Hello From Your R10 Social Studies K-12 Consultant
Welcome to Fall (finally)!
Fall has finally arrived it seems. I hope that the school year is going smoothly for you. We are about to enter that very busy holiday season where kids get crazy, food is abundant and the holidays follow one right after another.
Please feel free to share any new resources or gems that you find or know of.
We have some exciting professional development opportunities coming soon. 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!
Email: kelly.bellar@region10.org
Website: https://www.region10.org/programs/social-studies/service-offerings/
Location: Richardson, TX, USA
Phone: 972-348-1432
Twitter: @Region10SS
Holocaust Remembrance Week
SB 1828 instructs the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission (THGC) to develop or approve materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week, starting in the 2019-2020 school year. At the THGC’s suggestion, the Governor’s Office has chosen the week of January 27, 2020, as the date for Remembrance Week. (International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, which is the date that Auschwitz was “liberated” by Allied troops.) Acknowledging that Texas students are best served when educators have choices in the shaping of instruction, the THGC leaves it up to individual school districts to observe Holocaust Remembrance Week by selecting from any of the items listed/linked on the THGC webpage for Holocaust Remembrance Week.
TEKS RESOURCE SYSTEM DISTRICTS - DID YOU KNOW?
The resource is viewable when you search for a course and look at all of the resources. We are steadily adding a link in the resource section of each individual IFD. Just to remind you, we did not vet or read any of these books. We leave it to the good judgment of teachers and school leaders to choose what books may be most appropriate.
Black Past
This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world. We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.
The Texas General Land Office
The Texas General Land Office primarily serves the schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment of Texas. The agency does so by preserving our history, maximizing state revenue through innovative administration, and through the prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources.
Institute for Curriculum Services (ICS)
The Institute for Curriculum Services (ICS) is dedicated to improving the quality of K-12 education on Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the United States. They provide a series of curriculum resources that are free to teachers covering topics such as Israel and the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and teaching about religion.
ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL COORDINATORS!
REGISTRATION:
- Online team registration is open now! The link to register is HERE.
- HERE is a guide for how to register online.
- The registration fee is $175 per team. Checks and credit cards only. No purchase orders will be accepted.
- The schedule for the year can be found HERE.
COURTROOM ARTIST CONTEST:
- HERE is the information packet for the 2020 Courtroom Artist Contest.
- Reminder - Participation in the artist contest is not required and artists may compete without a mock trial team.
This year's court case will be released on OCTOBER 1st.
For Additional Information Contact:
Melissa Garcia
Law-Related Education Coordinator
State Mock Trial Coordinator
Dallas Bar Association
214.220.7484
Kelly Bellar
Region 10 SS Consultant
972.348.1432
Lone Star Leadership Academy - Call for Outstanding Student Nominations
Nominate your outstanding 4th-8th graders for summer 2020 Lone Star Leadership Academy camps! Participants travel to the Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San Antonio, or Houston/Galveston area to join delegations of other distinguished students from across Texas for a week of fun, learning, leadership development, and visits to significant Texas destinations. Each day participants explore notable Texas sites, learn about unique careers from professionals, and work in small groups to develop specific leadership skills. All facilitators are Texas educators. Nominees must be in 4th-8th grade, maintain an 85 or higher average, demonstrate leadership ability, and be involved in school/community activities. Education in Action works one-on-one with nominees interested in pursuing scholarship and financial aid opportunities available at https://educationinaction.org/financial-aid.
Nominate your outstanding 4th-8th graders online at: http://educationinaction.org/nominate-leaders
Nomination Deadline: Friday, November 1, 2019.
Nominate 10 or more students and get a Lucy the Longhorn camp mascot plushy!
DON'T MISS OUT! THREE SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCES IN ONE!
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), Texas Council for the Social Studies (TCSS), and National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) invite you to attend the largest annual gathering of K-12 social studies classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, district and state social studies supervisors, international educators, and social studies discipline leaders.
- Attend over 600 sessions designed to increase your professional learning
- Get the latest in social studies and geography education
- Network with 3,500 colleagues
- Gain valuable CEUs and college credit
- Learn about the revised social studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
FinCamp by Next Gen Personal Finance
Who is NGPF? Why is this free? What's the catch?
Next Gen Personal Finance ("NGPF") is a non-profit team of former educators delivering free personal finance curriculum, professional development and advocacy support to over 10,000 teachers nationwide. Since launching in 2014, NGPF has quickly become the one stop shop for teachers who believe their students learn best by doing.
We have an endowment created by our co-founder which funds our operations so we do not and will not charge for our curriculum or professional development. Our mission is to revolutionize the teaching of personal finance in all school and to improve the financial lives of the next generation.
What's the catch? There isn't one. Seriously. We think it's time teachers got the respect and support they deserve, and what better way to put our money where our mouth is than to give everything to teachers for free, forever.
You Should Know:
- Teachers of Personal Finance, Econ, Financial Math, Family & Consumer Science, Special Education or any other practical, real-life course are ALL welcome
- Substitute stipend available for schools & districts
- Breakfast & lunch provided
- REQUIRED: Bring a laptop and charger
