New Jersey Social Studies Supervisors Association Spring Meeting 

May 8, 2015

NJPSA/FEA Conference Center – Monroe, NJ

Registration and breakfast

Welcome and introductions 

• Opening Padlet: What are some strategies you have used or seen that improve or maintain morale among your staff?  http://padlet.com/noelbaxter/morale
• Poll: Which AP courses do you offer in your department?  Please take our short survey!
• Introductions of attendees

Sponsor presentation – Nicole Sheppard, Bedford, Freeman and Worth 

Redesign of AP European History/Connections to AP US History 

Linda Burns, Director of AP History Instructional and PD Resource Development, College Board

Discussion of Best Practices

• Share a best practice from your AP courses – how has instruction changed as a result of the redesign?
• How can/should the skills and concepts emphasized in the AP course redesigns be reflected in other courses?
• How do the skills and concepts emphasized in the redesign support implementation of Common Core?  Of C-3?
• Group share-out: What lessons from your experience with AP courses can you apply broadly across your other courses?

Sponsor Presentation – Sandra Brand, Pearson 

Business Items:

• Election – N. Baxter
• Google Group/Listserve
• Logistics of membership and registrations – S. Maher

Updates/Reports:

• NJSSSA Elementary Social Studies Meeting – N. Baxter
• NJCSS Professional Development – B. Cameron
• NJCSS Fall Conference – proposal deadline is June 1 – N. Baxter
• Mock Election – R. O’Dell
• Submission of testimony about testing – K. Fox
• NJPSA meeting on evaluations – K. Fox
• Pre-service event was cancelled – N. Baxter

Policy Updates and Advocacy  – Debra Bradley, NJPSA director of government relations

Advocacy

Fox and K. Dennison