US+Meeting+2012+04+02

>> CARPeagues – >> >> Thanks for a great meeting today! I know it was long, and your consistent effort is really appreciated. >> >> Here are the decisions we made for our next steps … >> >> ** Focus Question #1 ** (What do we teach in the social studies?) >> ** As a 1-12 department, where do we stand in the world of social studies education? ** >> **We propose that we investigate the curriculum in a primary content area …** >> Please have this completed for our last CARP meeting on May 7. >>
 * 1) Chicago Trip April 27, 2012
 * Schools
 * Latin School
 * Francis Parker
 * Substitute Teaching Team
 * I already have Phoebe Parsons (period 1,2,3, and 9 [HAP-E]) We could have her do all West Civ
 * We may be able to use our colleagues
 * //Need to determine whether we need an additional substitute to cover other classes//
 * //Rishi, Williams, staying//
 * //Bloch coming with.//
 * //Invite JS//
 * Itinerary
 * Francis Parker in the morning, Latin School in the afternoon.
 * 5:30ish train OR we can do dinner and take a later train (around 8 PM)
 * Goals
 * 1) Upcoming Due Dates:
 * 2) May 7 CARP
 * 3) We will need a write-up about our Chicago Trip.
 * 4) //I'll connect to the requirements for the MAY 7 MTNG--See from Chuck Below://
 * **Utilize standards available on Atlas mapping software**
 * **Check out Cincinnati Country Day Atlas map**
 * **Make some individual contacts to other like schools to see if we can obtain some curricular info or contact**
 * **Analyze our findings, looking for areas of common instruction and any obvious gaps**
 * **Summarize findings in a two to three paragraph narrative**
 * 1) Carol Drummond History Award Nominees, Winner
 * 2) **Jack Casey** - has taken a significant amount of History electives
 * 3) Greg Booth
 * 4) Ali Robinson
 * 5) Summer Reading Books
 * 6) What's so Great about German Maps.