About NBISP
North Bay International Studies Project
Providing Professional Development for K-12 Teachers since 1988.
NBISP is a grant-funded, statewide subject-matter project that provides pedagogical and curriculum resources in history/social science and international studies to the K- 16 educational community. We are part of the Sonoma State University School of Social Sciences and one of the seven sites of the California International Studies Project (CISP).
For more about us, please visit our about page.
Common Core Standards
NBISP presents two one-day workshops on Common Core State Standards** for Middle and High School Social Studies Teachers:
June 11-12, 2012
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: Casa Grande High School Library, 333 Casa Grande Rd., Petaluma, CA 94954
Topics:
June 11:
- Deconstructing Historical Documents (Morning session)
- Writing Strategies in History (Afternoon session)
June 12:
- Technology tools for Collaboration:
- Wiki design
- Backchanneling
- Prezi & other tools
- (If you are only attending 6/12, please bring a unit for the Prezi design)
Registration is limited: first 30 teachers to register will be paid $60 per person per day. A registration fee $50 per day per person will apply for additional participants.
To register please fill out this registration form.
Download flyer here.
For additional information please contact Miriam Hutchins:
Email: miriam.hutchins@sonoma.edu
Phone: 707.664.2409
NBISP Presenters will include:
- Nancy Case-Rico, SSU
- Sue Olds, Petaluma City Schools
- Susan Hirsch, SSU
- Jonna Weidaw, MCOE
- Alison Manchester, SVUSD
- Natalie Wojinski, WCCUSD
** The California Common Core State Standards for English–Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects define what it means to be a literate person in the 21st century. Students who master the standards will be fluent readers, critical thinkers, informative writers, effective speakers, and engaged listeners. They also will use technology as a source of information and a means of communication.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Petaluma City Schools: Teaching American History Grant
Professional Development Workshops
- Writing Workshops for History Teachers
- Primary Documents: Identifying Resources and how to deconstruct primary documents with your students.
- Reading Skills in History: Text analysis (reading skills) –revisit how to implement useful reading strategies of history text.
- ELL: Addressing the needs of English learners in relation to the Common Core Standards
- Using Technology to support writing: Using Online forums, writing daily for class, and other strategies.
- Beyond the Textbook: Identifying and Integrating Multiple Perspectives
- Using Literature in History: Strategies for English Language Learners