| From The President:
You are invited ! What : A Birthday Party Given by : Minnesota Council for the Social Studies Board of Directors When : March 6 th and 7 th , 2008 Where : Mystic Lake Convention Center and James J. Hill House Why : Celebrate Minnesota's 150th birthday, network with colleagues state-wide, bring back tools to use in the classroom, become a better teacher through great professional development opportunities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -14. That's what the minivan display said as I dropped off the kids and went to school. You know you're from Minnesota when zero feels “warm.” In one month we'll be plenty warm inside the conference area of Mystic Lake. Not only have we made some improvements but they have as well. Come check out both! Highlights for 2008 include: great featured speakers, two days of vendors, usable presentations, a professional gift bag, birthday party, amazing food, and, of course, the 2 nd Annual gala. Come celebrate, learn, and grow. Gala: Pearson-Prentice Hall is again our lead sponsor. We'll load three charter buses (you may drive if you like, parking is on the street) at 4:30 and head to the James J. Hill House. You'll enjoy great food and beverage (included) while you roam the mansion, see the gas lamps burning, and have all your questions answered by knowledgeable hosts. Who knows, someone from the capital might just walk down after a busy day. Free clickers: We invite you to our annual meeting-on-a-stick, Friday . Yes, this is a meeting, but you can sit back, eat, and see where the board is heading. We are a fun working board and we'll keep it short! We continue to work on defining membership, creating satellite mini-conferences, developing a College Student Association, and we'll elect a few people as well. Our board is strong, excited to be working together, and looking to grow the organization. Stop in, we need your input…and e-Instruction will give away a classroom set of clickers ($3250 value). Remember to attend your local caucus. If you don't participate, do you have the right to complain? I hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl, participate in Super Tuesday, and have a Super Start to March by joining us at the conference. Click above on Spring Conference to get registered and all your questions answered. I look forward to seeing a packed house. Your humble servant. President Andrix MCSS President The Great Lakes Council for the Social Studies invites you to come to Indianapolis to the Great Lakes Conference!!! | ||
From the Secretory of State: Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is looking for teachers to create lessons based on the Student materials from his office. Interested? email him at secretary.state@state.mn.us |