ESC Region 17 Social Studies
History Rocks! Volume 4 Issue #4
“A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams.”
~ Gilbert Grosvenor, the father of photojournalism, was the first full-time editor of National Geographic. (1899–1954)
Studying the past Presidential Electoral maps gives our students a glimpse into the story of our American dream. Below is our first electoral map and the website, 270towin, has one for every presidential election since 1792!
1792 Election Results
George Washington (Federalist) 132 Electoral Votes
John Adams (Federalist) 77 Electoral Votes
George Clinton (Anti-Federalist) 50 Electoral Votes
- Prior to 1804, each Elector cast two votes for President, effectively doubling the votes cast
- Each Elector selected Washington with one of his votes, effectively making him a unanimous choice for President. The results are reflected in the map above. By coming in 2nd, John Adams was named Vice-President.
Texas Law-Related Education Professional Development Opportunities for 8th Grade and EOC Teachers!!!!
Once again, the folks at Texas Law-Related Education have found a way to bring their training to us during the pandemic!
They have revamped their Teaching the Tough TEKS for the 8th grade and U.S. History teachers. Click on the links to their flyers to find out more information about each online course.
Register on their Professional Development page at www.texaslre.org.
The 8th-grade course opens October 26, 2020, and High School U.S. History opens October 28th, with some live sessions happening after school hours and on Saturdays! (so no substitute needed!!!)
Happenings Around the Region
Region 17 Social Studies Office Hours
Just like the old college days, ESC 17 is having virtual office hours!!! When you need some weekly support during your conference period, lunch or after school, sign up weekly for our open office hours. Register using the link below. Then, click on the google form below to sign up for a time! The time slots are for 30 minutes. You only need to register in ESCWorks once, but you can "show up" for office hours any of the days below!!!!
https://txr17.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=759831
Monday, October 26, 2020 https://forms.gle/3rtvhQRUnuPgbjje9
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 https://forms.gle/uCEkKWBsjhKbo5q77
Monday, November 16, 2020 https://forms.gle/Atf4QVraBLVGwdLF8
Monday, November 30, 2020 https://forms.gle/eDb3AMVXSn3L6Ri96
Monday, December 7, 2020 https://forms.gle/p2xFvoy3jDwJKM5d7
Historically Speaking Weekly After School Virtual Chats
Join us every Thursday after school, from 4:00-5:00 for our Historically Speaking chats. Each week we will have a different topic/resource/strategy to talk about or practice! And then we will have time to share and stay connected to each other!
Thursday, October 29- Elections
Thursday, November 5- Culture and Community
Thursday, November 12- Data-Driven Instruction
Thursday, November 19- Texas Road Trips
Thursday, December 3-Social Studies Updates
https://txr17.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=759787
Happenings Around Texas, the United States, and the World
Humanities Texas Teacher Institutes Fall Webinar Series 2020
A Few New Resources to Check Out!
Just a Little Skills Practice
Just in Case You Missed One...
Below are the links to past newsletters!
2020-2021 School Year
Volume 4, Issue #3
Volume 4, Issue #2
Volume 4, Issue #1
Volume 3, Issue #10 ,Volume 3, Issue #11
Volume 3, Issue #6 Issue #7, #8, #9 Remote Learning Support, Volume 3, Issue #5, Volume 3, Issue #4,Volume 3, Issue #3, Volume 3, Issue #2, Volume 3, Issue #1,
