ESC Region 17 Social Studies
History Rocks! Volume 4 Issue #1
"From our very beginnings as a nation, we have felt a fierce commitment to the ideal of education for everyone. It fixed itself into our democratic creed.
Remarks on the signing of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Johnson City, Texas, April 11, 1965
We are off to a Fast Start for the Fall of 2020!
Around the Region
Region 17 Social Studies Office Hours
https://txr17.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=759831
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 8:00-5:00- https://forms.gle/8KfGkRccbyo75kT27
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 12:00-5:00 https://forms.gle/xwMkYMXwVGoXmLXp9
Monday, September 14, 2020 8:00-5:00 https://forms.gle/VpUhqNxp4fWauJxn7
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 8:00-5:00 https://forms.gle/xUfWdC6SWBY7zESD9
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 8:00-5:00 https://forms.gle/1rVskLSiVhXgnkLm7
Once you register, I will send you the zoom link!!!
Around the State
Constitution Day Webinar presented by Law-Related Education
Oyez Update
Join the LRE scholars on September 17th for this Constitution Day webinar as they summarize some of the 2019-2020 U.S. Supreme Court’s major decisions!
The webinar begins at 6:00 p.m. CDT and participants can receive a certificate for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for attending.
Register in advance for this webinar.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Thursday, Sep 17, 2020, 06:00 PM
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Around the Nation and World
Social Studies Resource Spotlight
Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips
Check out this link to see the amazing places your students can explore- no bus request needed!
History Detectives' Scavenger Hunts with PBS
All kinds of historical research skills can be practiced on these adventures with PBS Learning Media.
My Texas History Notebook- Explorers of Texas
https://education.texashistory.unt.edu/lessons/notebook/Explorers_Texas/
Just a Little Social Studies Skills Practice
How does the land determine how we live?
Teaching students to interact with maps helps them answer the question above! Students can study a hurricane forecast map or a map of their community to see the connections their surroundings have on their everyday lives. (and our history!)
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/map-skills-elementary-students/
Using History Frames to Understand Big Events
Getting to students to see the whole picture of our big events has always been a challenge! But our students use this same skill in reading when doing a story map!
http://www.socialstudiescentral.com/reading-and-writing-in-the-social-studies/
History Frame Template
https://historytech.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/historyframetemplate.pdfText, Context, and Subtext with Primary Sources
https://historytech.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/tip-of-the-week-text-context-and-subtext/
And then visit the Stanford History Education Group's website by click on their logo!
Just in Case You Missed One
Volume 3, Issue #10 ,Volume 3, Issue #11
Volume 3, Issue #6 with Remote Learning Support with updates from Spring 2020 updates Issue #7, #8, #9
Volume 3, Issue #5, Volume 3, Issue #4
Sabrina S. Blankenship
Email: sblankenship@esc17.net
Location: 1111 West Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, USA
Phone: 806-281-5884