Session+5+at+PATTAN+Pittsburgh


 * __SESSION DATE: June 14, 2010__

__REGISTRATION__** : Register online with [|PATTAN]


 * __ ATTENDEES: __**

This session is open for participants from Intermediate Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 27 and 28

**__REQUIREMENTS:__** Please bring a Lesson Plan or Unit Plan or Curriculum for Civics or social studies course that integrates civics content. Bringing a LAPTOP is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.


 * __ ACT 48 Hours: __** YES


 * __ Substitute Reimbursement for Your District __**: YES

Instructions:

__** OBJECTIVES: **__ Participants will be able to: · Explain the basis for sound citizenship fundamentals in preparing students for the demands of the 21st Century. · Connect sound citizenship education to the philosophy of the Pennsylvania Standards Aligned System. · Practice implementation of the Keystone Programs and understand their inherent value in building effective civics education. · Connect Keystone Programs as vital resources in the Curriculum Framework of the Standards Aligned System. · Identify local, regional, Commonwealth, national and global issues of importance to students and how they meet the spirit of the Curriculum Framework for Civics within the Standards Aligned System.


 * __ AGENDA: __**

SAS Civics and the Civic Mission of Schools Monday, June 14, 2010 PATTAN-Pittsburgh 3190 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 ||


 * 8:30-9:00 ||  || Continental Breakfast and Registration ||


 * 9:00 || -9:30 || Civics, the Civic Mission of Schools, and the Foundation for 21st Century Education ||


 * 9:30-10:00 ||  || Federal Initiatives, Pennsylvania Initiatives and Responses; Using the Pennsylvania Social Studies Wiki to Stay Informed ||


 * 10:00-10:30 ||  || The Philosophical Foundations of the Standards Aligned System ||


 * 10:30-11:30 ||  || Using the Standards Aligned System (Individual and Small Group Activity) ||


 * 11:30-12:00 ||  || Lunch ||


 * 12:15-2:45 ||  || Keystone Program Project and Simulation (Hands-on activity) ||

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