2016 Teacher Professional Development Workshops

WORKSHOPS CAN BE TAKEN FOR RECERTIFICATION POINTS

Hokulea Cultural and Environmental Development

Saturday, January 30, 2016 9:00-3:00 PM
On Saturday, January 30, 2016, the Education Department of
The Mariners Museum and the Polynesian Voyaging Society
will offer an SOL-based Teacher Professional Development
Session designed to provide educators with content and
instructional strategies to take back to their classrooms.
Topics include:
*Malama Honua worldwide voyage
*A Comparison of early Polynesian and Powhatan societies
*Climate Change
*How Google Maps and Tourmaker can be used in the
classroom to tie it all together
Cost: $30 which includes the workshop, teaching materials, lunch and admission to the museum.

SUMMER 2016 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS

JUNE 27JULY 1, 2016
Professional Development Workshops are designed to provide Virginia instructors with new
insights into creating more engaging and stimulating lessons for their students.
Each day-long session will focus on essential background and activities that teachers can take back
to the classroom.

Age of Exploration

Slavery & the Transatlantic Slave Trade

June 27 9 A.M.-3 P.M.

June 28 9 A.M.-3 P.M.

Analyze the rationale for European exploration and the Investigate the inner workings of the Triangular Trade
outcome of their voyages and discoveries on the Old and slaverys impact in the Americas.
World and the New.
Current History & Social Science SOLs: K.4, K.5, 1.3, 1.7,2.9,3.2, 3.3,
3.8, VS.1, USI.1, USI.4, USI.5, WHI.1, WHII.1, WHII.2, WHII.4, WHII.5,
VUS.1, VUS.2, VUS.3
2017 History & Social Science SOLs: 1.1, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.9, 3.4, 3.6,
USI.4 (a), WG.1,WG.3, WG.4, WG.5, WHI.1, WHII.4

History & Social Science SOLs: 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8, 3.12, VS.3, VS.4,
USI.1, USI.4, USII.5, WHI.10, WHII.4, WHII.5, WHII.8, WG.1, VUS. 1,
VUS.2, VUS.3, CE.1

2017 History & Social Science SOLs: VS.3(e), VS.4(a), USI.1, USI.4(c),
USI.5(d), WG.1, WG.3, WG.6, WHI.1, WHII.1, WHII.4, VUS.1, VUS.2, VUS.3,
Points Earned: 5

Points Earned: 5

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Exploring the American Civil War through Primary Sources

June 29 9 A.M.-3 P.M.

Learn how to bring the American Civil War to life for your students through the examination of primary
sources. Well explore such topics as the events that led to war, the role of the ironclads, and the impact of
the war on the battlefront, the home front, and in the slave quarters through an examination of eyewitness
accounts, political cartoons, photographs, and newspapers.
Current History & Social Science SOLs: VS.1, VS.7, USI.1, USI.9, USII.3, VUS.1, VUS.7, CE.1
2017 History & Social Science SOLs: VS.1, VS.7, VS.10, USI.1, USI.2(d), USI.8, USI.9(a-d), USII.1, USII.3, CE.1, WHII.9(b), VUS.1, VUS.6(e),
VUS.7(a), VUS.8 (a-b)
Points Earned: 5

Indigenous People of the Americas: A True Perspective

June 30 9 A.M.-3 P.M.

Before the arrival of Europeans in what would become known as the New World, there were indigenous
people with diverse cultures living throughout North and South America. Well explore several of these
societiesincluding the Powhatans, Aztecs, Mayans, Inuit, and othersand discover the role they have
played throughout history.
Current History & Social Science SOLs: 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 3.3, VS.1, VS.2, VS.3, VS.7, USI.3, USI.5, USI.7, USI.9, WHI 1.1, WG. 4
2017 History & Social Science SOLs: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.13, 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, VS.1, VS.2, VS.3, VS.7, VS.9, USI.1, USI.2, USI.3, USI.5, USI.8,
USI.9, USII.1, USII.6, USII.7, USII.9, WG.2, WG.3, WG.6, WHI.1, WHI.13, WHII.1, WHII.9, VUS.1, VUS.2, VUS.3, VUS.4, VUS.6, VUS.7, VUS.11,
VUS.11, VUS.13, VUS.14
Points Earned: 5

Chesapeake Bay: An Estuary in Crisis

July 1 9 A.M.-3 P.M.

Discuss the factors and changes that have contributed to the decline of the Chesapeake Bay. We will examine
the various plants, animals and other organisms that live in and around the Bay. The workshop concludes
with a discussion of the changes we can make in our daily lives to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay,
or any other watershed in which we may live.
Science SOLs: LS 4.5, 4.8, 5.5, 6.7, 10, 11 ES 9; Bio 9
Points Earned: 5

Only $55 per workshop per day.

Price includes workshop, teaching materials, and lunch. Discounts given for multiple workshop registration.
For larger groups, ask about school district discounts.

For more information or to register please contact:

Jane Jones (757) 591-7745 jjones@MarinersMuseum.org

100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606 MarinersMuseum.org/Education