Hello From Your R10 Social Studies K-12 Consultant
Welcome to the New Year! My goal this year is to continue to grow a community of Social Studies educators in Region 10. To do this, I will be sending out a new version of a newsletter with resources, websites, tech tools and other goodies each month.
Please feel free to share any new resources or gems that you find or know of.
We have some exciting professional development opportunities coming this Spring. As always, I am always available to help you with resources and would be happy to come out and work with you to support any needs you have. Please follow us on Twitter and sign up for the Social Studies Listserv.
Look for us on Twitter - @Region10SS
Looking forward to creating a community of Social Studies Educators!
The approved Social Studies TEKS have been released. The revisions have streamlined the the TEKS for Kindergarten through 8th grade and high school courses including United States History Since 1877, World History Studies, World Geography Studies, United States Government, and Economics.
The TEKS for middle school and high school social studies are scheduled for implementation beginning with the 2019-2020 school year and the TEKS for kindergarten–grade 5 are scheduled for implementation in the 2020-2021 school year.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PD OPPORTUNITIES THIS SUMMER TO DISCUSS THE STREAMLINED TEKS!
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Texas Law Related EducationTexas Law Related Education provides resources, games, and professional development for K-12 Social Studies teachers and students. Their resources are all aligned to the TEKS and support all Social Studies courses. | Teaching ToleranceTeaching Tolerance provides free resources to K-12 educators that are designed to "create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued, and welcome participants." | iCivicsiCivics provides students with necessary tools to learn about and participate in civic life, and teachers the materials and support to achieve this goal. |
Texas Law Related Education
Texas Law Related Education provides resources, games, and professional development for K-12 Social Studies teachers and students. Their resources are all aligned to the TEKS and support all Social Studies courses.
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to K-12 educators that are designed to "create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued, and welcome participants."
iCivics
iCivics provides students with necessary tools to learn about and participate in civic life, and teachers the materials and support to achieve this goal.
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Imagine"After passing a city museum many times, a boy finally decides to go in. He passes wall after wall of artwork until he sees a painting that makes him stop and ponder. Before long the painting comes to life and an afternoon of adventure and discovery unfolds, changing how he sees the world ever after." | Henry's Freedom Box"A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist. | How Dare the Sun Rise "This profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism." |
Imagine
"After passing a city museum many times, a boy finally decides to go in. He passes wall after wall of artwork until he sees a painting that makes him stop and ponder. Before long the painting comes to life and an afternoon of adventure and discovery unfolds, changing how he sees the world ever after."
Henry's Freedom Box
"A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist.
Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom."
How Dare the Sun Rise
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| #sschat – Social Studies chat #socialstudies – General social studies #history – General history stuff #apush – Advanced Placement history #ushistory – United States history #civics – Government and civics teaching #apgov – Advanced Placement government #historychat – History chats #historyteacher – History instruction #geographyteacher – Geography instruction | Social Studies Central (http://www.socialstudiescentral.com/) History News Network (http://hnn.us/) Visions of Education (https://visionsofed.com/) | @Region10SS @History4Now @OnlMaps |
#socialstudies – General social studies
#history – General history stuff
#apush – Advanced Placement history
#ushistory – United States history
#civics – Government and civics teaching
#apgov – Advanced Placement government
#historychat – History chats
#historyteacher – History instruction
#geographyteacher – Geography instruction
History News Network (http://hnn.us/)
Visions of Education (https://visionsofed.com/)
@History4Now
@OnlMaps
