This is a follow-up to the Social Studies Workshops held earlier in the year. 

This collaborative session is designed for K-5 educators to continue the work of implementing the 2021 Minnesota Social Studies Standards. Teachers will work in small groups to: 

• Identify and curate primary and secondary sources aligned to bundled benchmarks. 


• Use generative AI tools to develop robust, standards-aligned unit plans. 


• Build a scope and sequence for the year. 

This is a working session - educators will leave with tangible products and a clear path forward.

​In collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Humanities Center, Sourcewell invites educators to participate in an engaging and informative workshop specifically designed for K-5 social studies educators. We will look at the new 2021 Minnesota social studies standards as well as provide time for teachers to collaboratively bundle benchmarks into cohesive, interdisciplinary instructional units. ​ ​

Here are some comments from summer participants: ​”I'm glad I attended as I am feeling MUCH more in the know about the new social studies standards. There is a lot of work to be done!” ​”The resources were wonderful! Bundling examples were something that I needed to see.” ​” Great layout of the day to allow for questions, sharing, work time.”​

This training focuses on why and how our body and brain respond to stress/crisis and how that affects our work, wellness, and interactions. Explore Social-Emotional Learning strategies to recognize dysregulation in yourself and others, as well as strategies to regain and retain regulation. These strategies apply to interactions with students, colleagues, and caregivers.

Together with the Open Windows Books Foundation, we will learn deeply through books, with speakers, and each other. The following themes have been selected for this cohort; environment and sustainable practices, social emotional learning and development, and community and healthy living. Discussion and planning will include the use of the current Minnesota State Standards to create lessons and learning opportunities in your classrooms and schools. Each participant will leave each session with 6-12 new, relevant books to keep.