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REGION 7 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER

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engage explore educate

june 19, 2017

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Personal Conference Planner

Time of Session First Session Second Session
Choice Choice

8:30 AM - 9:20 AM Keynote Speaker: Caroline Crimm
Ash Room Music by K.R. Wood

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

11:45 AM - 12:55 PM Lunch On Your Own
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM

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Map of Region 7 ESC

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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Carolina Castillo Crimm

Dr. Carolina Castillo Crimm was born
and raised in Mexico City. She holds
degrees from the University of Miami,
Texas Tech and a Ph.D. in Latin American
History from the University of Texas at
Austin.

Among her many books and articles is the
award-winning De León: A Tejano Family
History. After 40 years of teaching, she
has recently retired and been honored as
a Professor Emeritus from Sam Houston
State University. She lives in Huntsville,
Texas with her husband Jack, and has
just started a new company, Historic
Tours of Texas.

Galveston - Who Knew It Was Named For A Spanish
Patriot of the American Revolution?

Text about the session

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Musical Performance

K.R. Wood

K.R., a native Texas singer,
songwriter, historian and
musician, plays 6 and 12 string
acoustical guitars and has
received acclaim for his Fathers
of Texas CD series. It is a
collection of songs and narration
about Texas’ storied history,
which is considered a landmark
in Texas music. This album was
adopted by the State of Texas
approved Texas history curriculum
through Harcourt Publishing. His
CD titled “Davy Crockett’s Fiddle
Plays On” was recorded live in
the Alamo with the Davy Crockett Fiddle from the Witte Museum.
This is an honor and privilege that only K.R. Wood has been given.
K.R. Wood a.k.a. Camp Cookie, has been traveling the great state of
Texas bringing its history to life through songs and tales for over
30 years.

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Exhibitors / Booths

Harrison County Historical Commission

200 West Houston, Room 140
Marshall, Texas 75670
Thomas Speir
(903) 930 - 7468
[email protected]

Dallas Holocaust Museum / Center for
Education and Tolerance

Sara Abosch: [email protected]
Charlotte Decoster: [email protected]

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Breakout Session 1

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Aspen Room Ecoland Learning & Extension Activities

Amber Johnston & Lisa Richardson Join the Ecoland Early Learning staff to get an overview of what Region 7 has to offer
Region 7 Ecoland early childhood teachers and students! This session will explore different ideas for
Pre-K and Kindergarten extension activities in your classroom and look at everyday materials you can use to
inspire discovery and curiosity while learning.
Birch Room
Elementary DBQs LRE Style! Part 1
Lisa Wellborn
Law Related Education Even Elementary Students Can Write a DBQ (Document Based Questions)! Are you looking
1st - 3rd Grade for a way to integrate ELAR and social studies, and analyze and synthesize primary

sources too? Then DBQs are for you! DBQs foster analytical critical thinking and writing
skills – in a fun way that engages your students. Join us!

Cedar A Room Using Music to Teach Texas History

K.R. Wood Come see how using music can bring history to life for your students! K.R. uses music,
Singer, musician, actor, and historian stories and song to teach about the history of the Lone State from the Revolution to the
All Levels
Cattle Trails, as well as the heroes of Texas.

Cedar B Room Texas Independence Declared While Alamo Defenders Fight On!

Sherri Driscoll Four days before the end of the Battle of the Alamo, delegates met to write and
The Alamo Education Program sign a Declaration of Independence. This session will use primary and secondary
4th - 8th Grade
sources to compare and contrast the events surrounding the Declaration of
Independence and the Siege of the Alamo.

Cedar C Room Differentiation at its Best

Jason Ihlenfeld Come join us to learn strategies that involve all levels of students, discover
Nystrom Education Curriculum Specialist how movement and kinesthetic learning can allow opportunity for equity,
6th - 12th Grade
and engage in activities for creating differentiation plans for target students.
You will leave with access to technology applications that can help
you develop plans for your own students.

Cypress Room A Brief History of the Jewish People

Alan Learner The Jewish people have been around for a long time! Come learn more about their
Rabbi history – from Abraham to the destruction of the first temple, the diaspora, the
6th - 12th Grade destruction of the second temple and up to the founding of the State of Israel in 1948.

Dogwood Room Abraham Lincoln: Emancipation,
his Gettysburg Address, & his 10% Plan
David Stroud
Author, Historian, and Professor (retired) What was Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and why has it been so
5th - 12th Grade misunderstood? Was the Gettysburg Address – all two minutes of it – his
greatest Speech? How was his 10% Reconstruction Plan supposed to bring the
Union back together? Find out the answers to all these questions – and more!

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Breakout Session 1

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Elm Room Studies Weekly Literacy Integration

Laurie Fay Use Studies Weekly content during your literacy block with easy, engaging lessons,
Studies Weekly graphic organizers and rich expository text. Join us to learn research-based strategies -
1st - 5th Grade
including the Reciprocal Teaching Method - and ideas on how to attack domain-specific
vocabulary in social studies and science.

Lab 1 Room Google Classroom in Social Studies

Holly Curry Is your school a Google school and you’d like to learn to use Google Classroom?
Region 7 ESC Digital Learning This session will give you a basic introduction of Google Classroom and a
5th - 12th Grade few ideas of how to use it in Social Studies.

Lab 2 Room HCHC History Fair Integration with National History Day
Triumph & Tragedy
Sharon Dews & Thomas Speir
Harrison County Historical Commission This session offers Harrison County teachers (gr 6-8) the opportunity to make
6th - 8th Grade community connections, and see what support tools are available from Harrison
County HC for students to use to produce National History Day research projects.

Maple Room Using DBQs to Engage Students in Authentic Geographic Inquiry

Keith Hyndshaw Come see how The DBQ Project’s new Mini-Qs in Geography support the geography TEKS.
The DBQ Project This interactive session will explore units aligned to both the middle and high school
6th - 12th Grade courses and supports discussion and debate. Participants will all receive a complete

Mini Q Geography unit.

Pecan Room Empresarios - Who Were They and What Did They Do?

Caroline Crimm Stephen F. Austin was not the only successful colonizer of early Texas. The De Leon
2nd - 7th Grade family were instrumental in settling the colony of Victoria. Martin de Leon and his

wife and their extensive family helped create a dynasty!

Pine Room Using Political Cartoons to Teach Economics in HS
History & Government
Susan Doty
Director of the Center for Economic Education Analyzing political cartoons, graphs, tables and charts, as well as other
& Financial Literacy primary source documents, will help you teach your students how to
9th - 12th Grade better understand our history and the modern day financial issues
in government.

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Breakout Session 2

10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

Aspen Room Using Meaningful Classroom Jobs to Develop
Classroom Families
Donna Holt
Region 7 ESC Special Education Every student in a classroom needs a job that helps contribute to the greater good of the
Pre-K and Kindergarten class. Come learn how classroom jobs help children experience responsibility,
self-worth, inclusion, accomplishment, unity and school spirit.
Birch Room
Elementary DBQs LRE Style! Part 2
Lisa Wellborn
Law Related Education Continue with us as we explore ways elementary students can write a DBQ (Document Based
1st - 3rd Grade Questions) – and integrate ELAR and social studies at the same time! DBQs foster analytical
critical thinking and writing skills – in a fun way that engages your students. Stay with us
Cedar B Room for engaging TEKS aligned lessons and strategies.

Sherri Driscoll A Tale of Two Generals: Sam Houston & Santa Anna
The Alamo Education Program
4th - 8th Grade Two men from very different backgrounds meet on the Texas battlefield. One, a Mexican
born son of Spanish parents who rose to become the leader of a nation, the other a
Cedar C Room
Virginia born child of an Irish immigrant who came to Texas after a personal tragedy.
Julie Carter This session explores the lives and accomplishments of both men in order to gain better
Exploros
6th - 8th Grade insight into their leadership during the Texas Revolution.

Cypress Room Increasing Student Achievement through
Engagement & Collaboration
Alan Learner
Rabbi Collaboration in the social studies class Increases student engagement and learner
6th - 12th Grade understanding. Learn how STAAR test scores grew by 24% by engaging students in
activities that support collaboration and engagement in a digital teaching and
Dogwood Room learning experience. you develop plans for your own students.

Kewanta Greer Jewish Holidays, Symbols, and Celebrations
Feed the Mind, Inc.
5th - 12th Grade What do Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Kashrut, Tallit, Tephillin
and the Shofar have in common? They are all Jewish symbols, Kosher Laws

or holidays. Come learn more about the part they play in Jewish worship.

Engaging Social Studies Lessons on a Budget

“Help! I have 45 minutes to teach a rigorous Social Studies lesson at the appropriate level
without boring all of my students.” Does this sound like you? Learn strategies to see
how you can fully engage your students and successfully teach any of the social
studies TEKS without going broke!

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Breakout Session 2

10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

Elm Room Tour for the TEKS

Marissa Church The Gregg County Historical Museum has recently altered their school tours to cover key
Gregg County Historical Museum standards in social studies. Join us to see how the museum can help you teach your TEKS,
4th - 12th Grade
both at the museum, and through our Traveling Trunks. Join us to receive a
Lab 1 Room “teacher packet” with study guides and hands-on activities that spotlight our

Holly Curry exhibits – and see how we can help you!
Region 7 ESC Digital Learning
5th - 12th Grade Digital Projects for Social Studies

Would you like to say, “NO MORE POSTERS!” Then this session is for you! Come join
me and learn how your students can make some awesome digital projects and
say NO to poster board!

Lab 2 Room Courageous Conversations

Mirin Kaur Join in this activity based discussion about issues such as discrimination, bullying,
Kaur Foundation profiling and hate crimes – and how you can help your students understand diversity.
6th - 12th Grade
Caddo Mounds SHS: Engaging Students through Hands-On
Maple Room Experiences and Ancient Stories

Rachel Galan Come learn how the newly constructed and furnished Caddo grass house, interpretive
Caddo Mounds SHS garden, hands-on museum and new programs engage both teachers and students. You
4th - 7th Grade will learn about the Caddo Indians through several of their traditional stories and
leave with lesson plans and video content for use in your classroom.
Pecan Room
Interactive Journals, Vocabulary and ESL Strategies
Clayton Minor
5th - 12th Grade Want to engage your students? This session will focus on the effectiveness of Interactive
Notebooks in the Social Studies classroom. Learn how to challenge students to become

active participants in their learning by using activities that require higher order thinking
skills. Teaching vocabulary and interventions for ESL students will also be discussed.

Pine Room Teaching Economics Through Sports

Susan Doty Connect with your students and teach where they are –
Director of the Center for Economic Education on the field, on the court, or in the pool. Come explore lessons for
& Financial Literacy
6th - 12th Grade teaching economics concepts through the lens of sports.

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Breakout Session 3

1:00 PM - 2:00 Pm

Aspen Room Cities, Maps, and Bugs!

Rhonda Lemon How can we support out students as they create representations of the area around
Region 7 ESC Early Childhood them – the class, school, home or community? Once familiar with the idea of creating
Pre-K and Kindergarten
a map, we will explore the picture book Roberto: Insect Architect to construct an
Birch Room “insect” city and then create a representation of that city.

Lisa Wellborn DBQs LRE Style Part 1
Law Related Education
4th - 8th Grade Looking for engaging ways for your students to analyze and synthesize primary sources –
or ways to integrate social studies and ELAR? Then Document-Based Questions, or DBQs, are
Cedar B Room
for you! Join us in this session to explore the DBQ process in a fun and engaging way –
M.K. Marshall & Charles Nugent and leave with active learning strategies and DBQ lessons aligned to the TEKS.
Texas State Historical Association
5th - 12th Grade National History Day

Session Information here.

Cedar C Room Integrating Social Studies & Literacy for Elementary
Using Maps & Globes
Jason Ihlenfeld
Nystrom Education Elementary teachers - join us for a hands-on session that looks at teaching social
1st - 5th Grade studies through literacy and crosses into other subject areas. This session

contains multiple activities and strategies for building background knowledge
and academic vocabulary – and are easy to implement!

Cypress Room Anne Frank & Human Rights - A Lesson Activity

Dr. Charlotte Decoster & Dr. Sara Jacobsen Join the Dallas Holocaust Museum education team in exploring a lesson activity
Dallas Holocaust Museum that uses the story of Anne Frank to explain the Universal Declaration of Human
6th - 12th Grade Rights. This activity allows teachers to connect the history of the Holocaust with
events after WWII and develop a better understanding of how the history of the

Holocaust still impacts us today.

Dogwood Room Engaging Social Studies Lessons on a Budget

Kewanta Greer “Help! I have 45 minutes to teach a rigorous Social Studies lesson at the appropriate
Feed the Mind, Inc. level without boring all of my students.” Does this sound like you? Learn strategies to
All Levels - History
see how you can fully engage your students and successfully teach any of the social
studies TEKS without going broke!

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Breakout Session 3

1:00 PM - 2:00 Pm

Elm Room Title of Session

Chana Johnson Session Information Here.
Studies Weekly
Pre-K and Kindergarten

Lab 1 Room Utilizing Technology and Gaming in the Social Studies Classroom

Rebekah Gomez How can you use technology and gaming to add rigor to your lessons and keep your
iCivics students engaged? iCivics can be used for interactive role playing games, Pictochart gives
6th - 12th Grade students the power to create infographics to communicate learning and Blabberize makes

primary sources come to life. Come see how you can use these to energize your classes!

Lab 2 Room Geography and TAGE: Connections & Resources

Susan Gronow What is TAGE and how does it support the teaching of Geography? Come see how
Texas Alliance of Geographic Education the free resources available from TAGE can help you teach your Geography TEKS.
6th - 12th Grade

Maple Room El Camino Real de los Tejas

Josh Crawford El Camino Real was a path of adventure, wealth and opportunity – and was right
Mission Tejas State Park here in East Texas! This session will explore the history of El Camino and its
4th - 8th Grade impact – then and now – on Texas.

Pecan Room TEKS Strategies and STAAR Success in 8th Grade Social Studies

Clayton Minor How can you effectively cover all the TEKS and still incorporate activities that will
Instructional Coach - Princeton ISD result in a 20% score increase on the STAAR? Resources and strategies in this session
8th Grade
will translate to meaningful student engagement and retention and a way to
effectively review social studies content to ensure student success on the STAAR test.

Pine Room The Psychology of Economic Choice

Susan Doty Why do people make certain economic choices? Are the costs and benefits of
Director of the Center for Economic Education each alternative weighed before the decision is made? How can students be
& Financial Literacy taught to understand the basic concepts addressed in behavioral economics?
6th - 12th Grade
Come join us to learn more about behavioral economics!

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Breakout Session 4

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM

Aspen Room Comparing, Contrasting, and Creating Landforms

Rhonda Lemon Landforms can be confusing to young minds. How can we help our students compare
Region 7 ESC Early Childhood and contrast a mountain and a hill, a stream and a river, or a lake and an ocean?
Pre-K and Kindergarten Using recyclable materials, sensory tables, classroom objects or other
inexpensive materials, you can guide students toward understanding the
Birch Room features of various landforms. Join us to see how!

Lisa Wellborn Elementary DBQs LRE Style! Part 2
Law Related Education
4th - 8th Grade Continuing the DBQ process of analyzing and synthesizing primary sources – and
integrating social studies and ELAR. This session will continue to explore the DBQ

process in a fun and engaging way, with active learning strategies and DBQ
lessons aligned to the TEKS.

Cedar A Room Using Music to Teach Texas History

K.R. Wood Come see how using music can bring history to life for your students! K.R. uses music,
Singer, musician, actor, and historian stories and song to teach about the history of the Lone State from the Revolution to the
All Levels
Cattle Trails, as well as the heroes of Texas.

Cedar B Room TEKS Aligned Texas History Resources

M.K. Marshall & Charles Nugent Need to find fun TEKS-aligned Texas history resources? Check out the incredible
Texas State Historical Association programs and resources, both digital and in-person, available through the Texas
4th - 8th Grade
State Historical Association at TSHAonline.org/education.
Cedar C Room
Keeping Middle Schoolers Engaged
Jason Ihlenfeld
Nystrom Education Curriculum Specialist Come engage in small group hands-on activities designed to build and develop
6th - 8th Grade background and conceptual knowledge and keep your middle school student
engaged and learning. We will also look at the impact of how individual decisions
Cypress Room affect the outcome of history. You will leave with ideas and activities that

Charlotte Decoster & Sara Jacobsen you can use when school starts in August.
Dallas Holocaust Museum
6th - 12th Grade Creating a Photo Narrative of the Holocaust

Join us to see a highly adaptable lesson activity that teachers can complete in a
single class period. This visual lesson activity is a discussion-starter that
allows students to explore the history of the Holocaust.

Dogwood Room Alexander Hamilton: Patriot or Criminal?

Susan Kizer Hamilton is most famous for his duel with Aaron Burr and serving as the
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - Houston Branch first Secretary of Treasury, but there is much more to the life of
5th, 8th Grade & High School
Mr. Hamilton. This session will help teachers think about the different
lenses through which we view history and how we tell the stories.
Lesson plan resources included.

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Breakout Session 4

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM

Elm Room Using DBQs to Engage Students in Authentic Civics Inquiry

Keith Hyndshaw Session Information Here.
The DBQ Project
5th Grade - High School

Lab 1 Room Creative Learning in the Classroom

Rebekah Gomez Session Information Here.
iCivics
th - th Grade

Lab 2 Room Sikhism 101

Mirin Kaur An introduction and overview of the Sikh religion.
Kaur Foundation
6th - 12th Grade

Maple Room Session Title Here.

th - th Grade Session Information Here.

Pecan Room Effective Techniques in the Social Studies Classroom

Clayton Minor Learn to effectively engage students using each minute of the instructional period.
Instructional Coach - Princeton ISD Flashcards, bell ringers and students centered learning activities will be covered
5th - 12th Grade
in this session. The proper use of time and classroom management techniques
will transform your day into the optimal learning environment.

Pine Room Elementary Economics through Art? Yes!

Susan Doty Creativity, art, innovation and entrepreneurship are all precursors to economic
Director of the Center for Economic Education development. Join us in this session to learn ways to teach the economic
& Financial Literacy TEKS to 1-5th graders through all forms of art.
1st - 5th Grade

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Social Studies Summer Schedule

For More Information on Upcoming Workshops:

Cheri Hood, Social Studies Specialist
(903) 988 - 6753 | [email protected]

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