Fall & Winter Workshop Offerings
Upcoming Social Studies Events at Region 8 ESC
Hollye Watkins hwatkins@reg8.net (903) 575-2737
Please register at the Region 8 website for the following training opportunities.
Engaging Activites for Teaching the Process Standards for Social Studies
Learn strategies that assist all learners through differentiated instruction using secondary process skills and Social Studies concepts.
Workshop #39624
Friday, Nov 21, 2014, 09:30 AM
Region 8 Education Service Center, U.S. 271, Pittsburg, TX, United States
Building Critical Thinking in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom
Wednesday, Dec 3, 2014, 09:00 AM
Region 8 Education Service Center, U.S. 271, Pittsburg, TX, United States
What does your Social Studies Data Tell You?
Learn how analyzing and interpreting your data can help you improve those test scores.
Workshop # 39614
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014, 08:30 AM
Region 8 Education Service Center, U.S. 271, Pittsburg, TX, United States
Increasing Engagement Through the Use of Technology in the Social Studies Classroom
Learn innovative ways to integrate technology into your classroom and keep your students engaged in learning!
Explore, a wide range of free I pad apps as well as web based tools that stimulate the learning of social studies content, critical thinking and student engagement.
Learn about tools for planning, instruction, assessment, student productivity and collaboration.
Wednesday, Dec 17, 2014, 08:30 AM
Region 8 Education Service Center, U.S. 271, Pittsburg, TX, United States
Light up your Social Studies Classroom
Thursday, Jan 15, 2015, 09:00 AM
Region 8 Education Service Center, U.S. 271, Pittsburg, TX, United States
8th Grade STAAR Review-Steps to Success-Day 1
A comprehensive review to prepare students for success on the 8th Grade STAAR test. The review is broken into strands and includes teacher instructions, notes, activities, primary sources, and a culminating activity. You will leave this training with tons of teacher resources that can be implemented in the classroom immediately and a review that will prepare students to master the STAAR.
This training is a two day training. It is recommended you register for STAAR Review Day 2 (February 27th) for full implementation of this process in your district.
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2015, 09:00 AM
Region 8 Education Service Center, U.S. 271, Pittsburg, TX, United States
8th Grade STAAR Review-Steps to Success-Day 2
Learn engaging, hands-on, differentiated activities to review content for the 8th grade Social Studies STAAR Assessment. Leave with sample materials and other resources to build a fun and exciting STARR Boot Camp. Come build and create an exciting review experience for your students.
This is Day 2 of the STAAR Review training and it is recommended that you attend both Day 1 (February 18th) and Day 2 of this training for full implementation in your district.