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:
3:30PM to 6 PM
Dates: Wednesdays, May 14, May 21, May 28, June
4
Cost: $45 for Member Districts $175 for non-member Districts For Member List see website www.salemcollaborative.org
PDP’s
10 Hours
Description: This workshop will have the sharing of resources,
activities, field trip ideas and
background
content information to meet the different American History or US Geography
Standards. Participants should bring favorite materials or 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
either email (preferred) or call Jim at 781-771-4860.
Make checks or Purchase Orders
payable to CPMSIE and Bring to the Session
DEADLINE to sign up for this workshop is May 9,
2008.