This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
This workshop aims to build teacher clarity by equipping participants to unpack standards, craft student-friendly learning targets, design meaningful success criteria, and apply these skills through collaboration and hands-on practice for effective classroom implementation.
In this interactive session, participants will explore strategies for guiding students through document analysis to support evidence-based writing aligned with the 8th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence. Educators will engage with primary and secondary sources related to Indian removal in Georgia and learn scaffolds that help students craft clear, text-based arguments. Leave with practical tools to strengthen historical thinking and writing in your classroom.
This professional learning session will explore how to implement the AVID Quick Writes strategy in the Georgia Studies classroom to promote critical thinking, reflection, and content mastery. Participants will learn how to use Quick Writes effectively to engage students in analyzing historical events, examining political decisions, and evaluating social and economic impacts across Georgia’s history. The session will include practical examples, adaptable prompts, and tips for integrating Quick Writes into daily instruction.
In this session, participants will explore the new 6th grade AC Social Studies extensions and learn a variety of strategies to support our thriving learners.
In this session, participants will explore the new 8th grade AC Social Studies extensions and learn a variety of strategies to support our thriving learners.
In this interactive session, you'll experience firsthand how artificial intelligence can transform your classroom by simulating historical debates among influential philosophers. Participate directly in the "Chat with the Philosophers" activity. You will use ChatGPT to converse with and moderate debates between figures like Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and others. Discover practical ways to build deeper understanding, critical thinking, and student engagement with foundational ideals in government and history. Leave equipped with a ready-to-use lesson, clear instructions, prompts, and strategies to seamlessly integrate this innovative AI-powered approach into your instruction.
Bring real-world technology into your social studies classroom with MAD-Learn! This standards-aligned session will demonstrate how to boost student engagement through the exciting process of mobile app development. By adopting this innovative teaching strategy, you'll empower students to present their Social Studies knowledge in a modern and relevant way.
Consider the role assessment plays in your classroom. Do your assessments accurately reflect student achievement? Do they help students improve? Do they impact what you, the instructor does? Learn powerful, easily implemented strategies to make assessment a friend to both teacher and student - a tool for learning, not just of learning
This LEI session will continue what we began previously. We will be building Story Maps. A way to enhance the Presentation experience in your classroom.
Participants will engage in an interactive poll or word cloud activity to visualize common struggles in their classrooms. Following this, a brief introduction to AI in education will provide an overview of its role in lesson planning, particularly in social studies. Educators will explore key ways AI can assist in adjusting content for different reading levels, generating diverse question types, and developing adaptive instructional strategies.In the next segment, participants will engage in live demonstrations of AI tools such as ChatGPT, MagicSchool AI, and Gammas AI. They will see firsthand how AI can modify historical texts for varying Lexile levels, scaffold discussion prompts, and create differentiated assessments. Teachers will then have an opportunity for hands-on practice, where they will explore an AI tool of their choice to modify an existing lesson or generate new instructional materials.
Struggling readers and overwhelmed students are common in any classroom—but especially in Social Studies, where academic language and complex tasks are everywhere. This session highlights Goblin AI, a free and simple tool with a “spice meter” that helps students break down confusing questions and prompts into smaller steps. Learn how to use it for differentiation, writing support, and accommodations. Attendees will leave with ready-to-use examples and activities—plus a quick look at an upcoming tool, Tchr.tools, designed to further support student engagement and access.
Making Social Studies relevant and relatable to the average middle school student. The idea is to use carefully selected current events and items to show just how important Social Studies is to the average middle schooler.
We will have the students create picket signs or recruitment posters for strikes and labor as well as discuss ideas on having students become part of the lessons without the traditional simulations. We are still working out all the details.
Why “tell” your students when you can create opportunities for them to grapple with and discover the important elements of events? Use primary sources to engage learners, tap into their curiosity and challenge them to think as they “do social studies!” Learn a variety of ways to create opportunities for students to preview, ponder and then predict attitudes, events and ideas related to critical content. We remember what we do!
This session is designed to empower educators with strategies and resources to effectively guide high school students in writing to meet the expectations of the APUSH Rubric. Through a series of engaging activities and discussions, participants will grow in their ability for critical thinking and the development of defensible arguments. Teachers will learn how to break down the APUSH Rubric and provide targeted feedback that helps students develop strong thesis statements, organize coherent essays, and use evidence effectively. Interactive activities and collaborative exercises will focus on building essential writing skills, improving argumentation, and honing students' ability to craft essays that satisfy the requirements established by CollegeBoard. By the end of the session, educators will have a toolbox of practical techniques to support students' writing success.
Looking for a way to make economic concepts more interactive without sacrificing valuable instructional time? This session will explore the use of Micro-Simulations, or short role-playing activities (15-20 minutes) designed to immerse students in economic content. These simulations provide a dynamic, hands-on learning experience that enhances understanding of key economic concepts while maintaining the quick pace of the curriculum. Participants will actively engage in two Micro-Simulations that they can take back to their own classrooms, ready to implement. In addition, they will discover myriad other examples for maximizing student engagement, aligned to the curricula of both AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.
In this session, teachers will learn how to implement a mini-debate in their on-level (or any level) classroom through the analysis of primary sources and the construction of arguments.
How can teachers modify their lessons and assessments to be more easily understood by English Language Learners? We’ll investigate how and why teachers should replace common idioms and phrasal verbs in classroom materials. Then we’ll practice modifying and utilizing Think-Write-Pair-Share, a cooperative learning strategy that increases student engagement.
Get ready to dive into the newly required 7th grade social studies Geography and History of Southwest Asia resources! In this interactive session, teachers will explore the materials, discover how they align with the district’s instructional framework, and engage in model lessons that highlight the shift from teacher-led instruction to a more student-centered approach. Participants will leave with practical strategies for planning, implementing, and maximizing the impact of these resources in their classrooms.
In this interactive session, participants will explore strategies for guiding students through document analysis to support evidence-based writing aligned with the 8th Grade Georgia Standards of Excellence. Educators will engage with primary and secondary sources related to Indian removal in Georgia and learn scaffolds that help students craft clear, text-based arguments. Leave with practical tools to strengthen historical thinking and writing in your classroom.
Join us for an engaging session that explores strategies to boost literacy and vocabulary in Georgia Studies. This presentation will focus on the use of Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) frameworks and effective writing techniques to deepen students' understanding of social studies content. Attendees will learn practical approaches to integrate CER into their curriculum, fostering critical thinking and analytical skills.
In this session, participants will explore the new 6th grade AC Social Studies extensions and learn a variety of strategies to support our thriving learners.
In this session, participants will explore the new 8th grade AC Social Studies extensions and learn a variety of strategies to support our thriving learners.
Bring real-world technology into your social studies classroom with MAD-Learn! This standards-aligned session will demonstrate how to boost student engagement through the exciting process of mobile app development. By adopting this innovative teaching strategy, you'll empower students to present their Social Studies knowledge in a modern and relevant way.
Discover how Magic School AI’s writing feedback tool helps students refine their ideas, strengthen arguments, and build confidence in their writing. Plus, explore other powerful AI tools for research, summarization, and brainstorming. Learn practical ways to integrate AI into your classroom to boost student success and save time on grading!
Consider the role assessment plays in your classroom. Do your assessments accurately reflect student achievement? Do they help students improve? Do they impact what you, the instructor does? Learn powerful, easily implemented strategies to make assessment a friend to both teacher and student - a tool for learning, not just of learning
This LEI session will continue what we began previously. We will be building Story Maps. A way to enhance the Presentation experience in your classroom.
Join teachers across the district for an opportunity to learn several strategies to promote higher order thinking and assess student learning. Multiple strategies will be modeled using content from Econ/Gov and U.S. History. Participants will play the role of a student as they complete the strategies and then the while group will follow up for questions and reflections.
Why “tell” your students when you can create opportunities for them to grapple with and discover the important elements of events? Use primary sources to engage learners, tap into their curiosity and challenge them to think as they “do social studies!” Learn a variety of ways to create opportunities for students to preview, ponder and then predict attitudes, events and ideas related to critical content. We remember what we do!
Let's look at how digital document analysis can make your job easier and keep your students engaged. We'll explore different tools and techniques that not only simplify the analysis of historical documents but also encourage deeper thinking and active participation from your students.
The argumentation points are the most difficult points for studentsto achieve on the AP History rubrics. To improve scores, student sneed to be able to do more than just relate historical facts; they need to be able to create historical arguments supported by theirknowledge of historical facts. In this session, we will review tips and trips to maximize arugmentation points.
Discover how to effectively guide a Socratic discussion to collaboratively achieve a common comprehension of a text. This presentation will emphasize the importance of thorough preparation, clear protocols, and all the essential components required to successfully lead a seminar...with student samples!
