June PD centers on Building Literacy in Social Studies
Prairie Lakes AEA will offer secondary social studies teachers and Teacher Leaders the following professional development:
Year 1 Building Literacy in Social Studies – June 26 & 27 at the PLAEA office in Fort Dodge
Participants will focus on the ELA Literacy Standards for History/Social Studies with an overview of six instructional shifts used to implement the Iowa Core into the classroom. A more in-depth analysis of two of the instructional shifts – Disciplinary Literacy and The Use of Informational Text will also be a central part of the course.
Year 2 Building Literacy in Social Studies – June 12 & 13 at the PLAEA office in Fort Dodge
Participants will earn four of the six shifts within the Iowa Core in Literacy for History/Social Studies standards and classroom applications. These shifts include: Academic Vocabulary, Text Complexity, Text-based Evidence and Argument, and Writing from Sources.
Note: These classes may be taken out of order. They were created by the State Social Studies Professional Development Cadre and have and are being offered across the state.
To Register - http://www.plaea.org/professional-development/coursecatalog/
Questions? Contact Linda Linn at llinn@plaea.org