Social Science & Global Studies Specialist in LCPS. Educator. Lifelong Learner. (she/her)

Joined August 2018
Christie McCormick retweeted
LCPS SSGS Office kicked off #NCSS2024 leading sessions. @MdotSmithTeachz & I discussed shifts Ts could make in Rethinking Role Play & @CMcCormickLCPS 's Igniting Civic Engagement had attendees excited to connect with the @ProjectZeroHGSE booth! Looking forward to sessions today!
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Christie McCormick retweeted
Wonderful presentation by @CMcCormickLCPS explaining how to develop civic routines with the @ProjectZeroHGSE “whys” routine. 👏🏻 @NCSSNetwork #NCSS2024
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What a great day at the museums!
What an amazing day at the museums for our SALT and Chair field trip! We had a great time looking closely at art and considering perspectives using Project Zero thinking routines. Thanks to @ngadc for providing the learning!
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We had an amazing final day of the Creating Cultures of Thinking learning group! Started with an awesome Learning Lab and ended with great reflections. So much incredible collaboration and growth in this group! @SSGSlcps @MdotSmithTeachz
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Day 1 of our Learning Group based in the work of @ProjectZeroHGSE - Creating Cultures of Thinking in @SSGSlcps! What a wonderful day of learning, reflection, and planning for the transformation of classrooms into Cultures of Thinking.
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We had a great day with our secondary @SSGSlcps teacher leaders today discussing and planning for their instructional leadership in the upcoming school year! @DGrahamLCPS
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So grateful that I got to attend #WISSIT23 with this amazing group of @SSGSlcps teachers! What an amazing week of learning and reflecting on ways to create Cultures of Thinking in LCPS classrooms for each and every student ❤️
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And shout out to the amazing Learning Group C ❤️❤️❤️ @WISSIT_DC
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Christie McCormick retweeted
VA Educators/Families: We all need to be very, very concerned about the proposed changes to the VA Social Studies/History standards & we need to take action by TOMORROW when the VBOE will meet. This doc outlines the issues and ways to take action NOW docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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Christie McCormick retweeted
Parents/teachers in VA: the proposed changes to the Social Studies/History standards are highly problematic and we should all be VERY concerned. We need to take action by TOMORROW before the VBOE meets. See this doc for the issues and ways to take action tinyurl.com/VA-SocialStudies
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What an amazing day for a field trip to Montpelier with our elementary SSGS Contacts! So many thought-provoking exhibits and ideas to bring back to our social studies instruction. @SSGSlcps @DGrahamLCPS @MdotSmithTeachz
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Excitement is in the air at @RBMS_Official for the first day of school! What an amazing way to welcome students back @LCPSOfficial #BacktoschoolVA #WeAreOneLCPS
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Christie McCormick retweeted
New Teacher Day! Enjoying spending the day with our new SSGS teachers! @CMcCormickLCPS @MdotSmithTeachz
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Check out these sessions and sign up soon!
LCPS Teachers! The March 7th PD Day sessions are now available in My Learning Plan. Check out the list of SSGS sessions designed to support student growth in social science and the 5 C's: bit.ly/March7SSGS
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Great to see student learning in action today at Harper Park Middle School as 8th graders did a gallery walk of their peers’ posters about founding documents!
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So excited to have teachers learning together in person at our Performance Assessment workshop today! @SSGSlcps @obloveshistory @welkenation
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It was so great to join the 4th graders at @LuckettsElem for their virtual Jamestown field trip today! The students learned about artifacts, geography, and the importance of learning about and valuing all people and cultures. Thanks for inviting me! @SSGSlcps
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We are only 2 days away from our next PD Day! Be sure to sign up for sessions before Friday! Register in My Learning Plan.
SSGS Teachers! Check out all the sessions being offered by the SSGS Department on the October 29th PD Day! Register in My Learning Plan.
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Christie McCormick retweeted
Highlights from the Contacts Meeting last night- a big thank you to @WaxpoolES Ts for sharing SSGS PBL lessons to show how #PBL can be used to integrate SSGS with other content areas @CMcCormickLCPS @rahnlaura @SSGSlcps
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Ok, let’s not call it Critical Race Theory. We won’t even call it “Black History.” Instead, let’s accept the premise they propose. So, how does American history look if K-12 social studies & history teachers don’t teach kids about racism white supremacy. A thread.
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