Social Studies Central
January 2017
Social Studies @ Region 13
Email: courtney.webster@esc13.txed.net
Website: www4.esc13.net/socialstudies
Location: 5701 Springdale Road, Austin, TX, United States
Phone: 512.919.5425
Facebook: facebook.com/ESC13
Twitter: @R13CourtneyW
History Fair Is Coming Up
Registration is now open and will remain open through the deadline date of
February 7, 2017.
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Student Essay & Video Contest
Due Dates are coming up soon for both the student essay and video contest.
Pre Service Teachers are Encouraged to Apply
Resources for Teaching MLK
While many of us enjoyed the luxury of a three day weekend, many of our students are uncertain of how this federal holiday came to be 34 years ago.
The Learning Network from the New York Times shared a series of lessons that cover King and and his legacy.https://www.nytimes.com/section/learning
Time Magazine has an article describing how MLK Day happened.
http://time.com/3661538/mlk-day-reagan-history/
Take TAH quiz about Dr. King
Quiz : Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Teaching American History
Request from TEA for State Review Panel Nominations
TAKEN from the TEA updates page:
The Division of Instructional Materials needs assistance from teachers and others across the state interested in reviewing instructional materials that are submitted in response to Proclamation 2018. The State Board of Education (SBOE) issued the proclamation at its November 2016 meeting. Proclamation 2018 calls for instructional materials covering ethnic studies including, but not limited to, African American studies, Mexican American studies, Asian American studies, and Native American studies to be used in the course Special Topics in Social Studies. The materials are scheduled to be reviewed during the summer of 2017, adopted by the SBOE in November 2017, and available for use beginning in the 2018–2019 school year. Nomination forms for those interested in serving on the state review panels for Proclamation 2018 are available on the IMD website. Please submit nomination forms to TEA by 5:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, March 31, 2017. If you have any questions, please contact us at (512) 463-9601 or review.adoption@tea.texas.gov.
Citizen Bee Registration is now Open
The Texas Citizen Bee is a statewide civic education program and competition which offers teachers and high school students (9th-12th grades) an exciting way to reach and study America’s heritage.
The “Study Guide” can be found at www.citizenbee.org or an electronic copy can be provided.
Special Topics Survey provided by Doctoral Student @ UTSA
By enlisting your assistance and participation in this survey, I will be able to gain information about state and local policies and their impact on schools, particularly social studies teachers’ classrooms. Your participation is voluntary and your responses will remain confidential. I hope you will help me by participating in this survey. The link is provided below.
https://qtrial2016q2.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_dbOiCo10nteyMUR