ESC Region 17 Social Studies
Volume 5 Issue #6
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
-Anne Frank
Social Studies Spring Updates from TEA
Spring 2022 TEA Update on New Item Types and TEKS Review
Join us for another session of Historically Speaking zoom meeting after school on March 31, 2022. We will be discussing the upcoming changes to the 2023 STAAR/EOC assessments and an update on the TEKS Review progress.
New Preliminary Blueprints for 8th/EOC
Summer Sessions are Here!!!
Preview the Social Studies Offerings!
This summer is going to be full of learning from some of the best in the business. The DBQ Project, Portal to Texas History, Ranching Heritage, Lead4ward, Houston Holocaust Museum, LRE, and Matt Miller from Ditch that Textbook, are just a few of the sessions coming to West Texas this summer. All sessions are open for registration!!!!!!!
Social Studies Resource Spotlight
Library of Congress Women's History Month Resources
March is Women's History Month and the link below will take you to the Resource Guide provided by the Library of Congress.
Cold War DBQ (1947-1989)
The Bill of Rights Institute has partnered with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and other presidential libraries to create analyze and write about cold war primary sources.
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/lessons/cold-war-dbq-1947-1989
Beyond the Road from TxDot
Check out the free resources, maps, podcasts, videos, and student activities from the Texas Department of Transportation.
https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/environmental/beyond-the-road.html
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ESC 17 Social Studies Archive Newsletter
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Sabrina S. Blankenship
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Location: 1111 West Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, USA
Phone: 806-281-5884
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