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• Social Studies Olympiad 2024

  • Start
    02 Aug 2023
  • End
    31 Mar 2024
  • Location
    Virtual Event

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  THEME: Stand Up:  Risk Takers and Change Makers

  Location: All events offsite 

  March 8, 2024 Registration Deadline

  March 31, 2024 Event Selection Deadline

  April 19, 2024 Deadline for mailing offsite event materials

  After May 13, 2024 Notification of winners to coaches will occur AFTER 5/15

  Standing up for what you believe in takes courage and resilience, especially when the outcome of such actions are uncertain and if what one believes in may not be the norm of society or popular at the time. Studying history and the complexity of current issues shows us that some people or groups are risk takers and stand up under uncertainty and the fear of failure while others make the decision to not act. The theme “Stand Up! Risk Takers and Change Makers” provides students the opportunity to study historical and contemporary risk takers that have stood up for something they strongly believe in and who demanded change. Students are able to examine what motivated these change makers, what risks did they take, what were the outcomes of their decisions to stand up, and what impact did they have on society and possibly future generations?

  
  
  

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• MCSS MixTape: Teaching Controversial Issues Without Winding Up On the Local News

  • When
    12 Oct 2023
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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  The past few years have been very taxing for educators, especially teachers of social studies. This session will teach strategies to foster civil discourse in your classrooms so students can learn how to disagree positively and productively about real issues facing our society.

  Presenter:  Kymberli Wregglesworth

  Part of the Fall 2023 MCSS Mix-Tape Webinar Series

  
  

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• MCSS MixTape: Culturally Responsive Curriculum Audit Process

  • When
    19 Oct 2023
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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  Detroit Public Schools Community District will share our culturally responsive curriculum audit process that gathered feedback from more than 250 stakeholders across the district to see what changes need to be made to our current curriculum. This session will guide participants through the structured process as well as our results so other districts can see what changes we will be making.

  Presenter:  Elizabeth Triden, Detroit Public Community School District

  
  

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• MCSS MixTape: Breaking the Silence: Making Asian American History Visible

  • When
    23 Oct 2023
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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  Participants will investigate what brought Asian Americans to Michigan, examine their contributions, explore acts of resilience, consider contemporary challenges, and assess how to make their history and contributions more visible. Methods include analyzing primary documents, interacting with children’s literature, creating choice boards, including oral histories, and ensuring informed action..

  Presenter:  Linda Doornbos

  Part of the Fall 2023 MCSS Mix-Tape Webinar Series

  
  

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• MCSS MixTape: Bringing Civics into Early Elementary

  • When
    30 Oct 2023
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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  The foundation of civic understanding is developed in preschool and early elementary school classrooms.  This session will explore developmentally appropriate civics and how teachers can create lessons that meet standards and core concepts. 

  Presenter:  Brigid Beaubien

  Part of the Fall 2023 MCSS Mix-Tape Webinar Series

  
  

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• MCSS MixTape: Hands On Geography For a World of 8 Billion

  • When
    01 Nov 2023
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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  Our global population just hit 8 billion – a doubling in less than 50 years. Discover activities that explore changing trends in world population, urbanization, migration, natural resource use, land use, climate, health, education, and paths to sustainability in this interdisciplinary workshop. Engage in simulations, collaborative problem-solving and data analysis. 

  Presenter:  Lindsey Bailey

  Part of the Fall 2023 MCSS Mix-Tape Webinar Series

  
  

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• MCSS MixTape: Making Ancient World History More Engaging for Middle School

  • When
    02 Nov 2023
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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  This session will provide you with tools, strategies, and activities to engage the students and make them excited to learn. Over the course of this session you will experience various strategies and leave with ideas and resources for getting middle schoolers excited to come to your class.

  Presenter:  Trevor Thiebaut

  Part of the Fall 2023 MCSS Mix-Tape Webinar Series

  
  

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