Social Studies Advisory Committee Meeting, Fall 2012

Region 4 Education Service Center Social Studies Advisory Committee Meeting, Fall 2012 Thursday, October 4, 2012 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.  Welcome and Introductions

 Project Share Update: Debbie Behling, Education Specialist Reading Language Arts/Social Studies Solutions, Region 4 o Standards Search: http://www.projectsharetexas.org o Project Share Collaboration for Region 4 Social Studies Advisory Committee o OnTRACK Lessons: New-US History o Online Courses: http://www.epsilen.com/inst/escregion4, Join Online Courses . Grade 8 Academy and World Geography Academy . TELLIT Courses (Texas English Language Learner Instructional Tool) . ELPS Academy (English Language Proficiency Standards)

 Professional Development: Andréa Rivers, Education Specialist Reading Language Arts/Social Studies Solutions, Region 4 o Customer Survey Results o TEKS PD

 Assessment: Tom Wurst, Education Specialist Reading Language Arts/Social Studies Solutions, Region 4 o Assessment Cohort o Summer School Sharing

 Break

 TEA/Assessment Updates: Sherri McCord Education Specialist, Accountability Solutions, Region 4

 Conferences o National Conference on Geographic Education: October 4-7, 2012, San Marcos http://ncge.org/annual-conference2012 (Saturday, March 6: Activities specifically for Texas teachers) o TSSSA/TCSS: October 25-28, 2012, Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, Irving http://txcss.org/ o NCSS: November 16-18, 2012, Seattle, Washington http://www.ncss.org/conference o Sixth Annual Region 4 Social Studies Conference: January 2013 http://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_04/catalog/session.aspx?mode=conf&eventid=231538& referrer=browse.aspx&sessionId=471174 o Region VI Geography Conference: February 7-8, 2013, Huntsville o Leadership Fusion Summit: February 13, 2013, Region 4 http://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_04/catalog/session.aspx?sessionId=908289 o SXSWedu Education Conference: March 4-7, 2013, Austin http://sxswedu.com/ o TSSSA: March, 2013 http://tsssa.org/ o International Reading Association: April 19-22, 2013, San Antonio http://www.reading.org/convention.aspx

1 Region 4 Education Service Center Social Studies Advisory Committee Meeting, Fall 2012  Adjourn for Lunch at Red Onion (maps available)

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m., Session ID 943776

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Upcoming Fall-Spring Professional Development Sessions: Session Title Dates Session ID Number ^ELPS Academy for Social Studies October 13, 2012 954227 Pasadena ISD The Carmen Orozco Professional Development Center 1832 E. Sam Houston Pkwy S, Pasadena, Texas 77503 ^Teaching About the Holocaust* October 25, 2012 943044 Humble ISD Humble Instruction Service Center 4810 Magnolia Cove Drive, Kingwood, Texas 77345 Embedding the ELPS with E’s in the High School Social November 13, 2012 910461 Studies Classroom (Registration fee: $35.00, supported by Title III funds) Project CRISS* January 16, 17, 2013 953150 Fourth Edition Manual, 2012 February 21, 2013 July 10, 11, 2013 953162 October 1, 2013 Sixth Annual Social Studies Conference January 26, 2013 471174 (6-hour G/T Update option provided) Spring 2013: Exploring the STAAR/EOC sessions *-TAGT Approved 6 hour G/T Update Credit provided ^-Registration fee paid through grant funds

Educator Review Committees Please consider volunteering for a STAAR/EOC item review committee. Use the form located here: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/RecommendationEducatorCommittee.pdf. Complete the form and send it to Pearson as shown on the form.

State Board of Education Meetings SBOE meetings are archived and are available for viewing for the next six months. If you are interested in viewing the meetings, follow the directions below.  Go to http://www.texasadmin.com/cgi-bin/tea.cgi.  Scroll down to see the dates and agendas. The dates are listed newest to oldest.

Social Studies TETNs for 2012: The 2012 Social Studies TETN schedule is: Date Time January 31, 2012 1:00-3:00 p.m. April 25, 2012 1:00-3:00 p.m. July 29, 2012 1:00-3:00 p.m. November 20, 2012 1:00-3:00 p.m.

For assistance with your district’s connection to the TETN, please contact Joe Lee, 713.744.6511, [email protected].

3 Region 4 Education Service Center Social Studies Advisory Committee Meeting, Fall 2012 Helpful Websites: Region 4: http://www.esc4.net  Social Studies Solutions: http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=ss.home  Professional Development: http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=ss.profdev  Professional Organizations: http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=ss.proforgs  Social Studies Events: http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=ss.events  TEA (Texas Education Agency) Updates: http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=ss.tea_updates  Online Store: http://www.region4store.com/  Conferences: http://www.esc4.net/default.aspx?name=pi.conferences

TEA (Texas Education Agency):  Project Share: http://projectsharetexas.org/  Social Studies TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/index.html Economics: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter118/index.html  State Register: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml  Sign up for Social Studies ListServ: http://miller.tea.state.tx.us/list/; select Social Studies ListServ from the drop-down menu  ELPS (English Language Proficiency Standards): http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter074/ch074a.html#74.4  ELL (English Language Learners) Portal: http://www.elltx.org o Texas English Language Learner Instructional Tool (TELLIT) courses: http://www.elltx.org/trainings.html  TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills): http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx? id=948&menu_id3=793  2009 Released TAKS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3839&menu_id3=793  Personal Financial Literacy Resources: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=3523  Best Practices Clearinghouse: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/bestprac/bpc_instruction.html  TALA (Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies): http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/tala/

STAAR/EOC Links:  STAAR Resources: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/  STAAR FAQ Printable Document: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/faq.pdf  STAAR Questions and Answers Online: http://www.txetests.com/faqs/index.asp?Roots= %601.02.11%60  STAAR Modified Resources: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/special-ed/staarm  Special Education Assessments: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3632&menu_id3=793  End-of-Course Exams: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.aspx?id=3302&menu_id3=793  TEA Supplemental Aids for STAAR Presentation, December 2011: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx? LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=2147504960&libID=2147504955  TEA Modifications and Assessments Presentation, January 25, 2012: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx? LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=2147505331&libID=2147505325  Sign up for Student Assessment ListServ: http://miller.tea.state.tx.us/list/, select Student Assessment from dropdown menu

College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS): http://www.txccrs.org/  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/ 4 Region 4 Education Service Center Social Studies Advisory Committee Meeting, Fall 2012

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Texas Council for the Social Studies: http://txcss.org Texas Social Studies Supervisors Association: http://tsssa.org Texas Alliance for Geographic Education: http://www.geo.txstate.edu/tage/ Friends of Geography: http://friendsofgeographyhouston.org/ Texas State Historical Society: http://www.tshaonline.org/  Texas History Day: http://www.tshaonline.org/education/thd/index.html  National History Day: http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/ Law-Related Education: http://www.texaslre.org/ Texas Council for Economic Education: http://www.economicstexas.org/ Digital History: http://www.digitalhistory2.uh.edu/

Local Resources:  Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch: http://dallasfed.org/fed/houston.cfm  Holocaust Museum Houston: http://www.hmh.org/  Museum of Fine Arts Houston: http://www.mfah.org o Education Area: http://www.mfah.org/schools  Texas Independence Resources from Washington-on-the-Brazos Historical Park: http://www.txindependence.org/

Your Region 4 Social Studies Team Social Studies Specialists  Debbie Behling, Education Specialist 713.744.6863, [email protected]  Tom Wurst, Education Specialist 713.744.8194, [email protected]  Andréa Rivers, Education Specialist 713.744.6594, [email protected]

Reading Language Arts/Social Studies Solutions Department Jennifer Brock, Director, Reading Language Arts/Social Studies Solutions 713.744.6355, [email protected] Heather Lord, Department Secretary 713.744.4457, [email protected]