NEW YORK AT 250: USING THE NYS LIBRARY RESOURCE GUIDE IN THE SCHOOLS – Theme 2 – Choose Your Side – 3-Hour VIRTUAL Session facilitated by Dana Brown – 12-3pm

How exciting! The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – the formal founding document of the United States which led to the American Revolution, is on July 4, 2026! New York State will formally commemorate the 250 or the Semiquincentennial, through the year 2033. The NYS Library Resource Guide is chock full of resources to help us impact our curriculum and bring this living history to our students. Join Dana Brown, former Social Studies, ELA & School Library Director, in this series to delve into these resources across the curriculum by theme. NEW YORK AT 250: THEME 2 – CHOOSE YOUR SIDE In this session, we will engage with online games, historical era digital collections of primary source documents and historical narratives, coloring sheets as fun ways to engage with history, making johnnycakes, running a candy challenge, as well as practice discussion facilitation techniques, such as the Longest Table and Conversation Cafes. Target Audience: Grs. 4-12 Social Studies Teachers; Librarians; Art Teachers; Family and Consumer Science Teachers
Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PQLCiWQMyhE-3blBE-tXn7Y76oNN4MOP/view?usp=sharing
Registration: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=13208&I=5443794