Hello From Your R10 Social Studies K-12 Consultant
Welcome to March! Here's hoping that you have had a restful and well-deserved break. As you move into the spring, here are some resources, ideas and bit of news for you.
My goal this year is to continue to grow a community of Social Studies educators in Region 10. To do this, I will be sending out a new version of a newsletter with resources, websites, tech tools and other goodies each month.
Please feel free to share any new resources or gems that you find or know of.
We have some exciting professional development opportunities coming this Spring and Summer. As always, I am always available to help you with resources and would be happy to come out and work with you to support any needs you have. Please follow us on Twitter and sign up for the Social Studies Listserv.
Look for us on Twitter - @Region10SS
Looking forward to creating a community of Social Studies Educators!
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
The approved Social Studies TEKS have been released. The revisions have streamlined the the TEKS for Kindergarten through 8th grade and high school courses including United States History Since 1877, World History Studies, World Geography Studies, United States Government, and Economics.
The TEKS for middle school and high school social studies are scheduled for implementation beginning with the 2019-2020 school year and the TEKS for kindergarten–grade 5 are scheduled for implementation in the 2020-2021 school year.
** Upcoming PD Opportunities This Summer Over the Streamlined TEKS **
Region 10 Roadshow
June 3 - Terrell
June 11 - Red Oak
July 9 - Sherman
July 16 - Greenville
July 22 - McKinney
Newsela
Newsela is an education technology startup dedicated to transforming the way students access the world through words. Our team combines powerful technological know-how with real-world experience earned in the classroom, the newsroom, and the boardroom. We publish high-interest news and nonfiction articles daily at five levels of complexity for grades 2-12 using a proprietary, rapid text-leveling process. By combining relevant and interesting nonfiction content with standards-aligned assessments, Newsela gives educators the primary solution to dramatically improve students’ literacy skills for the 21st century.
The Portal to Texas History
A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas. This site also contains an extensive archive of newspapers as well as the site Resources4Educators which contains a wealth of lesson ideas for Texas History teachers.
Stanford History Education Group - Reading Like a Historian
"The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents designed for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities."
#socialstudies – General social studies
#history – General history stuff
#apush – Advanced Placement history
#ushistory – United States history
#civics – Government and civics teaching
#apgov – Advanced Placement government
#historychat – History chats
#historyteacher – History instruction
#geographyteacher – Geography instruction
History News Network (http://hnn.us/)
Visions of Education (https://visionsofed.com/)
