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Preparing students for college, career, and civic life.
– The National Council for the Social Studies
Upcoming Events
Regional Social Studies Workshop Sessions
These sessions are designed for middle and high school social studies teachers. Connect with other social studies teachers in your region and explore ways that the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies can support thinking and learning in your content area. Each session will include an overview of the Common Core Standards, as they relate to social studies, and updates on the current state of social studies education on the state and national levels. All workshops are FREE.
Maine Department of Education Social Studies ListServ
Keeping PK-12 Social Studies Teachers current on issues and information from the Maine Department of Education. Click here for information about, or to subscribe to, the Social Studies ListServ.
Recent Social Studies News from Kristie Littlefield, Social Studies Specialist at the MDOE:
New CCSS Resources Page; MCSS Proposals; Social Studies Workshops Reminder (5/21/12)
Updated Social Studies Standards Web Page: If you haven’t visited the Maine DOE Social Studies Standards page in awhile (or ever), you may want to take a look…you’ll find some information and resources for the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, including a recording of last week’s webinar, Common Core: Implications for 6-12 Social Studies, along with some other resources for your consideration.
You can view the page here: http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/ss/standards2.html More to come!
REMINDER - MCSS Call for Proposals: Maine Council for the Social Studies has announced their fall conference, Strengthening the Common Corps: Teaching for Citizenship in the 21st Century. The conference will be on Friday, November 9, at the Augusta Civic Center. MCSS is now accepting proposals for elementary, middle, and high school workshops. To submit a proposal, go to www.memun.org/mcss and click on the Request for Proposals link. Please email your proposal to mainesocialstudies@gmail.com by June 1st.
REMINDER: Regional Social Studies Workshop Sessions: These sessions are designed for middle and high school social studies teachers. Connect with other social studies teachers in your region and explore ways that the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies can support thinking and learning in your content area. Each session will include an overview of the Common Core State Standards, as they relate to social studies, and updates on the current state of social studies education at the state and national levels. All workshops are FREE.
Click here for more postings to the Social Studies ListServ from Kristie Littlefield.
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