Social Studies

Texas Dyslexia Academy (TDA) 6: Dysgraphia provides educators with foundational information about dysgraphia, which is a related disorder to dyslexia. In this course, participants explore how students acquire writing skills, what dysgraphia is, the identification process, and the provision of services for students with dysgraphia as outlined in the Dyslexia Handbook.

This session will meet on December 9, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

A More Perfect Union is a professional development series for 8th Grade US History teachers to collaborate and plan for the upcoming six-weeks. In our third session, we will begin with a pacing check-in, followed by planning out both the Westward Expansion and Industrialization units. With an eye on STAAR preparation, you will leave the workshop with a unit blueprint and interactive activities to continue your year full of learning!

This session will meet on December 11, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Liberty And Justice For All is a professional development series for High School US History teachers to collaborate and plan for the upcoming six-weeks. In our fourth session, we will begin with a pacing check-in, followed by planning out both the World War II and Cold War units. With an eye on STAAR preparation, you will leave the workshop with a unit blueprint and interactive activities to continue your year full of learning!

This session will meet on December 12, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Texas Dyslexia Academy (TDA) 2: The Dyslexia Handbook was developed to assist school districts and charter schools in understanding The Dyslexia Handbook 2024 Update: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders. In this course, participants explore the handbook and learn about important updates from the 2024 version of the handbook.

This session will meet on January 16, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

The state of Texas has mandated that all schools observe Holocaust Remembrance Week. which is Jan 27-Jan 21. For the most part, this solemn privilege falls on social studies teachers. So, what is your plan?
Come to Region 16 and collaborate with other teachers to devise a game plan and get prepared. In this session, you will not only learn more about how to teach about the Holocaust, but you will interact with age-appropriate resources to use in your classroom during the week. All teachers are invited to join.

This session will meet on January 16, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Discover ways to reach students by integrating TExQuest digital resources into your curriculum: Explore options such as text-to-speech, translations, reading level adjustments, advanced search by content, and lexile level, highlights, and notes, and save to the cloud. Find instructional materials in multiple print formats, and images, vide, and audio files for differentiation. Discuss strategies for integrating digital resources into lesson preparation, inclusion plans, student research, and/or project-based learning. Strengthen your students' discovery and use of authoritative digital materials.

This virtual session will meet on January 29, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

A More Perfect Union is a professional development series for 8th Grade US History teachers to collaborate and plan for each upcoming six weeks. In our fifth and final session, we will focus on planning the Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction units. With an eye on STAAR preparation, you will leave the workshop with unit blueprints and interactive activities to continue student learning in US History.

This session will meet on January 30, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Doesn't every student get to use supplemental aids on the STAAR? Join us as we explore eligibility, required documentation, and examples of supplemental aids for students taking the 8th-grade US History and High School US History STAAR exams. Head back to the classroom with the expertise and aids to boost STAAR success for your students!

This session will meet on February 4, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Effective and consistent classroom management skills are essential for every teacher in order to maintain a quality learning environment for all students. This workshop will provide teachers with necessary tools in order to establish positive classroom management skills and techniques.

This session will meet on February 6, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Liberty And Justice For All is a professional development series for High School US History teachers to collaborate and plan for the upcoming six-weeks. In our fifth session, we will begin with a pacing check-in, followed by planning out both the Civil Rights Movment and Modern America units. With an eye on STAAR preparation, you will leave the workshop with a unit blueprint and interactive activities to continue your year full of learning!

This session will meet on February 6, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Texas Dyslexia Academy (TDA) 5: Screening for Dyslexia focuses on the universal screening process for dyslexia and reading development.

This session will meet on February 19, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Texas Dyslexia Academy (TDA) 6: Dysgraphia provides educators with foundational information about dysgraphia, which is a related disorder to dyslexia. In this course, participants explore how students acquire writing skills, what dysgraphia is, the identification process, and the provision of services for students with dysgraphia as outlined in the Dyslexia Handbook.

This session will meet on February 19, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

To teach social studies, sometimes we are like dogs, our noses buried in the small details of a specific time and place. Other times, we are like birds, hovering high in the air, looking for general patterns and themes. For students to get the full picture, we need to do both or switch scales--the practice of zooming in and zooming out to better understand a topic. In this session, teachers will first focus on the importance of scale-switching and then learn how to put the skill into practice in their classrooms. Come and learn now "to see the world in a grain of sand."

This session will meet on February 19, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Presenter Cindy Goldrich will give teachers, guidance counselors, and school psychologists an understanding of the social and emotional impact that ADHD and Executive Function
challenges have on learning, motivation, behavior, and the family system. Upon completing this program, participants will:

Have a functional and actionable understanding of Executive Function skills and what performance can be expected at different learning levels. Learn valuable methods to manage problems with attention, organization, stress, homework completion, and test performance based on the latest brain research and evidence-based best practices. Discover subtle changes in teaching methods and classroom structure to improve time management, working memory, motivation, and emotional regulation that will benefit all children, not only those with ADHD. Participants will learn practical tips, tools, and strategies to help students gain self-awareness, self-direction, and greater accountability that can be incorporated into everyday teaching and across the curriculum. They will also receive valuable handouts and resources for teachers, parents, and students to manage homework, home/school communication, study skills, behavior, and more.

This session will meet on February 24, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Texas Dyslexia Academy (TDA) 1: Foundations is the first of six training opportunities developed to assist educators to better understand dyslexia and related disorders. In this course, participants learn foundational information about how students acquire reading skills, why some students struggle in reading, what dyslexia is, and warning signs that dyslexia may be causing a student’s reading difficulties.

This session will meet on February 26, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.