Social Studies Work Group Application
The SBOE is now accepting applications to serve on social studies TEKS review work groups. The SBOE's TEKS review and revision process calls for multiple, separate work groups. Applicants do not need to be educators to apply. Please enter information in the application that best reflects your experience. A link is provided below to the application.
https://tea.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_39LY0ZqSaPRQO6a
Work Groups
Throughout the revision process, applications are submitted to SBOE members for their review and approval. TEA then builds work groups from the pool of approved applicants and notifies selected applicants of their invitation to serve on a work group.
- Work group members will be expected to complete an online orientation session prior to their work group meeting.
- Work group members may be asked to complete pre-work exercises prior to their meeting.
- Work group members may be asked to provide invited testimony at SBOE meetings.
Questions related to the application for the social studies TEKS review and revision process can be directed to teks@tea.texas.gov.
Humanities Texas Fall PD Offerings
FREE HUMANITIES TEXAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINARS (FALL 2021)
Beginning in September, 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.
NEW**The Court and the Constitution
Mondays • October 18–November 8, 2021 • 5:00–6:15 pm CT
This webinar series will focus on milestone cases in Supreme Court history related to civil liberties, civil rights, defining federal power, and criminal procedure. Cases to be discussed include, but are not limited to, Marbury v. Madison (1803), McCullough v. Maryland (1819), Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), Hernandez v. Texas (1954), Mapp v. Ohio (1961), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), and United States v. Lopez (1995). Content will be aligned with the secondary social studies TEKS, with particular emphasis on the standards for U.S. government and history.
NEW** Teaching Edgar Allan Poe
Monday, October 18 and Monday, October 25, 2021 • 5:00–6:15 pm CT
The two webinars will focus on the varied work of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845). The first webinar, “Teaching Poe’s Poems,” will contextualize several of his major poems, including “The Raven,” “Annabel Lee,” and “Alone,” while the second webinar, “Teaching Poe’s Short Stories,” will examine classic tales such as “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.” Both webinars will consider Poe’s legacy and highlight the most important takeaways for middle and high school students.
NEW** Teaching Frederick Douglass
Tuesday, November 9 and Tuesday, November 16, 2021 • 5:00–6:15 pm CT
The two webinars will focus on the life and work of the great abolitionist and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass. The first webinar will provide a broad overview of Douglass's career, with some specific suggestions (such as how to incorporate photographs of Douglass into your teaching). The second webinar will focus on the challenges of teaching sections of the Narrative (1845) and "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" (1852). Both webinars will consider Douglass's legacy and highlight the most important takeaways for middle and high school students.
NEW** Teaching Media Literacy
Thursdays • October 28–December 2, 2021 • 5:00–6:15 pm CT
Each webinar in the series will provide resources and strategies to help middle and high school students become informed citizens and critical consumers of news in multiple media. Webinars include: “It’s News to Me”: Young Adolescents’ Perspectives on Journalism; “Fake News” in U.S. History; Teaching Students to Become Expert Readers of the News; More Than “The News That’s Fit to Print”: Video and Visual Media; and Teaching Strategies, Assignments, and Classroom Activities.
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.
Please contact us with any questions: institutes@humanitiestexas.org
PBS Learning Media Pilot Testing Application
PBS LEARNING MEDIA IS CURRENTLY SEEKING ELA AND SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATORS IN GRADES 6-12 TO PILOT TEST EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CREATED FOR THE KEN BURNS IN THE CLASSROOM COLLECTION. THIS IS A PAID OPPORTUNITY.
For each lesson tested, teachers will be paid a $250 stipend. Requirements of testing include:
-Implementing a resource and support materials in class.
-Utilizing a rubric/form to provide feedback.
-Providing sample work and reflections from two students.
-Classroom implementation observation by a member of the PBS LearningMedia team
-Virtually
-In-class, if possible/following COVID safety protocols).
-Additional student work samples will be requested when observation is not possible.
Application here >> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckbhWNRzeGM7UBKieQ1WtPlNjzGtHYULiSM5cH83TF6wfvbA/viewform
Join the next Gilder Lehrman Inside the Vault Presentation
Join us on November 4, 2021, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. ET (4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT) when our curators discuss three documents related to the death of President John F. Kennedy with Dr. Barbara Perry and Master Teacher Jermain Corbin. The ticker tape reporting the assassination from November 22, 1961, President Lyndon Johnson’s proclamation of a national day of mourning, and the speech Kennedy was never able to deliver.
This event is for teachers, students and their families—and everyone with an interest in history!
Everyone who registers will be sent a Zoom meeting link and instructions in the confirmation email.
PD certificates will be sent to all who attend the entirety of the program.
Inside the Vault: Highlights from the Gilder Lehrman Collection is an online program that highlights unique primary sources from the Gilder Lehrman Collection. From iconic historical treasures, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Emancipation Proclamation, to personal letters that reveal the contributions of ordinary American citizens, each session will investigate primary sources and discuss their background, impact, and potential use in the classroom.
This event is for teachers, students, families, and everyone with an interest in American history.
ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL MOCK TRIAL COORDINATORS!
This year's case is currently live.
REGISTRATION:
- Online team registration is open now! The link to register is HERE.
- The registration fee is $175 per team. Checks and credit cards only. No purchase orders will be accepted.
REGION 10 DATES:
- Saturday, November 13, 2021 (8:00-1:00) - Mock Trial Clinic - George Allen Courthouse (REGISTRATION NOW OPEN)
- Saturday, January 29, 2022 - Region 10 Competition, George Allen Courthouse
- Saturday, February 5, 2022 - Dallas ISD/Region 10 Semi-Finals
- Thursday, March 3, 2022 3:00PM – 7:00PM State Competition Registration/Orientation – Belo Mansion
- Friday, March 4, 2022 7:00AM – 8:00PM State Competition – Rounds 1, 2, 3 – George Allen Courthouse
- Saturday, March 5, 2022 7:00AM – 8:00PM State Competition – Round 4 & Semi-Final and Final Rounds
REGISTRATION DEADLINE -- JANUARY 15, 2022
More details will be coming soon regarding calendar dates.
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
KELLY BELLAR - Region 10 K-12 Social Studies Consultant - Teaching & Learning
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
