Professional Development
Access the Learn with INFOhio webinar series. At this site, you can learn about upcoming webinars from INFOhio, and access recorded webinars, including our information webinars about the Ohio as America 4th-grade textbook and 8th-grade supplement.
Professional Development on the Revised 4th-grade Academic Content Standards in Social Studies:
The Creative Learning Factory at the Ohio Historical Society is offering free webinars about the 2010 Revised Ohio Academic Content Standards for Grade 4 Social Studies teachers. These webinars will help familiarize teachers with the new model curricula, content and skills in the standards and provide strategies for utilizing this new information in the classroom. Recordings of the live webinars will also be made available to Ohio’s teachers unable to attend.
To register, please have your 4th grade teachers e-mail their name, school name with city, and sessions they would like to participate in to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
These professional-development opportunities are funded by a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation.
Schedule of Sessions:
Thursday, March 8, 2012; 6:00pm-8:00pm
Introduction and Overview of Changes to the New Standards
6:00pm-7:00pm - Overview of the Changes and Structure of Model Curricula
Virginia Moore, Social Studies Content Specialist, Ohio Resource Center
7:00pm-8:00pm - Sample Classroom Application of the Model Curricula
Mark Butler, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
Watch the Recorded Webinar at http://creativelearningfactory.adobeconnect.com/p10whfgpkmj/
Tuesday, March 20, 2012; 6:00pm-8:00pm
Historical Thinking and 21st Century Skills
6:00pm-7:00pm - Overview of Historical Thinking and 21st Century Skills
7:00pm-8:00pm - Strategies for Modeling Historical Thinking and 21st Century Skills
Mark Butler, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
Watch the Recorded Webinar at http://creativelearningfactory.adobeconnect.com/p1f2xbgiumy/
Wednesday, April 4, 2012; 6:00pm-8:00pm
History Strand
6:00pm-7:00pm - Changes in Content and Model Curricula; Strategies for Locating Content Resources
Mark Butler, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
7:00pm-8:00pm - Classroom Applications of the History Model Curricula Utilizing Historical Thinking and 21st Century Skills
Tutti Jackson, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
Watch the Recorded Webinar at http://creativelearningfactory.adobeconnect.com/p9qyohzd020/
Thursday, April 19, 2012; 6:00pm-8:00pm
Geography Strand
6:00pm-7:00pm - Changes in Content and Model Curricula; Strategies for Locating Content Resources
Mark Butler, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
7:00pm-8:00pm - Classroom Applications of the Geography Model Curricula Utilizing Historical Thinking and 21st Century Skills
Molly Uline-Olmstead, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
Tuesday, May 8, 2012; 6:00pm-8:00pm
Government Strand
6:00pm-7:00pm - Changes in Content and Model Curricula; Strategies for Locating Content Resources
Mark Butler, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
7:00pm-8:00pm - Classroom Applications of the Government Model Curricula Utilizing Historical Thinking and 21st Century Skills Mary Bezbatchenko, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
Wednesday, May 23, 2012; 6:00pm-8:00pm
Economics Strand
60min - Changes in Content and Model Curricula; Strategies for Locating Content Resources
Mark Butler, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory
7:00pm-8:00pm - Classroom Applications of the Economics Model Curricula Utilizing Historical Thinking and 21st Century Skills
Dr. Betsy Hedler, Creative Learning Engineer, Creative Learning Factory