Boca Raton Educators Recognized at Statewide Conference

By Bito David

Two Boca Raton teachers were among Palm Beach County educators who were recognized at a statewide conference recently.

The Florida Council for Social Studies Conference was held from Oct. 25 to 27 in Daytona Beach.

Kevin Turner from Spanish River High School, Debbie Baughmann from Christa McAuliffe Middle School and Vicki Hutchinson from Beacon Cove Elementary School.

Julie Gates from Loggers’ Run Middle School was awarded the International Relations Award from the Florida Council for the Social Studies. Presenters this year from Palm Beach County were: Alma Asuncion, Marie-Amalie Farris, Tawny Anderson from the iTeach US History Grant, Maureen Carter, Julie Gates K-12 Holocaust Studies on Centropa, Brett Burkey: Economics

The conference theme this year was Human Rights: The Common Core of Global Citizenship. This conference, for Social Studies teachers features numerous breakout sessions where they learn about Common Core, Social Studies strategies in the classroom, Social Studies content, the latest in legislation, etc.

The K-12 Social Studies is looking forward to next year in Orlando at the 57th annual conference.

For more information contact Maureen Carter, K-5 Social Studies, K-12 Holocaust Studies.