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May 2020 - Summer Virtual Learning Edition

WELCOME TO SUMMER! (YOU'VE EARNED IT!)

You have FINALLY made it to summer and the 2019-2020 school year has come to an eventful end. I hope that each of you are able to take time this summer to recharge, reflect and rest. You have definitely earned it.

In an effort to continue to provide support for you, Region 10 will be conducting much of our summer professional development virtually. This issue contains important information regarding our Summer Virtual Learning opportunities.

Please do not hesitate to ever reach out with questions, concerns, ideas or training needs.

SUMMER VIRTUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

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Join Me This Summer For Some Exciting PD Opportunities

Wednesdays @ 10:00 AM and Thursdays @ 2:30 PM

Region 10 Social Studies Summer PD Offerings

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History in the Making Metroplex Virtual SS Conference, June 23rd

TEKS Resource System Updates

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Elementary Updates:

Performance Assessments, Assessment Items & Units will be updated
Elementary Social Studies Streamlining Updates Should Be Live Mid-June
Backward Design Documents Already in Resources

New Items Coming to Resources for Social Studies

Vocabulary Flashcards for Elementary (Secondary Already Available)
NEW - Mental Mapping Guide
NEW - Learning Goals Planning Tool
NEW - Vertical Alignment Tool Based on Concepts
NEW - Social Studies GAP Tool

Elementary Social Studies Streamlining Resources

Resources for the Streamlined Social Studies TEKS | Texas Education Agency

tea.texas.gov

https://lead4ward.com/docs/resources/instructional_tools/ss_sbs_elem.pdf

lead4ward.com

Election 2020 & Census Resources

The Election Collection | PBS LearningMedia

Voting and elections are an essential part of democracy. Keep up with with election news, study the history and process of presidential elections, explore voting rights, and engage in classroom debates with these videos, activities, and lesson plans. Use our interactive Electoral Decoder to explore electoral college results from previous elections, and predict the outcome of the upcoming election. We will continue to add resources to this collection through the 2020 presidental election. Participate in the KQED Youth Media Challenge: Let's Talk About Election 2020. Middle and high school educators across the U.S. are empowering students to share their take on issues that matter to them. Learn how your students can create and publish audio or video commentaries for a national audience. The Election 2020 media challenge is a free, standards-aligned program on KQED Learn, co-hosted by the National Writing Project and PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs.

pbslearningmedia.org

Elections and Democracy: Free Lesson Plans and Resources

Explore election lesson plans and resources to guide your classroom on the core principles of how our democracy works and how they can get involved.

sharemylesson.com

The Best Resources For Teaching About The 2020 Presidential Election

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org

Prepare to teach the 2020 election with iCivics

Want to teach your students about political systems as the 2020 presidential election approaches? Discover iCivics in the Clever Library.

icivics.org

C-SPAN Classroom- Campaign 2020 - Lesson Plans

sites.google.com

Election Edge

electionedge.secondavenuelearning.com

Using the 2020 Census in the Social Studies Classroom - Wakelet

Why is the census taken every 10 years? Why should our students be aware and knowledgeable about the census? In this session we will explore opportunities for incorporating lessons and activities in the classroom through the lens of the 2020 census. Activities included will come from the Statistics in Schools resource as well as other engaging and thought-provoking resources.

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