Teaching American History for Grades 3-5
Sponsored by the Salem State
Collaborative Project for Math,
Science and Interdisciplinary Education
(CPMSIE)and
the Reading Public School System
Presenter: Helen Sellers, Grade 5 Teacher, Reading Public Schools
Time: 3:45 to 6 PM
Audience: Grade 3-5 Teachers
Dates: Wednesdays, January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2009
Cost: $50 for Member Districts $195. for non-member Districts For Member List see website www.salemcollaborative.org PDP’s 10 Hours with completed project.
Description: In this workshop
participants will share resources, activities, field trip ideas as well as content information that meets the various strands of
the American History and US Geography
Standards. Participants should bring their favorite materials and textbooks
that they use.
Session 1: What's in these Frameworks anyway- and how do we meet all these
standards?
Session 2: Using
different kinds of texts, dramatics, and the arts to teach History
Session 3: How to
integrate different kinds of technology into your teaching of Social Studies
Session 4: Background information needed to successfully teach these standards-
resourcing primary sources to help students- Adult texts that would help build
successful background knowledge for the teacher. Sharing of best practices
for Grades 3-5
Registration Information:
Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please call Jim at 781-771-4860.
Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the First Session.the
The last day to
sign up for this workshop is January 7,
2009