Social Studies

The following services are provided to campuses or districts as requested
and tailored to meet specified needs.

After School Specials NEW

This year Region 10 Social Studies is piloting a new service to provide quality teacher training without the expense of substitute teachers. Limited funding brings about limitless ideas, and this new program – After School Specials – will feature two-hour after school workshops combined with "before" and "after" components. Based on sound research principles, After School Specials will provide participants with a pre-learning experience "before" the face-to-face workshop, critical content "during" the workshop, and an extension activity "after" the session is concluded for a more meaningful professional development experience.

• Argumentative Literacy in Social Studies and the Humanities – This highly focused professional development experience is rooted in helping students build critical thinking skills to analyze and argue points of view based on evidence, develop content literacy.
  
  
• Implementing the ELPS in Social Studies – Participants will examine their students’ language proficiency levels to create engaging lessons that will make content comprehensible for English Language Learners in the mainstream social studies classroom.
  
  
• Making Accommodations for STAAR Success in Social Studies – General and special education teachers will explore ways to tailor instruction that meets the needs of all students. This training will help teachers target specific skills and critical social studies content.

Power Planning Period (45 minute face-to-face mini-workshop) NEW

• Facilitated Professional Learning Communities (PLC) in Social Studies
  
  
• Social Studies CSI: Crucial Standards Investigation

Facilitated and Focused Review of Social Studies Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
NEW
Region 10 social studies consultants will work with teacher groups and/or administrators to make
adjustments to existing curriculum, instruction and assessments to align with the new STAAR
requirements.

Social Studies Program Audit NEW
Region 10 social studies consultants will conduct site based reviews of resources, teacher
interviews and classroom observations to provide research-based suggestions for program
improvements.

Social Studies CSCOPE Live! NEW
Region 10 social studies consultants will provide semester and six-week CSCOPE assistance as
needed to districts.

Classroom Observations
Classroom observations, complete with a debriefing session, are available upon request for
interested campuses. Conducted at the request of campus principals, Region 10 Consultants will
observe classroom teachers for the purpose of supporting teachers in professional growth.

Demonstration Lessons in Social Studies
Demonstration lessons, complete with a debriefing session, are available upon request for
interested campuses. Presented by Region 10 consultants, lessons are designed to be powerful
models of best practices in social studies instruction.