Social Studies
Social Studies
MAISD social studies consulting supports teachers in enacting high-quality social science experiences, curriculum, and assessment. Services include constructing instructional visions, curriculum adoption support, professional development, course pathway support and compliance, and classroom coaching.
Intended Outcomes of Service:
- Deliver high-quality, aligned social studies instruction to all students K-12
- Serve leaders and social studies teachers with the goal of
increasing student proficiency
Examples of Service:
- One-on-one lesson coaching
- Regular support for teams of teachers during early release or late start around a specific learning pathway or instructional practice
- Curriculum adoption from curation to to implementation
Intended Audiences:
- Individual or group classroom teachers (grade level, department, etc.)
- School building or district administrator
- School building or district leadership team
- Entire school building, district, or county-wide groups
Delivery Methods:
- Facilitation of a meeting
- Providing or leading training on a specific topic
- Observation in a classroom
- Modeling instructional practices in the classroom
- Working directly with students
- Providing content expertise at a meeting
- Planning with a teacher or group of teachers
- Analyzing data with teachers or leadership team
- Instructional coaching and feedback
- Coordinating an event, activity, or collaboration
- One-on-one consultation - phone, e-mail, in-person
- Service can be adapted and arranged to meet the unique needs of each district or building team
Networks Supported:
- Grade level networks
Additional resources are provided via email request. To make a request via email, please use the HELP button.
Contact Information:
Tom Hinken
Social Studies Consultant
Phone: 231-767-7255
Contact Tom Hinken via email