Social Studies Teacher: Grades 6 And 7
CurrentTeach Elective/Enrichment Classes: debate, current events, Facing History & Ourselves (Holocaust), technology applications, time and materials (study skills), and mapmaker (geography)Serve as Team Coordinator for the Sixth Grade Team 2002 - present Lead weekly team teacher meetings; plan and chair parent-team meetings; represent the team of teachers to school administrators; plan trips, assemblies, and special activities and programs (Walk In My Shoes, Sr. Friends Day, and Grecian Festival) Participate on Committees: Technology Committee, Scheduling Committee, CIAC (Curriculum Instruction and Assessment Committee), Teacher Evaluation Committee. Tristate Committee, Hiring Committees, Study Groups (reporting student learning, student-led conferences, diversity book club)Additional Contributions: student advisory group leader, cooperating teacher for student teachers, mentor for new teachers, coordinator of National Geographic Geography Bee, coordinator of “Invention Dimension” (nationally recognized interdisciplinary student research project); Technology Trainer for teachers Professional Development: National Geographic Mapping as a Visualization and Communication Tool, the Exceptional Child, Designing and implementing Learner Active Technology Infused Classroom, Using Primary Sources in the Library of Congress, Tri-State Consortium Assessment Team, Facing History and Ourselves
