#r12socstud
Connecting the Past to the Needs of the Present
Volume 1 Issue 10
Wrapping Up #r12socstud Year 1!
I hope that your school year has left you feeling accomplished. Most of you are already making preparations for next year and thinking about changes that you can make to ensure that your students are prepared to interact as citizens of our world. #r12socstud will be on hiatus during the summer and will return in August. I will continue to share resources via Twitter throughout the summer and encourage you to take advantage of the many social studies sessions we are offering this summer. If you missed any issues this year the links to them are at the bottom of this newsletter.
If you would like assistance with planning this summer or would like for me to come work with your teachers please reach out via email (jtorres@esc12.net) or on Twitter @owl_b_torresedu #r12socstud
TEA Updates
The TEA’s Resources for the Streamlined Social Studies TEKS web page has been created to assist educators and parents in the transition to the streamlined social studies TEKS. Resources include draft documents that contain the streamlined TEKS and “crosswalk” documents that show a side-by-side comparison between the 2010 TEKS currently in use and the 2018 streamlined TEKS. The streamlined TEKS will be implemented beginning in the 2019-2020 school year for middle school and high school and in the 2020-2021 school year for kindergarten-grade 5. The schedule below indicates when crosswalk documents are expected to be available on the Resources for the Streamlined Social Studies TEKS web page.
- April 18: Grade 8 and U.S. History Studies Since 1877
- May 1: Grade 6, Grade 7, World Geography Studies, World History Studies, U.S. Government, Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits
- August 1: Kindergarten, Grades 1-5
Articles of Interest
Websites to Share
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights and to educate young people to become active and responsible participants in our society.
Eagle Eye Citizen
https://www.eagleeyecitizen.org/
Solve and create American history and civics challenges to explore Library of Congress primary sources — and look closer.
HistoryTech
https://historytech.wordpress.com/
History, technology, and probably some other stuff...great blog to follow!
Teaching Strategy
Digital Tool Highlight: Sli.do
Love Literacy!
Picture Book
Inspiration struck when Momofuku Ando spotted the long lines for a simple bowl of ramen following World War II. Magic Ramen tells the true story behind the creation of one of the world's most popular foods.
Chapter Book
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens.
A Longer Read
Blended Learning in Grades 4-12 by Catlin Tucker
In this step-by-step guide, teacher and education blogger Catlin Tucker outlines the process for integrating online discussion with face-to-face instruction in a way that empowers teachers.
Opportunity to Lead
Conferences to Attend
- Picture Books, Tough Topics (Elementary)
- Simulations in the History Classroom (Secondary)
- Primary Source Documents (Secondary)
Additionally, there will be numerous opportunities to learn new strategies, techniques and technologies to engage the learner in history!
Upcoming Sessions!
Jessica Torres
ESC Region 12
#r12socstud
Email: jtorres@esc12.net
Location: ESC Region 12, West Loop 340, Waco, TX, USA
Phone: (254) 299-1118
Twitter: @owl_b_torresedu