ORMS/CCPS Central Office/Northwest Middle School: Social Studies Chair, S.I.T. Chair/SOS Coordinator/Team Lead. Former: Sykesville M.S. and Franklin H.S.
Westminster, MD
Joined November 2017
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Mrs. Feinstein and Mrs. Mazalewski did a wonderful job with this presentation. Congratulations to Mrs. Feinstein for organizing such a great presenter for both teams. 👏 The students learned a lot. Way to go! @CCPS_SocStudies
Grateful for the experience to conduct mock interviews for students at the Career and Tech Center yesterday. The students were very professional and passionate about their skills. The future is bright! @CCPSk12
I may not be specifically teaching history anymore, but that doesn’t mean I’m still not a Social Studies/History teacher at heart. Here is a great resource for processing the attacks in Israel with your students @facinghistory @CCPS_SocStudies
facinghistory.org/resource-l…
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Congratulations to Grace Stine, of @CCPS_SocStudies, on receiving the Award for Excellence in White House History sponsored by @WhiteHouseHstry. Grace writes: "I enjoyed reading and learning about Katherine Johnson and her impact on Space." Great work, Grace!
ALT Text reads "Award for Excellence in White House History, sponsored by the White House HIstorical Association. Junior Individual Exhibit. Title: “Katherine Johnson, The Unsung Hero in the Race to the Final Frontier” Student: Grace Stine School: Northwest Middle School, Carroll County Teacher: Jennifer Borcik" To the left of the text is a photo of the student holding her award.
Just had a great meeting with @schoollinks for career planning for students. This could be the wave of the future! @CCPSk12
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Are you interested in teaching for Carroll County Public Schools? We're holding a teacher screening interview day on Thursday, July 27. Learn more and register at bit.ly/44o32TS.
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Amazing! Grace also won the Excellence in White House History Award at the Maryland History Day State Contest in May. Congratulations to this accomplished student.
On June 16th, Ms. Grace Stine, graduated 8th grader, from NWS, was honored with the Inaugural "Celebrating America Committee Award" at Union Mills Homestead. The award was granted for her History Day project titled "Katherine Johnson: The Unsung Hero in the Race to the Moon".
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CCPS and Carroll County Public Library will be presenting a mock trial camp for students entering grades 6-9 on July 17 and 18. Please see the flyer below for more information.
15 days of school and 9 actual teaching days: my students are still debating! Today, they argued Reconstruction Plans for the South. “Which Plan was the most Successful to Reunify the Country?” The real question should be…Can I get through the curriculum? @CCPS_SocStudies
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Robert "Bird" Brown has a special legacy here at WHS. He was a teacher, coach, and friend to many. We'd like to honor him on his birthday, May 1st, by inviting everyone to wear tie-dye to celebrate the incredible impact he had on our community. "Live your dash!"
This right here! Start from the second week of school and your students will be pros by this time of year 👏
From Debate to Deliberation edutopia.org/article/debate-…
Students in my class debating Lincoln’s Options at Fort Sumter. Using Primary sources of Cabinet members advice from 1861, the students debated in small groups and voted thinking what would be the best decision socially, politically,and economically? @CCPS_SocStudies
Students in my class researched and presented the advantages of the North v. South in the Civil War and they had to make predictions based on their findings. They had to find primary sources to support their theories. They found some amazing sources! @CCPS_SocStudies
Our SIT team and Team Leaders treated our staff at Northwest to an ice cream social today as a morale booster. Take care of each other! Thank you to all who assisted with organizing! 🍨
Students in my class held a Reformer’s Convention today (complete with “refreshments”) to “meet” their assigned reformers from the 1800’s and their impacts on History. They are then voting on their “Final Four” Reformers. #ourmarchmadness. @CCPS_SocStudies
Another quick formative assessment idea 💡 for your students as they exit the room… easy and quick for all students.. plus they like seeing their classmates responses. I like to leave these up for a few days in order to refer back to their answers.
Northwest Middle Huskies of Strength completed a Positive Friends campaign this week. Peer Leaders created a photo booth and props to pose with positive friends. After, their pic, students answered a Sources of Strength trivia question for a chance to win a prize! @CCPS_Sources
Mr. Lavender, Mr. Bortz, and myself celebrated our CCPS History Day Participants today with a certificate ceremony and a donut party. Way to go Huskies! #HuskyPride @CCPS_SocStudies
