1. Current Events Aldiany Arias Dave Salzer Tammy Lee Jaclyn Silva

2. Current Events Global Global U.S. U.S. State State Region Region County County Local Local School School

3. Classroom Application Primary Grades Primary Grades Start with School and work up through to Global Start with School and work up through to Global Intermediate Grades Intermediate Grades Start with Global and work down through to School

4. Examples for Classroom Use Newsletters Newsletters Classroom Elections Classroom Elections Reports Reports Discussions Discussions Mapping Events (Ex. Dots) Mapping Events (Ex. Dots)

5. Global Topics Humanitarian Events Humanitarian Events Natural Disasters Natural Disasters Political Decisions Political Decisions Terrorism in Other Countries Terrorism in Other Countries War & Conflict War & Conflict

6. U.S. Topics Presidential Elections Presidential Elections National Weather Patterns National Weather Patterns Immigration Trends Immigration Trends War & Terrorism War & Terrorism Troops Troops War Effort Intelligence War Effort Intelligence Rare Events Rare Events Power Outage in Northeast Region Power Outage in Northeast Region Natural Disasters Natural Disasters

7. State Topics Agricultural Representations Agricultural Representations Capital Events Capital Events Political Events Political Events Rare Events: i.e. Governor recall Rare Events: i.e. Governor recall Civil Events (i.e. Strikes) Civil Events (i.e. Strikes) Immigration Trends Immigration Trends Weather Patterns Weather Patterns

8. Region Topics Tourism Attractions Tourism Attractions Climate & Weather Trends Climate & Weather Trends Agriculture Agriculture

9. County Topics Agriculture Agriculture Art Events Art Events Community Outreach Community Outreach Blood/Food Drives Blood/Food Drives Fairs Fairs Disaster Relief Disaster Relief

10. Local Topics City Elections City Elections Weather Weather Community Events Community Events Community Outreach Community Outreach Immigration Trends Immigration Trends Agriculture Agriculture

11. School Topics Academics Academics Arts Arts Athletics Athletics Clubs Clubs Meetings (i.e. PTA) Meetings (i.e. PTA) School Spirit Events School Spirit Events Guest Speakers Guest Speakers

12. Essential Questions Essential Questions Why should we do Current Events? Why should we do Current Events? How much should we educate on each component? How much should we educate on each component? How much time/importance of each one? How much time/importance of each one? How do we choose which Current Events to bring into the classroom? How do we choose which Current Events to bring into the classroom?

13. Resources Websites Websites Newspapers: USA & Worldwide Newspapers: USA & Worldwide Newspapers: USA & Worldwide Newspapers: USA & Worldwide FOX News FOX News FOX News FOX News CNN: US Edition CNN: US Edition CNN: US Edition CNN: US Edition CNN: International Edition CNN: International Edition CNN: International Edition CNN: International Edition

14. Should It Be A Part Of Social Studies? Should It Be A Part Of Social Studies? Yes. Yes. Students need to be aware of what is going on around them. Students need to be aware of what is going on around them. Can bring an understanding of how history occurs and is recorded. Can bring an understanding of how history occurs and is recorded. Can show how to make the connection between how events at one level (i.e. State) affect other levels (i.e. School). Can show how to make the connection between how events at one level (i.e. State) affect other levels (i.e. School).

15. CA & National Standards Supports the Distinguishing Characteristics of the CA Framework (2, 4, 6, 8, 15, 16,& 17) Supports the Distinguishing Characteristics of the CA Framework (2, 4, 6, 8, 15, 16,& 17) Supports the 10 Key Strands of the National Standards (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, & 9) Supports the 10 Key Strands of the National Standards (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, & 9)