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I'm proud to say that our Social Studies Department consists of a diverse group of individuals who bring tremendous knowledge, experience and passion for the Social Sciences. My hope is that we can work together as a team and tap into our areas of expertise to help build a department that best suits the needs of our diverse and dynamic student population and also supports one another.

In addition, my hope is that we have more say in who we are as a department (instead of administrative mandates) and that collectively we, through dialogue and feedback, can continue to grow and support one another based on our needs and desires.

And it would be fun to socialize every so often outside of the school environment too. Easier said than done, but it's a wish

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I want us to be a department that engages in school-wide endeavors and activities to offer students an opportunity to apply the citizenship skills they learn in our classes.

It was LEADERSHIP that did the mock-election last year, for the love of Pete!

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As a team, I would like to see the Social Studies department be leaders in the building.  For students, I want them to see the Social Studies department classes to be avenues for critical thinking and real-world application.  I think activities, like the school mock election last year, was a step in that direction.

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I want us to be a group who actively embraces and advocates for the teaming model with our English Language Arts colleagues.

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I would like us to be a department that enjoys seeing one another, that has fun together, and that enthusiastically engages in the respectful critical discourse that we ask our students to engage in.

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I would like us to be a group organized around a shared love of our collective content area, and around our shared purpose of helping create civic-minded students and future voters.

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I would like us to be a department that approaches scheduling and course assignment with a balance of teacher preference/expertise and teacher growth opportunities as a way to ensure longevity in our courses.

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I would like us to be a department that is involved in the hiring and retention of quality social studies educators.

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A department that has the ability to rely on others in the department to make the group as a whole stronger. By us working well together it reflects to the students.

Also FUN! We all work well when we have fun.

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A group that can tell the truth about what we see students and teachers are experiencing and then strategize about ways to transform any problems. We can count on the school community and leaders to support us and to seek solutions to issues we acknowledge/ discover. Also,  focus again  on joy and love of learning in the field of education.

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A group of people willing to organize and work together for the benefit of students...and able to resist/fight against admin policies & plans with which we disagree

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A group of people willing to organize and work together for the benefit of students...and able to resist/fight against admin policies & plans with which we disagree

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Collaborative
Meaningful
A department that helps each other

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A team that uses teaching to empower students to tackle the larger issues in their lives and society.

A group that strives to develop a set of shared goals and priorities for student learning.

A diverse and creative set of problem solvers that can  lead on school wide policies where we see poor or inadequate leadership.

Honest and open communicators about our dreams and needs.

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I would like us to be a department that takes care of each other as we create meaningful and rigorous courses to offer all students.

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I would like us to be a department that supports each other through our work. I hope that we can share our successes. I also hope we can share strategies and ways to improve WHS (for ourselves and for our students). Finally, I'd like the group to be able to decide what we should and should not spend our time / energy on.

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A dynamic group of dedicated teachers committed to the success of all of our students.

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A group that helps students build critical thinking and communication skills. A group that supports each other and our students. A strong community that can have tough but respectful dialogue. A group that works to foster a love for social studies in the Westview community.

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I want to be part of a group that honors our time, experience and perspective. Teaching can be such a lonely profession but when you are part of a group that values students experience and the learning process it has the ability to unite us despite how far away we are from one another in a building. I want a department that is consistent and fair with one another and to one another. 

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I want to be part of a group that honors our time, experience and perspective. Teaching can be such a lonely profession but when you are part of a group that values students experience and the learning process it has the ability to unite us despite how far away we are from one another in a building. I want a department that is consistent and fair with one another and to one another. 

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I want us to be leaders in the building.

I want us to be seen as a department that helps students achieve their goals of being who they want to be.

I want us to offer courses the kids want to take, want to learn, want to be a part of.

I want us to be a department that works together

I want us to teach real skills to help the community--communication, social justice, economic policy, government philosophy, cultural awareness.

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I want to be a group that supports one another as we support our students to achieve their potential. A group that remains passionate about what and how we teach even in the face of (what sometimes feel like) overwhelming odds and a lack of institutional support or empathy.