Monday, July 27, 2015

For the love of Social Studies

And the work begins... 
I took a road trip to Albany last week for the NYSCSS Summer Institute 2015 with my former and current teaching partners/friends. It was a three day conference on an inquiry model for teaching social studies (learn more here and here). 

Social studies is my favorite subject to teach, and I decided that this institute would be a good way to get my teaching gears started after this lovely year off. We worked hard and I plan to share more resources and ideas in the upcoming school year. For now I leave you with some impressions of my first trip to Albany.

After a 3+ hour drive north from NYC, our car stalled as we made our final exit. We almost made it to the hotel.
Waiting for a tow truck :(

We decided to skip the "complimentary" continental breakfast on the second day, and treated ourselves to breakfast at The Desmond Hotel's restaurant.



We made it to the NY State Capitol Building and Mall...






So much gorgeous sky!


stopped to get cheesecake at this husband and wife establishment...

and spent two hours at The New York State Museum. Here's a peek of The Shakers: America's Quiet Revolutionaries exhibit.

"As much as Shakers praise God with song and dance, 
they also praise God with the creations from their hands."






       
The permanent collections at the museum include NY state environment and early indigenous people through colonization, immigration, and today. What an amazing resource for teaching fourth grade NY state history. If only this place was closer... 

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