Excited to spend the day with Indiana Bar Foundation and experience the presentation “Teaching History and Civics with Primary Sources” Fishers Junior High

The Fishers Junior High have the best @fjhchargerspto My h needed on a May Thursday afternoon to give us the energy to finish the week strong. #TeacherAppreciateWeek

The Fishers Junior High FJH We the People are ready to compete for the 2024 Center for Civic Ed. We the People Middle School National Championship. Thank you to Rachel and everybody Launch Fishers for hosting us!!

Love when Weople alum support the current team. Once a FJH We the People Weople always a Weople. Great to see our fantastic Fishers Junior High staff show out as well. (Not pictured, Mr. Butts). And the parent support….WOW. Lastly thank you, Tim Kalgreen Indiana Bar Foundation Center for Civic Ed.

Thank you Scott Fadness Dr. Crystal Thorpe and FishersIN for approving Mr. Sturgeon and my grant for us to study Library of Congress and National Constitution Center this summer. We will be learning how to better incorporate primary sources into our curriculum. Fishers Junior High

It’s a great to be Fishers Junior High Thank you FishersIN Scott Fadness I arrived in Washington DC with Mr. Sturgeon for our Primary Sourcing Conference Library of Congress starting tomorrow. Tonight accomplished a first for me after 15+ previous trips to DC. The Eisenhower Memorial.

While Mr. Sturgeon and I wait for the conference to start at 9am, thanks to the Teacher Innovation Grant from FishersIN, I was able to enjoy a run this morning and visit some great sights. Fishers Junior High Scott Fadness. Library of Congress we are ready to delve into primary sources.

Teaching with Primary Sources conference session 1 day 1 was great. Mr. Sturgeon and I are eager to share ideas with Fishers Junior High staff. FishersIN Scott Fadness

That’s a wrap on Day 1: Teaching with Primary Sources conference Library of Congress. Mr. Sturgeon and I have learned valuable information we will be sharing with our Fishers Junior High staff!! Take me out to the ballgame is a Women’s Suffrage song? Who knew? FishersIN Scott Fadness

Day 2 run before Teaching with Primary Sources Conference Library of Congress with Mr. Sturgeon Thank you FishersIN Scott Fadness the scenery is second to none.

Day 2 we got to visit Library of Congress reading room!! Conference was enlightening but the reading room is awe inspiring. What will Day 3 bring? We will have to wait and see. FishersIN Fishers Junior High Scott Fadness

Final morning in DC. Great day to visit more sites. The Teaching w/ Primary Sources Conference Library of Congress had been a wonderful learning experience. Thank you FishersIN Scott Fadness for the Teacher Innovation Grant. Mr. Sturgeon and I will share with our staff in 8/27.

That’s a wrap. We were Library of Congress in the Madison Building so I thought I would share a picture and thought of James Madison himself. Three days of learning & collaborating. Love my TPS Network Cohort and leaders. FishersIN Scott Fadness Mr. Sturgeon Fishers Junior High

This morning Mr. Sturgeon & I were honored to lead Fishers Junior High PD thanks to FishersIN Scott Fadness & the Teacher Innovation Grant from summer of ‘24 and the Library of Congress Teaching With Primary Sources conference. I hope our staff gained some valuable ideas & techniques.

I was honored Amanda Cornet invited me to participate in Fishers Junior High Orchestral performance tonight. Santa the BARBARIAN!!!