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Eva Patterson will be speaking in a panel at the CCSS Conference in Burlingame on March 9, 2013

Eva Paterson: Heroine of the Civil Rights Era Who Kept Moving On

March 2, 2013 by tchistorygal

Eva Paterson was only a teenager when she debated Spiro Agnew on national television in 1970. When she became an attorney she fought for Civil Rights for many underserved groups of people. Though she grew up in a violent home, she became a champion for those whose rights were challenged at home or in society. In the late 1970s she successfully sued the Oakland Police Department for not coming to the aide of battered women. “Prior to taking the helm […]

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Categories: CCSS, Experience, history-social science, Organizations, San Francisco • Tags: CCSS 2013 Conference, Equal Justice Society, Eva Patterson, social justice, Social Studies on the March

This was the most time- intensive part. this was my fourth attempt.

Using the Creative Cloud by Adobe

January 29, 2013 by tchistorygal

As many of you know, the job of designing a brochure somehow dropped on my unartistic shoulders. I created something using the Creative Cloud for our Board Meeting on Saturday, and received immediate feedback about what to change. This was my first time ever to use Adobe Illustrator, and it represented about 8 or more hours of intensive effort. I just LOOKS so easy a first grader could do it! I would not call Illustrator an intuitive, user-friendly program. Today […]

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Categories: art, Blogging, California, CCSS, Common Core, communication, Education, Experience, history-social science, Photography • Tags: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop CS5, California Council for the Social Studies, designing a brochure, Marsha Lee

My first attempt using Adobe Illustrator

My First Photography Up for Sale on Fine Art America Website

January 26, 2013 by tchistorygal

I saw Enice’s photography on this website http://fineartamerica.com/, so I thought I’d give it a try as well. So far I only have 10 pictures posted, but they are also advertised on my Facebook page. I’m excited, because I finally got myself started. This business is mostly a hobby, but I would like it to be a successful hobby just because I like to be successful. The way I will measure success is that 1) the pictures are of technically of […]

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Categories: art, California, CCSS, communication, Experience, history-social science, Organizations, Photography • Tags: Adobe Illustrator, California Council for the Social Studies, CCSS, CCSS.org, designing brochures, fineartamerica.com, Marsha Lee, nutsfortreasure, selling artwork

Another New Career: Designing Brochure Covers

January 20, 2013 by tchistorygal

I decided instead of not posting while I’m working, I would bring you into my workspace. Although I am not a graphic artist, I am designing covers for a new brochure for California Council for the Social Studies. So I’d like you to help me judge attractiveness. You should probably know what the organization is all about. Purpose California Council for the Social Studies advocates for and promotes social studies education as an essential foundation in developing citizens for a […]

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Categories: art, CCSS, communication, history-social science, Organizations • Tags: brochure designs, California Council for the Social Studies, CCSS, Marsha Lee

We're really working. Proofing the Conference Program.

To Do List, My Lazy Blogging Excuse

January 19, 2013 by tchistorygal

Like all of us, I actually do have a life. And often it gets in the way of my blogging. I started blogging in April, and by August I had to quit my day job so I could blog full-time. Such a sad excuse to retire, but V says I go after blogging like I did my job, and according to V – not my boss – I was a workaholic. As you may know, I am still […]

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Categories: Blogging, CCSS, Experience, Family, Organizations, Photography, TCHS • Tags: California Council for the Social Studies, Layton Trailer, Marsha Lee, Tulare County Historical Society

Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures

December 30, 2012 by tchistorygal

January – Thirty years ago student teachers HAD to be a member of a professional organization as part of their graduation requirements. Although it is no longer mandatory, social studies teachers who join California Council for the Social Studies become the leaders in their field as they meet colleagues from across the state, and make friendships that last a lifetime. In January the CCSS Executive Board asked to serve as the First Vice-President, replacing a member who had moved to Colorado. […]

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Categories: beach, Blogging, California, California Desert, CCSS, Education, Experience, history-social science, Photography, Retirement, SJVCSS, TCHS, WP Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Marsha Lee, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures

Travel Theme: Circles

December 10, 2012 by tchistorygal

Definition: A circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a central point. Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack, dreamed up a theme that made my mind go in circles trying to think of when I have ever photographed circles. But sure enough, when I looked through my pictures, I found circles had snuck into my collection unwittingly. Members of the California Council for Social Studies checked out the hotel in Burlingame where we will hold our annual conference in March, 2013. […]

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Categories: art, CCSS, Education, Events, Organizations, Photography, Travel • Tags: circles, Marsha Lee, patterns, Photo Challenge: Circles, psychology of circles, Travel Theme: Circles

Seattle Warwick Hotel

November 20, 2012 by tchistorygal

From this downtown Seattle Warwick Hotel handicapped room, I was not hampered from taking a few pictures from the window from my 9th floor room. I like this picture because it almost has a 1950s art look about it. It was chilly, but not raining the first day of the National Council for Social Studies Conference. You can see the rain spatters on this picture, and I don’t know if they are new or used spatters, but I like what […]

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Categories: CCSS, clouds, hotel, NCSS, Photography, Travel, Washington State • Tags: Downtown Seattle, NCSS, Warwick Hotel

Teachers Pay Teachers

October 20, 2012 by tchistorygal

Want To Make A Million Dollars? One of the services I do for SJVCSS is Chair the Curriculum Committee. During the last adoption for History-Social Science I was fortunate to be selected to serve as a Reviewer. Although I was unable to perform that role, I was involved at the county level after the adoptions were available to districts. With the coming of the Common Core Standards individual teachers are beginning to search for materials on their own. One of the most logical places […]

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Categories: CCSS, Common Core, Education, history-social science, Organizations, Resources, SJVCSS • Tags: California, CNN, Common Core Standards, credibility, curricula, Education, Educators, history standards, K through 12, Martin Savidge, professional organizations, teacher, teachers pay teachers

Sunday Post: People

October 3, 2012 by tchistorygal

Ok, this post is for Jake. I hope I will get his dragon posted in correctly so you can see his amazing 3D people. My people are doing similar things, but they are flat, and a wee bit older (or at least some of them are!! – not mentioning any names!) We were at a not-so-boring California Council for the Social Studies Board meeting. Just when things might have gotten dull, our President, Brent Heath, enlivened us with […]

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Categories: CCSS, Photography • Tags: California, California Council, Jake, Jakesprinter, Social science, social studies, sunday post

Common Core FAQs Relative to History-Social Studies

September 8, 2012 by tchistorygal

Today our San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies had their big planning meeting. One thing that came out of that was the need for a one page FAQ sheet for the Common Core Standards for Social Studies teachers in particular – to quell their fears of the unknown. This is all I got done this afternoon. See what you think of it, and tell me what else you thing should be on it.KNOWN ASSESSMENT FAQs • Common Core […]

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Categories: Assessment, CCSS, Common Core, Education, history-social science, SJVCSS • Tags: California, California Council, Common Core, Education, National Council for the Social Studies, Primary source, San Joaquin Valley Council for the Social Studies, Seattle, Social science, social studies

How Committees Work Well

August 26, 2012 by tchistorygal

Social describes the social studies community of California Council for the Social Studies (CCSS). The first CCSS.History-Social Studies people can be controversial and argumentative, or they can cooperate, and accomplish a lot. Usually it’s a little of both.There’s a lot of persuading and synergy going on in California Council for the Social Studies these days.Committees do the work of the organization. They set goals, review the organization’s position statements, gain new information, and network. Their needs, and the needs of […]

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Categories: CCSS, Education, history-social science, Organizations • Tags: California, CCSS, Education, history, Social science

Yes, we relied heavily on our maps, my geographic friends. Only now we had the real space in our brains to go with the map.

2013 CCSS Social Studies on the March in Burlingame

June 1, 2012 by tchistorygal

A good friend once told me that understanding the Civil War starts with understanding the geography. I found out that the same thing is true of planning a conference. You can’t plan for 500 extra conference attendees if your rooms can only seat 600. The CCSS Planning Committee arrived at the Hyatt knowing that we had 10 rooms, but we didn’t know how they would be laid out or how many people could fit in the space. We just […]

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Categories: California, CCSS, Events, hotel, Organizations, Travel • Tags: California Council for the Social Studies, CCSS, Hyatt

CCSS California Council for the Social Studies

May 1, 2012 by tchistorygal

The initials for California Council for the Social Studies are now being confused with Common Core State Standards. More people will visit our website looking for the Common Core. We should have a helpful link on there along with some Common Core posts that people will stop to read first. Brent Heath opened up his home in Ontario, CA for our Executive Board Retreat where we planned for the upcoming year. The Executive Board consists of the President, Avi Black, […]

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Categories: California, CCSS, Experience, Organizations • Tags: California Council for the Social Studies, CCSS, Common Core State Standards, organization, social studies

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