nation.”
The day will include a lecture by Professor O’Donnell and workshops focusing on America as an Imperial Power and the World War I Era. 

Ed O'Donnell is an associate Professor of History at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA.  He is the author of several books, including Ship Ablaze: the Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum and Visions of America: A History of the United States. O'Donnell is a former New Yorker and partner in Big Onion Walking Tours, and gave over a thousand neighborhood tours during his years in the city.


The United States as an Expansionist Nation for Grade 8 teachers using the Holt McDougall Textbook program

Date:                            Tuesday, 12/08/09

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 using the Holt 
                                    McDougall Textbook program

Maximum:                     30

Facilitators:                   Professor Ed O’Donnell and Holt McDougall facilitators

Price:                            Free                    

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-029

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an on-going series to support teachers whose schools have chosen the Holt McDougall Textbook Program for Grade 8 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 3, “The United States as an Expansionist Nation.” The day will begin with a lecture by historian Ed O’Donnell.  Please note:  Participants should bring a copy of the textbook Teacher’s Edition to the session. 

Ed O'Donnell is an associate Professor of History at Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA.  He is the author of several books, including Ship Ablaze: the Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum and Visions of America: A History of the United States. O'Donnell is a former New Yorker and partner in Big Onion Walking Tours, and gave over a thousand neighborhood tours during his years in the city.




NEW! An Irish Family in America: Immigration in New York City

Date:                             Tuesday, 12/15/09

Time:                             8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Location:                        Lower East Side Tenement Museum
                                     108 Orchard Street, Manhattan

Target Audience:            Middle and High School Teachers

Maximum:                      35

Facilitators:                    Experienced DOE and museum educators

Price:                            Free, but participants must register in order to attend

Protraxx Activity Code:    051-10-013-043

Course Description: Course Description: Experience the heart of the immigrant saga through the music of Irish America, then tour the restored home of the Moore family, Irish-Catholic immigrants coping with the death of a child in 1869. Compare the Moore's struggle to keep their family healthy with that of the Katz family, Russian-Jewish immigrants who left their “mark” on the building in the 1930s.


The United States between the Wars for Grade 8 teachers using the All Trade Book program

Date:                            Wednesday, 1/13/10

Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Location:                       Museum of American Finance 
                                    
48 Wall Street, Manhattan

Target Audience:            8th Grade Social Studies Teachers using the Core Curriculum 
                                    All Trade Book program 

Maximum:                     30

Facilitators:                   American Place Theater facilitators, Museum educators 
                                    and experienced DOE instructional specialists
 

Price:                            Free                    

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-030

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an on-going series to support teachers whose schools have chosen the All Trade Book program for Grade 8 as they implement the K-8 social studies scope and sequence. Through a dramatic biography of Zora, American Place Theater will invite participants into her exemplary life as a writer of the Harlem Renaissance.  Participants will learn how to support content goals for Unit 4, “The United States between the Wars” through literature connections.
The day will also include a guided tour of the American Museum of Finance to consider economic issues of the 1920s and ‘30s. 


The United States between the Wars for Grade 8 teachers using the Holt McDougall Textbook program

 Date:                            Wednesday, 1/13/10

 Time:                            8:30 am – 3:00 pm

 Location:                       Museum of American Finance 
                                    
48 Wall Street, Manhattan


Target Audience:            8th Grade Social Studies Teachers using the Holt 
                                    McDougall Textbook program

Maximum:                     30

Facilitators:                   Holt McDougall facilitators and Museum educators

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

Protraxx Activity Code: 051-10-013-031

Course Description:  This workshop is part of an ongoing series to support teachers whose schools have chosen the Holt McDougall Textbook Program for Grade 8 as they implement the K-8 social studies scope and sequence. Through a dramatic biography of Zora Neale Hurston, American Place Theater will invite participants into her exemplary life as a writer of the Harlem Renaissance. Participants will discuss best practices for supporting all students, differentiation, and utilizing program components in Unit 4, “The United States between the Wars". The day will include a guided tour of the American Museum of Finance to consider economic issues of the 1920s and ‘30s.  Please note:  Participants should bring their copy of the textbook's Teacher’s Edition to the session.

 


NEW! Along the Silk Road

Date:                         1/26/10

Time:                                8:30 am – 3:00 pm

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

Target Audience:             Grade Six Social Studies Teachers, and 
                                           Global History Teachers                                    

Maximum:                         30

Facilitators:                       AMNH educator Stephanie Fins and DOE educators
                                    
Price:                                 Free, but participants must register in order to attend                  

Protraxx Activity Code:     051-10-013-042

Course Description:  This workshop is designed to provide an introduction to the Silk Road, a vast network of overland and maritime trade routes that linked the Mediterranean world with China. The Silk Road connected regions, enabling raw materials, mercenaries, monks and others traveled across the continent of Eurasia. The network also linked people from various cultures between these two distant points, creating a network of cultural exhange. We will examine the question of how life was influenced by the mix of cultures, the conditions of geography and Silk Road exchange. During the workshop we will examine both the spectacular new exhibit on the Silk Road and the permanent collection in the Hall of Asian Peoples. Our journey will explore several major cities of the Silk Road, including Xi'an, Turfan, Samarkand and Baghdad. The Silk Road will be placed in the context of the much larger network of trade routes that extended throughout Eurasia between AD 660 and 1200.  


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

 arget 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:                       New York Tolerance Center
                                 
  226 East 42nd Street, 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:                       New York Tolerance Center 
                                               
226 East 42nd Street, 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.