Briarcliff Manor Hosts Social Studies Curriculum Event

From Briarcliff Manor Schools: The Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District played host to educators from around the region as part of a three-day in-depth look at the social studies curriculum from May 31 to June 2.

“The Tri-State Consortium is a group of people made up of educators from across the tri-state area,” said Edgar McIntosh, director of instruction and human resources. “They sent a group of people curated from those schools who are experts in a particular area.”

Briarcliff welcomed educators specializing in social studies to observe and meet with administrators, teachers and students from all levels over the course of the visit.

“They are also taking a look at some of the interdisciplinary work that we are doing across all of the disciplines that have to do with social studies, but also have to do with historical inquiry,” said McIntosh. “They are [also] focusing on historical thinking skills and how kids are able to make connections across content and use a lot of these critical thinking skills that are necessary for school and beyond.”

Following the visit, the consortium members will provide a report to the district, which will be reviewed by the social studies steering committee to put in place next steps.

“We also get a chance to celebrate a lot of the great work that we know we are doing in this district,” McIntosh noted. “We look forward to sharing that information with everybody and we are very thankful for the Tri-State Consortium and for this process.”

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