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Connecting the Past to the Needs of the Present
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Great Resources!
NewseumED
Free learning tools on media literacy and our First Amendment freedoms. https://newseumed.org/
Facing History and Ourselves
The Portal to Texas History
Digital Tool Highlight: Storycorp
Student/Teacher Opportunities!
American Indian Heritage Day
Save Texas History Essay Contest
4th & 7th grade public, private or homeschool students
Essay question: "What history in your community is worth saving?" All entries must be received by midnight, October 31st, 2018. Grand prize $500 for each grade winner!
http://www.glo.texas.gov/save-texas-history/education/essay-contest/index.htmlTexas Council for the Social Studies
Peace, Progress & Prosperity
100 YEARS OF THE ARMISTICE
#TXCSS2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 12-14, 2018
Omni Hotel West Houston, TX
https://txcss.net/tcssconferenceSpeaking Strategy: Pop-Up Debate
Pop-Up Debate is a method for managing and facilitating in-class debates; it is easily modifiable for other speaking scenarios, such as discussions or toasts. Pop-Up Debate is a great way to use current events and informational text to broaden perspectives and improve speaking skills.
Here's Pop-Up Debate:
- Students use assigned text(s), logic, and/or course content to respond to a debatable prompt and their peers' arguments using the rules below.
- Every student speaks 1+ times, depending on time constraints. These times limits are set by the teacher.
- To speak, students simply "pop up" at their seats and talk. The first person to speak has the floor. When multiple students pop up, teach them to politely yield the floor. The argument is a collaborative endeavor, and collaboration isn't a pointed finger and, "Sit down, I was up first.
The downloadable guide can be purchased for as little as $1.
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Jessica Torres
ESC Region 12
#r12digin
Email: jtorres@esc12.net
Location: ESC Region 12, West Loop 340, Waco, TX, USA
Phone: (254) 299-1285
Twitter: @owl_b_torresedu