To: County Superintendents
K-12 Principals
All K-12 Social Studies Teachers
Special Educators and Co-Teaching Teams
County Social Studies Coordinators
From: Regina Scotchie, Social Studies Coordinator
Date: March 24, 2009
Re: 2009 Social Studies Summer Institute
You are invited to attend the Fourth Annual Social Studies Summer Institute sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Education. Our Summer Institutes have proven to be informative and beneficial experiences for everyone involved, and we anticipate that the 2009 Social Studies Summer Institute will meet the needs of our teachers and exceed their expectations once again. Participants are invited to attend follow-up sessions during the 2009-2010 school year if they choose to do so. The summer institute combined with the sessions in October and March will provide systemic professional development.
This year’s Social Studies Summer Institute will be held at the Bridgeport Conference Center, conveniently located off of I-79 at Exit 124 Jerry Dove Drive in Harrison County. Please visit the link http://www.bridgeportconference.com/ for driving directions and facility details.
The WVDE will cover the cost of the facility, A/V equipment, breakfast, lunch and breaks throughout the institute as well as dinner on Thursday evening. The WVDE will cover the expenses and stipends of all presenters, as well as all books and materials given to the participants and used throughout the institute.
The local education agencies are asked to cover the expense of the participants’ lodging, travel to and from the conference and the evening meal on Wednesday.
We are asking each participant to bring a laptop computer if they have access to one. It will be beneficial to participants if they can work and interact using a laptop during sessions. Free high-speed Internet access is available to all participants.
We also encourage teachers to be presenters and to submit a Presentation Proposal for either full 75-minute sessions or for the 25-minute Chautauqua sessions on Thursday evening. In a Chautauqua, participants move throughout the presentations providing an opportunity for much sharing and learning. All Presentation Proposals must be submitted no later than April 30. Those teachers whose presentations are accepted will be notified by May 30. Both the registration link and the presentation proposal link are at the end of this letter.
Draft Agenda:
Wednesday, July 29: 10 a.m. – 12 Noon: Registration
Vendor Displays
Appetizers and Refreshments
12 Noon: Lunch and Opening Session with Keynote Speaker
1:30 – 4:30p.m. Bill of Rights Institute for H.S. West Virginia Geographic Alliance
Teacher Workshop Sessions
Council for Economic Education Center for Civic Education
ArcView Training Session
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Reflection and Discussion
Thursday, July 30: 7:30– 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 – 11:45 a.m. Bill of Rights Institute for E.S. Friends of Blackwater
The Mountain Institute
Council for Economic Education Teacher Workshop Sessions
ArcView Training Session Continues
Noon – 1 p.m. Lunch 1p.m. - 4 p.m. The Buck Institute for Education
Project Based Learning K-12
6 – 8 p.m. Chautauqua Sessions (8)
Friday, July 31: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 – 11:45 a.m. The Buck Institute for Education
Project Based Learning K-12
ArcView Training Session Continues
Noon – 1 p.m. Lunch
1 – 3:30 p.m. The Buck Institute for Education
Project Based Learning K-12
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Next Steps and Reflection
Fifteen minute breaks with refreshments will occur each morning and each afternoon as well. Dinner will be provided on Thursday evening prior to Chautauqua.
Lodging:
· Room blocks have been established at the Wingate Inn, (304)808-1000,
(Reservation code INS4; cutoff date for SSSI rate is May 28) and Microtel Inn and Suites, (304)808-2000 (reservation code WVED-OI2; cutoff date is May 30).
· Please call the motel of your choice to make reservations.
· You may incur a higher lodging rate if you book your room after these dates.
Registration Form: Submit your registration online at
http://wvde.state.wv.us/x/200903-social-studies-summer-institute-registration
Registration deadline: May 15, 2009.
Registration fee: None
Presentation Proposal Form: Submit your proposal online at
http://wvdeinstruction.wufoo.com/forms/presentation-proposal/
Presentation Submission deadline: April 30, 2009.
Notification to Presenter by: May 30, 2009