The Social Studies Connection

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Secondary Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator

Office of Teaching & Learning

Curriculum Division

Southland Center

Email: mdoran2067@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: http://www.ccsoh.us/socialstudies
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, USA
Phone: 380.997.0470
Twitter: @mdoran2067

In this edition:

• Professional Development: Engaging Social Studies March 8 PD Day
• Curriculum and Instruction: Women's History Month
• Ohio's State Tests: Quick Review Guides
• Student Programs: Whetstone HS History Day
• Teacher Opportunities: Ohio History Day Call for Judges
• External Professional Development: Echoes and Reflections; OER Project Skills Clinic; Civic Learning Week; SML Virtual Conference

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March 8 is an in-person and district-led PD Day. Social Studies teachers should plan to attend the Social Studies Mini-Conference, "Engaging Social Studies," 7:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. at COSI/Historic Central High School, 333 W. Broad St. There are no general or virtual options for this day; only the content area PD and alternatives for specialized groups (e.g., ESL teachers).

We will be bringing you engaging sessions from TCI, the Holocaust & Humanity Center, EVERFI, and your colleagues! In addition, you can enjoy free admission to the National Veterans Memorial and Museum across the street from COSI.

Please register by Monday, March 6 in PDS so we can plan accordingly (even if you don't need CEUs). Register here on PDS.

You can check out the full program here.

Additional information about the mini-conference partners and session presenters is contained in the articles below.

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At the Engaging Social Studies PD, Loyal Frazier of TCI will present two TCI strategies: Experiential Exercises and Writing for Understanding.

Experiential Exercise is designed to tap into students’ intrapersonal and body-kinesthetic intelligence. They help students learn abstract ideas and make remote events accessible and meaningful.

Writing for Understanding activities improve both students’ understanding of key social studies concepts and their writing ability by engaging students in interactive experiences.

In these sessions, teachers will participate in interactive experiences and learn tips for implementing Experiential Exercise and Writing for Understanding in the classroom.

Learn more about each TCI strategy from the Interactive Methods Guidebook.

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The Holocaust & Humanity Center in Cincinnati exists to ensure the lessons of the Holocaust inspire action today. HHC provides onsite and virtual field trips, curriculum resources, and professional development workshops.

HHC will present two sessions at the Engaging Social Studies PD.

Lauren Karas will facilitate "Developing Empathy & Critical Thinking through Holocaust Education." Want to improve your students’ critical thinking skills and foster a sense of social responsibility? Join us for a dynamic workshop on best practices in Holocaust education. You’ll learn how to contextualize the Holocaust for adolescent learners and incorporate survivor testimonies and primary sources into your lessons.

Jake Campbell will facilitate "From Bystander to Upstander: Harnessing Character Strengths to Take Action." Want to help your students become Upstanders and fight against injustice? Join us for an interactive workshop on using character strengths to inspire action. You’ll learn how to identify and leverage your own character strengths in the classroom, as well as strategies for guiding students in activating their unique strengths to make a positive impact in their communities.

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EVERFI empowers educators to bring real-world learning into the classroom and equip students with the skills they need for success-now and in the future. EVERFI's digital modules include economics (middle school), financial literacy (middle and high school), African American History and more.

EVERFI courses are free and accessible through CCS Clever.

Megan Foreman of EVERFI will present two identical sessions on EVERFI at the Engaging Social Studies PD.

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The National Veterans Memorial and Museum is a powerful and personal experience designed to give a voice to every man and woman who answered the call for our country. NVMM takes visitors on a narrative journey telling individual stories and shared experiences of Veterans throughout history.

Teachers participating in the Engaging Social Studies PD on March 8 will receive free admission for self-guided of the museums. The museum is open between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Mason Farr is the NVMM Education Coordinator.

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The Engagement Fair will be 12:00 - 2:30 p.m., COSI Gallery 1 during the March 8 PD Day. Teachers will receive engagement fair tickets at the beginning of the PD Day that can be redeemed to choose games, manipulatives, primary sources, books, and more. Additionally, CCS teachers will present their own ideas.

Engagement Tables

• Analysis Posters & Buckets
• Diamond 9
• Learning Chips
• Learning Cubes
• Vocabulary Cubes and Chips
• Globes and Desk Maps
• Timelines and Graphic Organizers
• Freck in U.S. History Games
• Constitution Quest Game
• Economics & Thinking Games
• Primary Source Packs
• Primary Source Box Sets
• Teaching Practices Books
• Supporting SEL and Wellness
• Vocabuary.com

Be sure to register on PDS in advance for the March 8 PD in order to ensure you receive the maximum number of tickets.

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March is Women's History Month, commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.

See the following resources for Women's History Month in the classroom.

• Women's History Month
• Current Connections - Women's History Month (TCI)
• Share My Lesson Women's History
• The Origins of Women's History Month
• PBS Newshour Women's History Month
• Rightfully Hers: Centennial of the 19th Amendment’s Ratification
• 19th Amendment, The National Constitution Center

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The OST Quick Review Guides summarize key concepts for Ohio's State Tests in a 1-page, front and back review guide. The quick review guides align with the 2018 standards.

You can download the Quick Reviews here:

• American History

• American Government

Use this form to request the card stock versions of the American History and American History Quick Reviews for your students. These reviews (pink and green) replaced the previous editions (blue and yellow).

Please discard outdated card stock and paper versions of the Quick Review Guides. Current versions indicate "Revised 2020" in the lower right corner.

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Whetstone HS recently held its 2023 National History Day School Fair. Under the direction of Humanities teachers Krista Buckley and Kathy Arnold, students conducted original research and developed exhibits, websites, and documentaries to showcase their learning.

The following students will be competing in the Ohio History Day Region 6 event on March 11 at the Ohio Statehouse.

Group Exhibits

• West Side Story: Davina Albright, Lily Loman-Antoine & Kiera Young
• Josephine Baker: Elizabeth Lowry, Zaida Jenkins & Gabby Millane
• Michael Jordan: Rider Blitzer, Arthur Trittmann & Alex Zornes
• Margaret Sanger: Tailiyah Collins & Gabby Munoz
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Emily Gibson, Deysi Gonzalez & Noura Rhaloui
• No Man’s Land: Saul Gomez, Jack Langhals & Mitchell Stevens
• Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Beatrix Martin, Isabella Robinson & Ryan Webb
• Schindler’s List: Eila Rogers, Oliver Weaver & Theo Campbell-Heath
• Go Green or Go Home: Edward Smith

Individual Exhibits

• Women’s Suffrage: Addyson Cordell
• Kudzu: Lyla Jones
• Americans With Disabilities Act: Opal Shipley
• The World’s Deadliest Weapon: Natty Van Bibber
• Decisive Battles of American Revolution: Ollie Yetman

Group Documentaries

• Roe v. Wade: Adonia Balqis, Elena Earley & Sophie Schroeder
• D-Day: Owen Lundie, Saphir Mwamba-Mukendi & Finley Oswalt
• Mary Wollstonecraft: Clover Collins & Sam Murphy

Individual Documentary:

• Russian Civil War: Sam Husenits

Group Websites

• Massacre in Munich: Evan Bender, Jules Higgins, & Eli Pham
• Wright Brothers: Gregory Coffey & Ben Higgins

Individual Website

• Jackie Robinson: Dominick Straight
• Apartheid: Meikai Brunner

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Calling all educators, historians, museum professionals, and anyone with a love of history and community! We need your help to ensure this year’s Ohio History Day is a HUGE success for Ohio's students.

Ohio History Day, an affiliate of National History Day, gives students in grades 4-12 the chance to become historians. Based on their own research and aligned to the annual theme, students create exhibits, documentaries, performances, websites and academic papers, and present their findings at competitions. Thousands of students take part in Ohio History Day competitions across the state each year.

This year the State Contest will be back in person on Sat., April 22 at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, OH! We’re looking for over 100 judges, and we hope you’ll be one of them! To register, please visit here: https://oh.nhd.org/.

Ohio History Day students are some of the most dedicated, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic in the state, and by volunteering as a judge, you are playing a vital role in helping them continue their learning journey.

Interested in learning more? Check out Ohio History Day’s Judge Page! Keep reading to find helpful videos, resources, and testimonials from previous judges. Got questions? We have answers – feel free to contact us at historyday@ohiohistory.org. We hope to see you soon at an Ohio History Day Contest!

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To support your Holocaust and antisemitism education needs, Echoes & Reflections is partnering with the Institute for Curriculum Services (ICS) to offer a three-day free professional development series on 3/28, 3/29, 3/30 @ 4-5 PM ET.

These online learning opportunities examine classroom materials to support effective teaching of contemporary antisemitism and will explore ways to support students’ ability to actively respond to and prevent antisemitism and other forms of hate in their communities.

Participants must attend Days 1 and 2 to participate in Day 3, where we will be joined by Holocaust survivor Michael Bornstein and his daughter Debbie Holinstat for a special Q & A.

Click here to register.

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Join us March 7, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. PT.,

for our Skills Clinic PD session on Causation!

While reading and writing are integral to any social studies course, it is also important to develop students' historical thinking practices. How can we help students understand the differences between long-term causes, short-term causes, and triggering events? How can students use this skill to gain a greater historical perspective? You will be excited by the buzz created in your classroom when you implement a few simple activities that strike at the heart of causation.

Click here to register.

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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Center for Civic Education are proudly cohosting these programs as part of Civic Learning Week.

Underrepresented Voices of the Founding Era

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m. ET

In this session, we discuss ways to make visible the individuals and groups traditionally underrepresented in our discussions of the founding era and whose contributions should be included in any discussion focused on building a more perfect union.

Click here to register

Equity & Inclusivity in the Civics Classroom

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Time: 7:00-8:30 ET

How can we employ an inclusive, equitable, culturally relevant approach to civics that presents and honors diverse perspectives? We will consider how teachers can establish classroom environments that build trust, offer intellectual safety, and respect student views and contributions. This session will also cover ways to engage with families. Ultimately, the goal is to help teachers create environments that support successful, collaborative experiences.

Click here to register.

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The Share My Lesson Virtual Conference will feature a variety of webinars from March 21-23.

Among the many sessions that may be of interest to social studies, are the following:

Practical Approaches to Advance Original Thinking in a World with ChatGPT
March 21, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Exploring "The U.S. and the Holocaust" a Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein
March 21, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

Flat Earth to Free Societies: Responding to Disinformation in a Changing World
March 21, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

Supporting Civic Engagement: A Framework for Student Leadership, Community Service, Engagement & Action
March 22, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Dig Deep: Exploring Current Events through Interactive Online Tools and Lessons
March 22, 2023 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Bringing Immigrant Contributions and Narratives to Life in U.S. History
March 23, 2023 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Rosa Parks: Countering the Master Narrative
March 23, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

View the complete list of sessions and register here.

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