The Mid Hudson Social Studies is proud to present the third program of our Spring 2021 Webinar Series "Leading and Learning Through Pandemic Teaching"

Presenter: Aruna Patel from New Visions
Topic: “Inquiries from a Distance”
Date: Thursday, March 25th, 2021
Time: 5:45pm-6:45pm (1 hour CTLE)
Cost: Free (Membership for 2020 - 2021 included)

Inquiries in the New Visions US History Curriculum provide unique opportunities to support skills necessary for success on parts 2 and 3 of the regents exam. But how do you facilitate inquiry learning from a distance? How do you engage students you only see every few days in a blended learning model in a cycle of inquiry? In this workshop teachers will engage with inquires on the Mexican-American War designed to be implemented in a remote setting and learn how to use inquiries in our new educational landscape.

After teaching World History, US History, Social Science, Mathematics, and IB History of the Americas in Philadelphia Public Schools for 10 years, Aruna Patel joined New Visions as an instructional specialist in 2014. She develops the US History Curriculum and collaborates with her colleagues at New Visions to think about how history can be a vehicle for teaching students to read, write, and think. She holds a B.A. in Cognitive Science and Economics from the University of Rochester and an M.A. in secondary social studies education from the University of Pennsylvania.