At the 2009 BC Social Studies Teachers Association’s Annual Conference, president Raquel Chin awarded Regan Ross with the “Innovator of the Year” award for developing The Civic Mirror and working with teachers to integrate it into their classrooms.
This is the second award Regan has received for his pioneering work with The Civic Mirror, the first being the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Teaching Excellence in 2008.
Regan Ross and The Edmonds School District are proud to host the first-ever Civic Mirror Summer Institute. This two-day event will offer Washington state educators 12 ESD clock hours to
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RESERVE YOUR SEAT by contacting Sarah Schumacher (S.S. coordinator for the Edmonds School District) at (425) 431-7341 or schumachers@edmonds.wednet.edu.
Dates: Tuesday, August 25 and Wednesday, August 26 (9:00AM – 3:30PM, both days).
Location: Edmonds-Woodway High School, 7600 212th Street SW, Edmonds, WA 98026
Cost: TBA (likely $100 or less)
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Day 1: Learn how The Civic Mirror works by playing it with other teachers. You will become a citizen, a politician, business-owner and more by living in a simulated country with other teachers.
Day 2: A blend of game-play and break-out sessions where teacher-groups will co-develop unit & course plans that utilize The Civic Mirror’s offerings to prepare students for thesocial studies CBAs.
Afterward: Leave with a new and exciting unit and/or course plan plus the ability to use The Civic Mirror in your own classroom to ignite student interest and prepare them for the CBAs in a fun way.
Join Regan Ross at the 2009 Encompass Conference as he leads teachers through a hands-on Civic Mirror workshop, giving them a chance to learn how to use this innovative program in their own classrooms by playing it. Ideal for social studies teachers looking for new and exciting ways to bring subjects like law, government, economics, citizenship, and character education to life.
Location ~ Heritage Woods Secondary School
1300 David Avenue, Port Moody, BC, V3H 5K6.
Civic Mirror Workshop Time is 9:00am to 12:00pm
Note: Stand-alone unit plans for Social Studies 8-10 and Law 12 – as well as integrated unit plans for Social Studies 11 and Civics Studies 11 – will be provided.
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