Welcome to March and springtime. I feel like each of these newsletters brings another statement about the year that we have had. It is hard to believe that we have endured so much in the last year. I hope this Spring brings a sense of renewal and that we can begin to see life becoming more "normal" again. If there is one thing I have learned about educators and people in general this last year, it is that we are resilient and able to adapt when the need arises. In the midst of hardship, change and crisis, there are always stories of people stepping up to help one another, check on each other and create better opportunities for society at large.

I wish you the best this month and hope that your Spring Break is relaxing, restful and rejuvenating.

Upcoming News: Stay tuned and Save The Date for our 2nd Annual Metroplex Social Studies Conference to be held virtually June 22nd and June 23rd. Our theme this year is "Owning the New Normal". Details coming soon regarding presentation proposals and registration. We hope to see you again this year.

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.

April 3-

Brown University’s Choices- Global Protests

9:30 AM-12:30 PM CT. Three PD hours provided.

Register HERE Info. about this Choices program is HERE

*Choices just came out with free lessons on how to teach Jan. 6, 2021. I know many teachers were asking about that. It is HERE.

May 8-

Private, in-person (small group with masks) teacher tours of Harlan Crow’s Library.

9:30-11:00 AM or 11:00-12:30 PM.

Register HERE.

Info about the private library is HERE.

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/

Texas Law Related Education has continued to update their resources with new content modules for Texas History, 8th Grade U.S. History and High School U.S. History.

Content Modules:

We posted new modules on our website this week for the following:

Texas History – Civil War and Reconstruction

8th Grade U.S. History – Age of Jackson

High School U.S. History – World War II

Ready, Set, Go: Reaching for the STARRS virtual training for middle school and high school U.S. teachers will be offered during the spring semester. See attached for more detailed information.

Street Law’s Supreme Court Institute

They are excited to announce that this year for the first time thanks to a generous grant from the Sumners Foundation, teachers in Title 1 schools from Texas who are accepted to the institute will receive financial assistance to cover out of pocket expenses (travel, housing, and meals not provided by the Institute).

To access the full digital flyer, the application, and more information, please control + click on the image below. If the link isn’t working, you can click here. Teachers will find information on the event page and website about logistics and eligibility requirements.

2021 SUPREME COURT SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS

JUNE 17–22 & JUNE 24–29
WASHINGTON, DC

Complete Details and Application Information

Application and letter of support deadline: March 15, 2021

The Supreme Court Summer Institute provides teachers with a valuable opportunity to expand their knowledge and learn new methods for teaching about the Supreme Court of the United States.

• Spend six days with high-caliber instructors and expert resource people who lead in their respective fields
• Visit the Court to hear decisions and attend a private reception
• Engage in a thorough study of six Supreme Court cases
• Participate in sessions on the certiorari process, judicial nominations, interest groups, the media, constitutional interpretation, and a moot court

Link for Summer Institute

https://mailchi.mp/streetlaw/scsi-2021-postcard

Link: https://texaslre.org/lessons/

FREE HUMANITIES TEXAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS (SPRING 2021)

Beginning in February, Humanities Texas will hold FREE professional development webinar series for social studies and ELA teachers in Texas schools.

Teachers can apply to attend on the Humanities Texas website.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Teaching African American History

Humanities Texas has several upcoming webinars on Teaching African American History:

Race and the Aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement: **NEW DATE** Thursday, March 11, 2021, 5:00–6:15 pm

How did American attitudes toward race and citizenship change following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968? In what ways was race a significant factor in the major societal issues of the 1970s and 1980s?

Contemporary Social Movements in Context (11th Grade): Wednesday, May 5, 5:00–6:15 pm

This webinar will examine contemporary events within the context of social movements in the U.S. since 1877. How can earlier movements—such as those for women’s suffrage and African American and Latino American civil rights—help students understand the dynamics of our current moment?

Contemporary Social Movements in Context (8th Grade): Wednesday, May 12, 5:00–6:15 pm

This webinar will examine contemporary events within the context of social movements from the Founding Period to Reconstruction. How can earlier movements—such as the Great Awakening and abolition movement—help students understand the dynamics of our current moment?

Teaching Texas History

Mondays • February 1 through April 5, 2021 • 5:00–6:15 pm CT

This webinar series will address critical topics in the seventh-grade social studies curriculum, ranging from annexation and slavery through the age of oil and the Progressive Era.

The Making of Modern America

Tuesdays • February 2 through April 6, 2021 • 5:00–6:15 pm CT

This webinar series will address critical topics in the eleventh-grade social studies curriculum in the second of the twentieth century, ranging from the origins of the Cold War through the presidency of Ronald Reagan.

Shaping the American Republic

Wednesdays • February 3 through April 7, 2021 • 5:00–6:15 pm CT

This webinar series will address critical topics in the eighth-grade social studies curriculum, ranging from industrialization through Reconstruction.

Participants will receive CPE credit and a wealth of curricular materials. CPE hours will be based on Zoom attendance and adjusted if a participant misses any portion of the program.

Teachers can apply to attend here:

http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes/application.

Teachers who apply will receive information about and access to each weekly session in the series.

NOTE: Teachers who participated in webinar series (Teaching Texas History, Making of Modern America, Shaping the American Republic, and Teaching and Understanding Literature) in the fall of 2020 will automatically receive information about the spring sessions and do not need to reapply.

Please contact us with any questions: institutes@humanitiestexas.org

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

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