I think it is fitting that the first week of the last month of the school year is Teacher Appreciation Week. This year alone has proven that teachers are needed and beyond important. I just want to take a quick second and tell you that what each of you do in the classroom each day is nothing short of miraculous for all of our students. Too often teachers fly under the radar. We work tirelessly and give of ourselves in service to our kids and their families without a great deal of notice. It is easy to get burned out when you are juggling all the things each day in your classrooms as well as your own lives and families. Your work does not go unnoticed though...there are children in your classrooms that will remember you and will remember the way you made them feel. It's not a grand prize or a certificate, but nothing feels better than a note from a former student telling you thank you.

I hope that these remaining weeks of the year run smoothly for you. Thank you again for your work and dedication to our children each day. You are appreciated!

Here are just a few items to bring to your attention in this issue:

• Registration is open for all Summer 2020 sessions as well as the 2nd Annual Metroplex Social Studies Conference June 22nd & 23rd and the Ethnic Studies Conference July 21st & 22nd.
• We are also still accepting presentation proposals for both conferences - (Please see information linked below in this newsletter).
• Presentation proposals are open for the TCSS Conference in November in Round Rock at the new Kalahari Resort and for the TEKS Resource System TEKSCon in San Antonio in July. (see below)

As always, I would like to help in any way that I can to take something off your plate. Please feel free to reach out any time for a resource, idea, or support of any kind.

Region 10 will be hitting the road again this summer! We can wait to see you in person!

• Roadshow 1: McKinney - June 8 & 9 @ Faubion Middle School

• Roadshow 2: Greenville - June 22 & 23 @ Greenville High School – CTE Center

** Note - This road show is the same date as the 2nd Annual Metroplex Social Studies Conference (see information below). There will not be any Social Studies offerings at this road show. For Social Studies training on these dates, please register for the Social Studies Conference. **

• Roadshow 3: Red Oak - July 14 & 15 @ Red Oak Middle School

If your role is to develop a Social Studies curriculum for your district, please join us for a series of monthly cohort meetings this spring to explore the process of implementing Ethnic Studies courses (specifically the Mexican-American and African-American Studies courses) in your district. If you have already implemented these courses, we encourage you to join in and share your experiences as well as learn new ideas to implement next year. We will discuss proposal ideas, planning the courses, instructional resources, and strategies for teaching with cultural sensitivity. Find support from educators in both Region 10 and Region 11 to create a curriculum that will be ready to implement in the 2021-2022 school year.

UPDATE:

OUR COHORT WILL CONTINUE THIS SUMMER WITH DATES ON JUNE 29, JULY 12 AND AUGUST 10. REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

FREE HUMANITIES TEXAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS (SUMMER 2021)

Beginning in June, Humanities Texas will hold FREE online professional development programs for social studies and ELA teachers in Texas schools.

The programs will take place online via Zoom. Participants will receive CPE credit and a wealth of curricular materials.

Teachers can register to attend on the Humanities Texas website.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Teaching with Documents from the National Archives

June 28–July 2, 2021 and July 19–23, 2021 • 9:00–11:30 am CT

Humanities Texas will partner with the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives and Records Administration to hold two online professional development institutes for Texas teachers that immerse participants in using primary source-based educational resources designed to engage students in active, hands-on learning about important topics in civics and history. Unlike our other online institutes, attendance will be capped for each of these programs due to the interactive nature of the sessions. Teachers selected to attend will be notified in advanced and required to confirm their participation. Teachers will be expected to attend each webinar in the week-long institute.

American Society During the Early American Republic

July 5–July 9, 2021 • 10:00 am–12:00 pm CT

This online institute will address critical topics in the eighth-grade social studies curriculum, exploring diverse perspectives on American life during the years immediately following the American Revolution.

Teaching the Texas Revolution

July 12–July 16, 2021 • 10:00 am–12:00 pm CT

This online institute will offer teachers new windows into the Texas Revolution and a collection of curriculum materials geared toward bringing innovative perspectives into the classroom. Team-taught by a historian and two master teachers, the institute will focus on tying the "Big Picture" of the Texas Revolution to the unique experiences of Tejanos, women, and African Americans. Teachers attending this institute will walk away with both new insights into the era and curated primary source lessons that are classroom-ready.

Civic Online Reasoning: Sorting Fact from Fiction on the Internet

July 29–July 30, 2021 • 1:00–3:00 pm CT

Humanities Texas will partner with the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) to hold a two-part teacher professional development webinar for Texas teachers on using SHEG's Civic Online Reasoning curriculum. The curriculum, based on research conducted with professional fact checkers and tested in classrooms across the country, teaches students to effectively evaluate online content. During this interactive workshop, participants will consider the research behind the curriculum, review curricular materials, and discuss how these resources can be integrated into their own classrooms.

On July 26-30, 2021, the Museum will hold its annual Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Conference. This Conference is a full immersive program geared toward not only social studies but ELAR teachers and librarians. This year’s Conference themes will be Sports, Race, and Human Rights – The Nazi Olympics to Tokyo 2021 (July 26-28, 2021) and Antisemitism and Hate Speech – From the Holocaust to Today (July 28-30, 2021). The Conference will be virtual with in-person at the Museum options.

The Conference includes:

• Break out sessions with leading educational and human rights organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, Echoes and Reflections, USC Shoah Foundation, Special Olympics Texas, International Rescue Committee, and Genocide Watch.
• Survivor Speakers Keynote Panel with Texas of the Year and Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben, Cambodia Genocide Survivor Thear Suzuki, and Rwanda Genocide Against the Tutsis Survivor Yvonne Umugwaneza
• Keynote speakers on the Conference’s themes, including best-selling author Andrew Maraniss, Centre for Sports and Human Rights, and Dr. Robert Williams from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
• Access to exclusive digital resource drive
• CPE credit
• Continental breakfast

Registration deadline: July 12, 2021

Registration link: https://dhhrm.formstack.com/forms/2021_hhrec

Registration fee: $25.00

See the attached flyer and tentative schedule for more information, or go to: https://www.dhhrm.org/educators/educator-professional-development/

Check Them Out Below:

2018-2019:

September 2018, November 2018, February 2019, March 2019, April 2019, May 2019, June 2019

2019-2020:

August 2019, September 2019, October 2019, November 2019, December 2019, January 2020, February 2020, March 2020, April 2020 (Part 1), April 2020 (Part II), May 2020 (Part I), May 2020 (Part II) June 2020, July 2020

2020-2021:

August 2020, September 2020, October 2020, October 2020 (Part II), November/December 2020, December 2020, January 2021, February 2021, March 2021 (Part I), March 2021 (Part II), April 2021 (Part I), April 2021 (Part II)

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