The Weekly Update #4
August 27th, 2024
Welcome
Hello, I am Teaven Barnum the District Instructional Specialist for Secondary Social Studies. I'm excited to help you in any way that you need. You can reach me at teaven.barnum@killeenisd.org, text at 254-446-2873 or call my desk phone at 254-336-0253.
New Social Studies TEKS Implementation 2024-2025
The revised and updated social studies TEKS are now live and being implemented in classrooms across Texas! All changes have been finalized and posted as of August 1st. For a comparative view of the standards, the Crosswalks are super helpful. They give you a quick view of TEKS that have been added, revised, or renumbered.
In an effort to save time, all crosswalks have been collected and stored in a shared folder. Just click the image below to find the crosswalk for your content area!
Be sure to factor in the needs of your students when lesson planning. Good things to ponder while lesson planning would be:
-What misconceptions would my students have?
-What background knowledge would they be missing?
-How do your specific students learn best?
-How could I best differentiate to the specific learning needs of my students?
-What real world/engaging strategy could you implement in order to increase engagement?
Civil Discourse
Here is a link to examples of rubrics and success criteria for civil discourse lessons.
Job Alike: Civil Discourse
I want to thank all of you for making my birthday wishes come true by engaging in robust conversations about providing civil discourse opportunities for our students.
You all received a copy of the book and I hope that you are continuing your learning as a PLC. If you would like me to come out to participate in some of this learning please let me know.
Nichelle wanted me to let you know how much she enjoyed coming to Killeen ISD. She wanted your feedback so please click the link to fill that out. She also provided a document of additional resources.
