Workshops at Region 4

EMERGING SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER SERIES

Building an Effective Toolbox for Teacher Development

For Preservice, New, and Developing Teachers

Classroom Management

October 8, 2019

Classroom management is one of the biggest barriers to effective classroom instruction. It is an even bigger barrier for emerging teachers. Social Studies teachers have a responsibility to know their students, effectively organize their rooms, teach appropriate technology usage, develop and model culturally responsive rules and procedures, and most importantly, set high expectations, all while teaching dozens of TEKS. During this session, teachers will review and evaluate their own beliefs about classroom management, as well as discover new insights, concepts, strategies and interventions that address behavioral and organizational challenges that emerging social studies teachers may face in their classroom.  REGISTER

5Es Over World Cultures, Part 1

October 10, 2019
5Es over World Cultures is a series of conceptually designed instructional lessons that are seamlessly aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge Skills (TEKS). Come learn how to incorporate the 5E Model into your World Cultures classroom, as well as experience research-based, student-centered ready to use model lessons that are scaffolded to maximize your students learning experiences. For more information about the 5Es Over World Cultures resource, click here.  REGISTER

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

Using Depth of Knowledge (DOK) for Student Success

October 16, 2019 
Are students learning at the level of complexity that the TEKS require? Engage in a method to deconstruct the true meaning of the TEKS. Participants will use this method to build capacity in assigning DOK levels, create meaningful learning objectives, plan sequenced tasks, and design effective lessons that scaffold learning. Join us as we uncover what students really need to know and be able to do.  REGISTER

5 Es over America: Social Studies STAAR^® Preparation Grade 8

November 7, 2019
Examine an instructional resource to address the TEKS for grade 8 American history. 5 Es over America uses a student-centered instructional model for the American history classroom, as well as research-based strategies that facilitate the development of analytical thinking skills. Participants will receive a copy of the Region 4 publication 5 Es over America: Social Studies STAAR Preparation, Grade 8.   REGISTER

T.E.A.M.S. that Win: Effective Practices for Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

Secondary Social Studies

November 12, 2019, January 30, 2020, and April 1, 2020

“Teaching Engaging Academics and Motivating for Success” (T.E.A.M.S.) is a three-day professional development series that applies the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) frameworks to content specific Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) instruction and classroom design. The three days will integrate classroom management strategies with the UDL principles of multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression. Classroom teachers are encouraged to build personal capacity by bringing a lesson which can be used to implement these strategies. Between each session, participants are asked to collect information based on implemented strategies. REGISTER

T.E.A.M.S. that Win: Effective Practices for Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

Elementary Social Studies

December 18, 2019, January 29, 2020, and March 31, 2020

“Teaching Engaging Academics and Motivating for Success” (T.E.A.M.S.) is a three-day professional development series that applies the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) frameworks to content specific Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) instruction and classroom design. The three days will integrate classroom management strategies with the UDL principles of multiple means of engagement, representation, and action and expression. Classroom teachers are encouraged to build personal capacity by bringing a lesson which can be used to implement these strategies. Between each session, participants are asked to collect information based on implemented strategies. REGISTER

Accountable Talk: Using Cooperative Discussions in Social Studies

February 18, 2020
Twenty-first century jobs demand workers that are skilled collaborators and communicators. In order to prepare students for college and career readiness, Social Studies teachers must begin creating a classroom culture that supports shared inquiry, encourages deep thinking and reflection, invites respectful dialogue, and increases student autonomy. This requires social studies teachers to make a paradigm shift from being the gate-keepers of knowledge to facilitators of learning. During this session teachers will simulate various accountable talk protocols, as well as discuss scaffolds necessary for implementation. Join us as we discuss ways to use cooperative discussions to help our students move pass surface learning and take a deeper dive into the social studies content.  REGISTER

Social Studies Make and Take: Supporting Achievement in U.S. History

February 27, 2020
Explore portable social studies activities to review, remediate, or accelerate concepts based on the U.S. history TEKS. Experience engaging activities based on the Region 4 resource Supporting Achievement in U.S. History. Multiple pieces of this resource will be used to demonstrate how to implement activities for original instruction and review opportunities. Participants will create a set of materials for the activities demonstrated in the session.  REGISTER

Help! I Don't Have Time to Teach Social Studies

March 12, 2020
Many elementary teachers do not feel like they have time to teach social studies content with fidelity. During this session, we will discuss time-saving reading strategies to effectively teach the social studies TEKS, develop content knowledge, and maximize available resources for your elementary social studies classroom.  REGISTER

For more information about these workshops or to request customized professional development, e-mail

socialstudies@esc4.net.

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