Workshops at Region 4

December 11, 2019
When teachers improve, students improve. However, in order for this occur, teachers must be proficient in choosing the right strategy and delivering it with fidelity. Using high-impact strategies maximizes student engagement and achievement in the social studies classroom. During this training, teachers will move from research to practice in delivering effective instruction. Teachers will also be given step-by-step guidance to successfully implement these high impact strategies. Join us as we explore both research and evidence-based practices and use them to increase students' intellectual engagement, as well as appropriately scaffold social studies instruction to support all learners.  REGISTER

Questioning and Formative Assessment

January 22, 2020

By asking the right questions, teachers can invigorate and sustain productive discussions. Standards-aligned formative assessment empowers social studies teachers to make sound instructional decisions in their classrooms. These practices provide teachers with information needed to adjust instruction while the learning is still happening. REGISTER

Digitizing Learning

March 4, 2020
One of the keys to quality instruction in the 21st century is the appropriate infusion of technology. Social studies teachers have a responsibility to provide authentic learning experiences that will build skills that students need to be productive citizens. During this session we will explore various technology tools that support information fluency, collaboration, and critical thinking. Join us as we equip your toolbox with media rich resources that support a variety of processing skills through the use of documentaries, movie clips, movie trailers, news clips, music, photography, and artwork.  REGISTER

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Thinking Like an Amateur Historian: Using Processing Skills to Think Critically in Social Studies

November 14, 2019
History classes are more than just dates and facts. The study of history necessitates that students apply critical thinking skills to organize and use acquired information from a variety of sources. During this session, participants will discuss, and plan learning experiences that develop student proficiency in chronology, comprehension, analysis and interpretation, research, problem-solving, and decision-making. Join us as we shift our practice from being mere disseminators of historical information to facilitators that support amateur historians "doing history."  REGISTER

Sheltered Instruction Techniques and Strategies

December 3, 2019

Sheltered instruction is a means of making content comprehensible to English Language Learners (ELLs). Learn how to use social studies content to enhance understanding of the components of sheltered instruction by strengthening the writing of content and language objectives. By attending this session, you will also develop a tool box of content-specific strategies that address lesson planning, comprehensible input, building background knowledge, and interaction in the social studies classroom. REGISTER

5Es over World Cultures, Part 2

December 4, 2019

5Es over World Cultures, part 2, is a second series of conceptually designed instructional lessons that are seamlessly aligned to the TEKS. This volume includes lessons on physical landscapes, cultural interactions, and the impact of technology on society.  Come learn how to incorporate the 5E Model into your World Cultures classroom, as well as experience these authentic research-based, student-centered, ready to use model lessons that are scaffolded to maximize your students' learning experiences. REGISTER

For more information about the 5Es Over World Cultures resource, click here.