Become a Newsela Certified Educator
Participants will spend a day, in a face-to-face training, with NEWSELA Specialists and learn the many great tools NEWSELA has to offer. Upon completion, participants will earn the credentials of a Certified Educator for Newsela.
You’ll learn how to:
- leverage applications and practices of Newsela content
- design article and Text Set assignments for lessons and unit planning
- analyze assignment trends and student insights in the teacher Binder
- collaborate and share resources with other Newsela teachers
- lead and facilitate Newsela support for your school community
Why should you take this course?
- An official badge to share on professional and social platforms
- Ability to apply for scholarships to attend and present at conferences
- Opportunities to extend your learning as a Newsela Teacher Trainer and Newsela Fellow
- Teachers get access to a year of Newsela's Subject Products upon completion.
Humanities Texas Summer 2022 *In-Person* and Online Professional Development Institutes: Register Now!
FREE HUMANITIES TEXAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES SUMMER 2022
Beginning in June, Humanities Texas will hold FREE in-person and online professional development programs for social studies and ELA teachers in Texas schools.
The programs are free of charge to teachers and their schools. All participants will receive CPE credit and a wealth of curricular materials. Teachers participating in the in-person programs will receive a $400 stipend and are eligible for travel reimbursement of approved travel costs up to $300. On-campus housing is also available to out-of-town teachers at no cost. For more details about arrangements and eligible expenses, please see the Humanities Texas website.
Teachers can register to attend on the Humanities Texas website.
Please note: we will be announcing additional in-person and online programs in the coming weeks.
*IN-PERSON INSTITUTES*
Texas in the Twentieth Century
Dates: June 6–9, 2022
City: Lubbock
Location: Texas Tech University
Faculty presentations will cover Texas and the U.S. in 1900, the Progressive Era in Texas, women’s suffrage, World War I, the Great Depression, the New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, civil rights, and the rise of a two-party Texas. Like all Humanities Texas teacher programs, the institute will emphasize close interaction with scholars, the examination of primary sources, and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities.
Teaching Shakespeare (one-day workshop)
Date: June 14, 2022
City: San Antonio
Location: The University of Texas at San Antonio, downtown campus
Faculty presentations will focus on Shakespeare’s relevance to today’s teachers and students, Shakespeare’s global contexts, and performance-based strategies for the classroom. Like all Humanities Texas teacher programs, the institute will emphasize close interaction with scholars and writers and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities.
Dates: June 21–24, 2022
City: Austin
Location: The University of Texas at Austin
Faculty presentations will provide teachers with resources and strategies for helping students to become better readers of fiction, poetry, drama, and expository prose, among other written genres, while also addressing the critical reading and writing skills necessary for success at the post-secondary level. Like all Humanities Texas teacher programs, the institute will emphasize close interaction with scholars and writers and the development of effective pedagogical strategies and engaging assignments and activities.
ONLINE PROGRAMS
Teaching Evidence-Based Reading Practices at the Secondary Level
June 28–30, 2022 (1:00–4:00 pm CT) and July 7, 2022 (1:00–3:00 pm CT) • Online via Zoom
Online sessions will include interactive presentations on research-based approaches to teaching reading and content-area literacy with an emphasis on social studies texts. Faculty presentations will focus on developing students’ word study, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
Reading Like a Historian with the Stanford History Education Group
July 5–7, 2022 • 1:00–3:00 pm CT • Online via Zoom
This webinar series will introduce participants to SHEG’s Reading Like a Historian curriculum, explore strategies for modeling historical thinking, identify approaches to facilitating discussion, and consider best practices for formative assessment with SHEG’s Beyond the Bubble assessments.
Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom
July 11–12, 2022 • 10:00–11:30 am CT • Online via Zoom
The webinar series will introduce teachers to various digital humanities resources, tools, and strategies to support effective, engaging teaching in the secondary-level classroom. Detailed topics are forthcoming.
How to apply
Visit the Humanities Texas website for further information or apply here: http://www.humanitiestexas.org/education/teacher-institutes/application
Please apply as soon as possible, as registration will occur on a rolling basis and space is limited. Priority consideration will be given to early-career teachers in low-performing schools and districts.
TEA Social Studies TEKS Review Updates
You may recently have seen posts on social media and in the news regarding changes to the K-8 Social Studies standards. Remember, the Social Studies TEKS Review and Revision process is still in motion and there will be several drafts and proposals created before everything is finalized. So far, nothing is finalized at this point.
Educators, parents, and the community have the opportunity to provide feedback during this process. You are encouraged to provide feedback.
To keep up with all of the updates, click HERE.
Join Your Social Studies Colleagues in Philadelphia, December 2-4, 2022
National Council for the Social Studies is excited to welcome our members and all social studies educators, administrators, and specialists from across the globe to the first face-to-face NCSS Annual Conference since 2019.
The NCSS Annual Conference is the largest gathering of K-12 social studies classroom teachers, college and university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, district and state social studies supervisors, international educators, and social studies discipline leaders. The conference will feature:
500+ sessions to increase your professional development;
A growing lineup of featured speakers and panels;
Opportunities to network and exchange ideas with other social studies professionals; and
An exhibit hall highlighting the latest resources and services for your classroom, school, or business.
Clinics, tours, and special social events.
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
