Hello From Your R10 Social Studies K-12 Consultant
Welcome to STAAR season! I know that many of you are deep in heart of reviews. You are almost there!
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
Newseum
NewseumED.org offers free resources to cultivate the First Amendment and media literacy skills essential to civic life. Learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources and put current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes, and programs.
Listenwise
Listenwise is an award-winning listening skills platform. We harness the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students. Our collection of podcasts and public radio keeps teaching connected to the real world and builds student listening skills at the same time. We offer collections for English, Social Studies, Science and ESL classrooms.
Children & Youth in History
Children & Youth in History is a world history resource that provides teachers and students with access to sources about young people from the past to the present.
#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/)
