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Advocating for the Future of Social Studies
Alabama Advocates for Social Studies Education
First Annual Conference
October 8, 2018
Birmingham, AL at Samford University
Join participants from all social studies subject areas from elementary, middle, and high schools. Breakout sessions are planned for preservice, newly graduated, and veteran teachers. Special focus will be given to sharing instructional strategies, to identifying lesson planning resources, and to developing a network of social studies advocates throughout Alabama.
For registration information, please go to the website:
www.aasse.info
For questions and more information, please contact:
Alan Stevens, Conference Chair, at asteven4@samford.edu
First Annual Conference
October 8, 2018
Birmingham, AL at Samford University
Join participants from all social studies subject areas from elementary, middle, and high schools. Breakout sessions are planned for preservice, newly graduated, and veteran teachers. Special focus will be given to sharing instructional strategies, to identifying lesson planning resources, and to developing a network of social studies advocates throughout Alabama.
For registration information, please go to the website:
www.aasse.info
For questions and more information, please contact:
Alan Stevens, Conference Chair, at asteven4@samford.edu
From Alabama Public Television
Alabama Public Television is so excited to join schools throughout the state in celebrating Alabama’s 200thbirthday. APT has created some special FREE resources to honor our state’s people, places and events.
Here is information about the course. Remember registration is limited to 100, so if you would like a FREE PLU or 30 contact hour course, register now.
If you have any questions related to the FREE Bicentennial course, please contact Kathy Heimankheiman@aptv.org
Title of the course
PLUASIL 6 ACLD,(APT),Using Technology Resources to Lead Special Projects
PD Title # PLUACLD622 (In Chalkable search the highlighted PD Title #) To enroll, go to the Chalkable website and search by the highlighted PD Title #. When the course appears, find the word LIST in the box, and click for the September session to open. (Do Not use Chrome as your browser or this session box will not appear. Use Explorer, Firefox, or Safari.) Once the session box opens, find theEnroll Now button and click to enroll.) Do Not click Submit a Session Request, this does not enroll you in the course.
Description: During this special professional study, participants will explore online resources and use various technologies to plan, coordinate, and promote student learning and school/community engagement activities, with an emphasis on those that recognize and celebrate the important people, places, and events of Alabama’s 200 years of statehood.
The Alabama 200 Bicentennial Commission’s educational initiative focuses on three areas, "developing new and supporting existing curricular resources, professional development for classroom teachers, and supporting school projects for public, private, and homeschool students." See http://www.alabama200.org/educators/ for more information.
Participants in this course will explore online resources from Alabama Public Television and other state organizations for teaching 200 years of Alabama history. Participants will use various technologies to complete assignments. They will also use various technologies to collaborate with teachers, students, families, and their local county and city bicentennial commission partners to coordinate and others to plan bicentennial learning activities in their schools and communities.
The goal of this professional study is to use a real world event such as Alabama's Bicentennial and to lead teachers and students in the use of technology to create resources for projects and events to commemorate this historic statewide celebration.
2. APT is also proud to offer all schools in Alabama our Legacy Moments and Learning Adventures. See information below, and please share these resources with your teachers.
Alabama Legacy Moments commemorates the Alabama Bicentennial with 200 distinctive radio and television spots about the people, places and stories that have defined Alabama. http://www.alabamalegacy.org/
Each school year, Alabama Public Television's IQ Learning Network produces one or more Learning Adventures. These webcasts are designed to be live streamed at specific, scheduled times, and feature interactivity. Join APT's student reporters as they interview experts, submit questions that may be answered live, participate in polls with instant results and more! After the webcast, Learning Adventures are archived for viewing at any time. Participation is FREE and open to all who wish to take a field trip without ever leaving the classroom!
Learn more about our 2 NEW upcoming Bicentennial Adventures for 2018-2019, Artistic Roots: Alabama's Creative Culture
Mission Control: Human Spaceflight
and access the previous Adventures in our archives. http://www.aptiq.org/IQLEARNING/content.asp?NewsID=1477
- The first resource we are offering to you is a FREE completely online ACLD approved PLU course related to the Bicentennial and resources created and curated for learning about Alabama. (If you need contact hours instead of PLU’s, just register for the PLU version in Chalkable, and then once the course begins, I will open a session for 30 contact hours in which you will register for the contact hour credit option.)
Here is information about the course. Remember registration is limited to 100, so if you would like a FREE PLU or 30 contact hour course, register now.
If you have any questions related to the FREE Bicentennial course, please contact Kathy Heimankheiman@aptv.org
Title of the course
PLUASIL 6 ACLD,(APT),Using Technology Resources to Lead Special Projects
PD Title # PLUACLD622 (In Chalkable search the highlighted PD Title #) To enroll, go to the Chalkable website and search by the highlighted PD Title #. When the course appears, find the word LIST in the box, and click for the September session to open. (Do Not use Chrome as your browser or this session box will not appear. Use Explorer, Firefox, or Safari.) Once the session box opens, find theEnroll Now button and click to enroll.) Do Not click Submit a Session Request, this does not enroll you in the course.
Description: During this special professional study, participants will explore online resources and use various technologies to plan, coordinate, and promote student learning and school/community engagement activities, with an emphasis on those that recognize and celebrate the important people, places, and events of Alabama’s 200 years of statehood.
The Alabama 200 Bicentennial Commission’s educational initiative focuses on three areas, "developing new and supporting existing curricular resources, professional development for classroom teachers, and supporting school projects for public, private, and homeschool students." See http://www.alabama200.org/educators/ for more information.
Participants in this course will explore online resources from Alabama Public Television and other state organizations for teaching 200 years of Alabama history. Participants will use various technologies to complete assignments. They will also use various technologies to collaborate with teachers, students, families, and their local county and city bicentennial commission partners to coordinate and others to plan bicentennial learning activities in their schools and communities.
The goal of this professional study is to use a real world event such as Alabama's Bicentennial and to lead teachers and students in the use of technology to create resources for projects and events to commemorate this historic statewide celebration.
2. APT is also proud to offer all schools in Alabama our Legacy Moments and Learning Adventures. See information below, and please share these resources with your teachers.
Alabama Legacy Moments commemorates the Alabama Bicentennial with 200 distinctive radio and television spots about the people, places and stories that have defined Alabama. http://www.alabamalegacy.org/
Each school year, Alabama Public Television's IQ Learning Network produces one or more Learning Adventures. These webcasts are designed to be live streamed at specific, scheduled times, and feature interactivity. Join APT's student reporters as they interview experts, submit questions that may be answered live, participate in polls with instant results and more! After the webcast, Learning Adventures are archived for viewing at any time. Participation is FREE and open to all who wish to take a field trip without ever leaving the classroom!
Learn more about our 2 NEW upcoming Bicentennial Adventures for 2018-2019, Artistic Roots: Alabama's Creative Culture
Mission Control: Human Spaceflight
and access the previous Adventures in our archives. http://www.aptiq.org/IQLEARNING/content.asp?NewsID=1477
National Council for History Education
Mark your calendars for our next webinar! Non-members will receive a complimentary one-year
membership in NCHE for attending this program.
August 28, 2018
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
"Searching Digital Archives:
Library of Congress and
United States Patent and Trademark Office"
The Library of Congress and the USPTO contain amazing repositories of digitized primary sources.
Join Cynthia Szwajkowski of TPS Virginia, and Maggie Nunley, Teaching and Learning Librarian at the University of Virginia, as they take you through the process of navigating digital archives in the classroom.
This program will provide teachers with the confidence to help students explore these rich archives without the steep learning curve that typically accompanies the use of online resources.
Register Today
This opportunity has been made possible by a grant from the
Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program
membership in NCHE for attending this program.
August 28, 2018
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
"Searching Digital Archives:
Library of Congress and
United States Patent and Trademark Office"
The Library of Congress and the USPTO contain amazing repositories of digitized primary sources.
Join Cynthia Szwajkowski of TPS Virginia, and Maggie Nunley, Teaching and Learning Librarian at the University of Virginia, as they take you through the process of navigating digital archives in the classroom.
This program will provide teachers with the confidence to help students explore these rich archives without the steep learning curve that typically accompanies the use of online resources.
Register Today
This opportunity has been made possible by a grant from the
Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program