Friday, October 23, 2020

Winter sessions added to webinar series for K-12 social studies teachers

The Department of Education is facilitating a series of webinars during the 2020-21 school year for South Dakota's K-12 social studies teachers. Some webinars feature national social studies education experts. CEUs are available. Collaborative chats are also offered to continue the conversation and support learning.

Questions? Contact Melinda Johnson with the South Dakota Department of Education.

Find recordings and other information from previous webinars in this Social Studies Google Folder.

Schedule and registration links:

Jan. 28, 2021, 4-5 p.m. CT: Learning About Intellectual Charity with Harvard Fellow Nate Otey
This webinar is open to all K-12 teachers. What is intellectual charity, and why does it matter? When you hear the word “charity,” you might think about donating money or time to a good cause. But there’s another meaning of charity that has to do with how we make arguments. Intellectual charity is a skill. We practice intellectual charity when we listen to and think about other people's arguments with precision and care - especially when we disagree. Being “charitable” in this context means treating other people’s arguments in the same way you want them to treat yours: as intelligent and well-intentioned. Give people the benefit of the doubt and try to assume best intentions. Sounds simple, but this principle is very hard to practice when you disagree strongly.

Why does intellectual charity matter? If you’ve ever been part of a discussion where a point of disagreement turns into a wave of assumptions, faulty evidence, and emotional appeals, you’ve experienced the frustration of arguing without an honest exchange of ideas. This type of miscommunication happens everywhere - social media, classrooms, workspaces, and kitchens. The strain of talking past each other, learning nothing new, and feeling misunderstood often ends the discussion without making any progress.

Join Harvard Fellow Nate Otey to learn a simple, practical set of tools that you can use to improve your students' charity skills so they can discuss current issues with precision and care.

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Feb. 2, 2021, 3:30-5:00 p.m. CT: Teaching the Great War with Elementary Students, featuring the National WWI Museum
Think World War I is only a topic for middle and high school students? Think again! Join a National WWI Museum and Memorial educator in this exciting webinar to learn effective teaching techniques for use with elementary school students as they are introduced to World War I. Learn about engaging classroom activities, lessons about alliances, trench warfare, and propaganda and ideas for more in-depth student projects that will develop students’ historical research skills. In addition, we’ll discuss recommended K-5 reading to enrich your lessons. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding WWI and its continued impact and relationship to global situations, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.

These lessons will address the following South Dakota social studies content standards:

K-12.H.1: Students will analyze how major events are chronologically connected and evaluate their impact on one another.

K-12.H.4: Students will identify and evaluate the causes and effects of past, current, and potential events, issues, and problems.

K-12.H.5: Students will develop historical research skills.

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Feb. 4, 2021, 3:30-5:00 p.m. CT: Making Connections with World War I for Middle and High School Students, featuring the National WWI Museum
Need some assistance to help your students recognize the critical importance of World War I history and its relevance to contemporary life, especially with the current pandemic in mind? In this webinar led by a National WWI Museum and Memorial educator, the focus will be on the continued impact made by the Great War on a global scale and how it shaped the 20th and 21st centuries. Webinar attendees will spend time beyond the western front, examining participants from all inhabited continents, how and why they contributed to the war effort, and effects felt from war outcomes.

Content provided will be useful for teachers as they address the following South Dakota social studies content standards:

K-12.H.1: Students will analyze how major events are chronologically connected and evaluate their impact on one another.

K-12.H.4: Students will identify and evaluate the causes and effects of past, current, and potential events, issues, and problems.

9-12.H.4.1: Identify and distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events of WWI

9-12.H.4.7: Evaluate the causes and effects of the First World War on the United States

9-12.H.5.1: Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions, taking into consideration multiple points of view represented in the sources, the types of sources available, and the potential uses of sources.

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Celebrating South Dakota Teachers

 


District Teachers of the Year

Aberdeen - Sara Weischedel
Agar-Blunt-Onida - Susie Rilling
Avon - Connie Gretschmann
Belle Fourche - Julie Erskin
Bon Homme - Ashley Armstrong
Brandon Valley - Michael Zerr
Britton-Hecla - Beth Renner
Canistota - Crystall Becker
Canton - Alexis Burwitz
Chamberlain - Kari Toupal
Chester Area - Laura Biagi
Clark - Heather Fuhrmann
Corsica-Stickney - Mike Tuschen
Custer - Karen Karim
De Smet - Jennifer Hojer
Deuel - Karan Domina
Doland - Katy Lyren
Elkton - Georgianna Jensen
Florence - Sarah Spiering
Frederick Area - Caitlin Podoll
Garretson - Matt Schrank
Harrisburg - Tamra Huffman
Henry - Deanna Martens
Herreid - Julie Graczyk
Lead-Deadwood - Shannon Mollman
Lennox - Lisa Muhs
Leola - Nancy Kindelspire
Lyman - Nikki Collins
Madison Central - Kindra Wiese
Milbank - Beth Wagner
Mobridge-Pollock - Ladonna Mielke
Parker - Mindee Birnstiehl
Pierre - Tom Rogers
Plankinton - Michelle Karst
Rapid City Area - Jamie Amundsen
Sanborn Central - Jill Reimer
Sioux Falls - Janelle Revier
Sioux Valley - Don Sutera
Spearfish - Chris Blain
Tea Area - Janice Gilbert
Timber Lake - Theresa Keller
Tri-Valley - Jennifer Even
Vermillion - Kelly Stone
Wall - Ronda Edgar
Watertown - Karen Johnson
Webster Area - Ashley Hanson
Wessington Springs - Julie Bruckner
West Central - Nicole Harmon
Willow Lake - Lindsey Tellinghuisen
Wolsey-Wessington - Jackie Fauth
Yankton - Beth Anderson