2018 SS Summit booklet

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Personal Conference Planner

Time of Session First Session Second Session
Choice Choice

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM Keynote Speaker: Buck Cole
Oak Room

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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Keynote Speaker - Buck Cole

Buck Cole is a native of
Waco, an Air Force veteran,
a graduate of St. Edwards
University, and a former
7th grade Texas history
teacher, retiring in 2009.
Since his retirement from
the classroom Buck has
been the K-12 Education
Outreach coordinator for
the Texas General Land
Office Archives. His job
includes introducing the
35 million documents and
45 thousand maps of the
GLO Archives to teachers,
students, and civic
groups. Buck also writes
curriculum and creates and
conducts hands-on workshops for teachers across the state, and directs the
K-12 education efforts for the Texas GLOs Save Texas History program.

Short Stories from the Texas GLO Archives:

Historical documents help us understand the past and there is always more
than meets the eye. Sometimes the real stories are deeper than we imagine.

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Presenters / Exhibitors

Region 7 would like to thank the following exhibitors
for supporting the 2018 Social Studies Summit:

Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
Center for Economic Education and Financial
Literacy at the University of Texas at Tyler
Dallas Holocaust Museum /
Center for Education and Tolerance
The DBQ Project
Discovery Education
DMAC
Driving on the Right Side of the Road
Eukolos/Lowman Consulting
Exploros OER (Open Educational Resources)
Gregg County Historical Museum
iCivics
Law-Related Education
Mount Tabor Indian Community
Pearce Civil War Museum, Navarro College
Population Connection
Rourke Education
SocialStudies.com
Studies Weekly
Texas State Historical Association

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Breakout Session 1

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Lessons that Save Lives - Driving on the Right Side of the Road (Gr. K-5)

Birch The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center and Law-Related Education/State Bar of Texas
have created curriculum units that incorporate Texas traffic safety into engaging lessons
Kim Boen and activities! All lessons are correlated to Social Studies and ELAR TEKS for Elementary.

Driving on the Right All teachers attending this session will receive free engaging hands on materials and
Side of the Road
curricula for use in the classroom. Bilingual materials are also included.

Cedar B What does Kashrut (Kosher) Mean? (Gr. 6-12)

Rabbi Learner One of the most well-known of all Jewish religious practices is that of eating only foods
that are “kosher.” The Hebrew word “kosher” literally means “fit”, so the laws of kosher
define the foods that are fit for consumption for a Jew. This includes which animals are
consumed, how food is prepared, and even how and when it is served. This session will give
you a general description of Kosher, examples of some of the Jewish observances, and their

biblical and historical references.

Cedar C How to Hack the 8th Grade Social Studies Test

Alan Lowman Too many TEKS and not enough time! This session will show you how making a few tweaks to
what you are already doing can make a huge impact on student success. When you know how to
Eukolos/Lowman find the right pieces of content to hyper focus on, you are on the pathway to a distinction!
Consulting

Cottonwood Exploring Landforms in Pre-K and Kinder

Rhonda Lemon Landforms can be difficult to conceptualize for students who have not traveled
& Donna Holt outside of our region. How can we make the concept understandable and memora-
ble? Join us as we explore ways to help students create representations of the area
Region 7 ESC
around them and represent the creations in map form.

Cypress DMAC in Social Studies? Yes! (Gr. 6-12)

Sarah Deller How can DMAC help make your job easier? This session will explore specific ways for Social
Studies teachers to use DMAC in their classroom. Come see some of the new reports and
Region 7 ESC
rubrics that will help you when preparing for your class. Join us to learn how you can use
DMAC to enrich your Social Studies classroom!

Unintended Consequences in History (Gr. 6-12)

Elm History is not a random chain of events. Decisions made by common people and those in power
have a ripple effect. Every decision has an intended consequence, but how do we predict those
Jason Ihlenfeld
that are unintended? This session will explore intended and unintended consequences in
SocialStudies.com our history to better engage students in critical thought and analysis. Strategies for
promoting healthy debate and discussion among peers will be presented as well as exploring
image analysis to discern public opinion surrounding events through political cartoons.

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Breakout Session 1

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Innovate Social Studies Excitement is IN the Box! (Gr. 3-5)

Carla Cheshire Puzzles, riddles, and locks? Curious about how Escape Rooms or Boxes work in the classroom?
Looking for an engaging way to challenge students and build their critical thinking and
Region 7 ESC
collaboration skills? Come learn how with Breakout EDU!

Lab 1 Learning with Discovery Education (Gr. 6-12)

Kristy Vincent Whether you're new to Discovery Education or a long-time user, this session will share
content, as well as the most popular resources and tools for the social studies classroom.
Discovery Education You'll have hands-on time to explore media types, and content creation tools and you will

leave with quick ways to integrate digital media in your classroom.

Magnolia History Comes Alive! P art 1 - the Pearce Museum's Civil War Resources (Gr. 4-8)

Cindy Williams Join us for an overview of the Pearce Museum’s Civil War collections (including over 17,000
letters, diaries and other first person accounts of the Civil War) and other educational
Pearce Museum at resources, followed by a discussion of creative ways to utilize these resources in your
Navarro College classroom and/or on-site at the Pearce Museum.

Oak Land and Legacy (Gr. 4-8)

Buck Cole It is impossible to separate land history from Texas history. Without the promise of cheap,
abundant land in Mexican Texas, Anglo colonization may not have occurred on such a large
General Land Office scale with all of its resulting opportunities and conflicts. This session will introduce
(GLO) the rich primary sources of the Texas GLO Archives, from the original land grants to the

personal letters of soldiers and settlers that help shaped the story of Texas.

Pine Using Cartoons to Teach Middle School Economics TEKS (Gr. 5-8)

Susan Doty Come meet the cartoon characters that will help you teach your grades 5-8 students
economics TEKS. $martPath is an engaging, interactive and easy-to-use platform for
Center for Economic middle school teachers to embed relevant and fun economic and financial education in their
Education and classrooms. Best of all, $martPath is now available to Texas teachers at no financial cost.

Financial Literacy

Exhibitors will be set up in the Dogwood Room

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Breakout Session 2

10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

Birch Getting Students to See Connections in 8th Grade American History

Janie Worst Join us as we analyze the history path from the American Revolution to the outbreak of
the Civil War in 1861. Free strategies from Law-Related Education will be shared that will
LRE engage your students in interactive and engaging lessons as we explore this important time

in American history.

The History of Jewish Demonimations (Gr. 6-12)

Cedar B Have you ever wondered about the different denominations of Judaism - Reform, Conservative,
Orthodox and Chassidic? This session will touch on theological differences between the
Rabbi Learner movements and various denominations that currently exist in Judaism, as well as the
history of how the movements came into existence.

Stop, Elaborate and Reason! Improving Argumentative Writing in the DBQ (Gr. 6-8)

Cedar C Argument is at the heart of critical thinking and academic discourse. Argument is not
simply a dispute; but about making a case in support of a claim. It is the kind of writing
Keith Hyndshaw students need to know for success not only on state assessments, but also in college and
life. This session will feature strategies to help middle school students improve their use
The DBQ Project of evidence, elaboration and reasoning in debate and in writing strong claims, providing a
framework for developing evidence-based arguments. The DBQ Socratic Smackdown will be the

center-piece of this session.

Caddo Mounds SHS: Engaging Students through Hands-On Experiences and Stories (Gr. 4-8)

Cottonwood Join Caddo Mounds Educator/Interpreter Rachel Galan to learn how the Caddo grass
house, interpretive garden, hands-on museum and new programs engage teachers
Rachel Galan and students. We will talk about avoiding cultural appropriation when teaching

Caddo Mounds State about indigenous peoples. You will learn about the Caddo Indians through several
Historic Site of their traditional stories and leave with lesson plans and video content for
use in your classrooms.
Cypress
DMAC in Social Studies? Yes! (Gr. 6-12)
Sarah Deller
How can DMAC help make your job easier? This session will explore specific ways for Social
Region 7 ESC Studies teachers to use DMAC in their classroom. Come see some of the new reports and

rubrics that will help you when preparing for your class. Join us to learn how you can use
DMAC to enrich your Social Studies classroom!

Putting Abstract on the Concrete (Gr. K-6)

Elm Are Maps and Globes still relevant in the age of the internet? Come explore activities and
lessons using a variety of resources. This hands-on session will utilize visuals to connect
Jason Ihlenfeld
abstract concepts to concrete learning through a variety of approaches to content from
SocialStudies.com Globalization for 3rd graders to Natural Disasters and Human Response for 6th grade. Join

us for this fully interactive workshop.

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Breakout Session 2

10:40 AM - 11:40 AM

Innovate Social Studies Excitement is IN the Box! (Gr. 6-12)

Carla Cheshire Puzzles, riddles, and locks? Curious about how Escape Rooms or Boxes work in the classroom?
Looking for an engaging way to challenge students and build their critical thinking and
Region 7 ESC
collaboration skills? Come learn how with Breakout EDU!

Lab 1 iCivics: The Bridge to Active Citizenship (Gr. 9-12)

Valerie Furnas Are your students ready to jump into being active citizens? Help to bridge the gap with a
standards aligned comprehensive digital platform. Come learn and let's play!
iCivics Consultant

Magnolia Texas History Digital Resources (Gr. 4-8)

MK Marshall Do you ever find yourself in need of a last minute lesson plan? Experience digital
resource integration in your classroom with TEKS-aligned classroom activities
Texas State and methods for teachers and students. Allow us to simplify your search for Texas
Historical
Association history resources.

Maple Population Connections for High School World Geography (Gr. 9-12)

Alison Reese Discover interdisciplinary lessons for the High School World Geography classroom.
Engage in simulations, graphing, hands-on demonstrations, and discussions
Population that explore human population growth and related social and environmental
Connection
issues. Receive a code to access an online curriculum of over 50 classroom-ready,
standards-aligned lesson plans.

Pine Economics in High School Social Studies (Gr. 9-12)

Susan Doty Looking for connections between US history, world history, government and free enterprise
economics? Want to help your students think critically, use primary documents, develop
Center for Economic their own voice, and understand the economic way of thinking? Understanding Fiscal
Education and Responsibility is an exceptional curriculum to accomplish these goals and it is now
available to Texas teachers at no financial cost.
Financial Literacy

Exhibitors will be set up in the Dogwood Room

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Breakout Session 3

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Birch Get Your Students Thinking and Talking about the Progressive Era! (Gr. 9-12)

Janie Worst Join us as we examine the impact of the Progressive Era on American history. During
the session, participants will explore hexagonal thinking as well as other Law-Related
LRE Education's interactive strategies to get students to collaborate, communicate, and show

their learning about this critical period in American history.

Cedar B The Holocaust: Rescue and Resistance (Gr. 6-12)

Sara Abosh-Jacobson Join the Education team from the Dallas Holocaust Museum to learn more how rescuers and
& Charlotte Decoster resisters during the Holocaust stood up against Nazi Germany and its collaborators. This

Dallas Holocaust session will provide participants with the necessary resources to teach an upstander
Museum lesson on the Holocaust.

Using DBQs to Engage Students in Authentic Geographic Inquiry (HS World Geography)

Cedar C Come see how The DBQ Project’s new Mini-Qs in Geography support the geographic emphasis
of the TEKS. Using the "Globalization at the Border: Is NAFTA Living Up to Its Promises to
Keith Hyndshaw Mexican Workers?" unit, this interactive session will explore and preview The DBQ Project’s
flexible pedagogy that supports discussion and debate as students clarify their own ideas
The DBQ Project and write evidence-based arguments. Participants will receive a free NAFTA Mini-Q unit.

Increasing Student Achievement through Engagement and Collaboration with Exploros (Gr. 6-12)

Cypress Collaboration in the social studies classroom increases student engagement and learner
understanding. Learn how 8th grade STAAR test scores grew an average of 17% across the
Cindy Nick & state by engaging students in activities that support the social learning environment of
the classroom. Experience a hands-on session with a Region 7 teacher, showing how to foster
Yoel Givol greater collaboration and engagement through digital teaching and learning experiences.

Exploros

Elm The Power of Primary Sources: Engaging Students with Studies Weekly (Gr. K-6)

Joy Schaerrer Come experience the power of primary sources! This session highlights research-based
strategies that help you integrate social studies through the literacy block. Experience
Studies Weekly how engaging expository text, primary source videos, and technology combine to drive the
4 Cs - critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity in your classroom.
Studies Weekly resources feature less prep time and more fun, freeing you to do what you

truly love - teach!!

Exhibitors will be set up in the Dogwood Room

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Breakout Session 3

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Learning with Discovery Education (Gr. 1-5)

Innovate Whether you're new to Discovery Education or a long-time user, this session will
share content, as well as the most popular resources and tools for the social studies
Kristy Vincent
classroom. You'll have hands-on time to explore media types, and content creation
Discovery Education tools and you will leave with quick ways to integrate digital media in
your classroom.

Lab 1 iCivics: Gaming to Active Citizenship (Gr. 6-8)

Valerie Furnas Do you struggle to make the abstract government concepts meaningfully connect to
your middle school students' lives? Engage your students with civic learning through a
iCivics Consultant
standards aligned comprehensive digital platform. Come learn and let's play!

Texas History Day (Gr. 4-8)

Magnolia Bring project based learning to your classroom through Texas History Day (THD).
As the teacher, you will empower your students to create and collaborate with group
MK Marshall
members to produce elaborate research projects and encourage self-evaluation
Texas State of their research and analysis. Students become more engaged learners, improve
Historical problem solving skills and are more prepared to perform research and writing
Association assignments. Already participate in THD? We will discuss what it takes to help

Maple your students achieve the next level of success.

Alison Reese Population Connections for 6th Grade World Cultures

Population Discover interdisciplinary lessons that connect 6th grade learners with relevant
Connection global issues. Engage in simulations, graphing, hands-on demonstrations,

and discussions that explore human population growth and related social and
environmental issues. Receive a code to access an online curriculum of over 50

classroom-ready, standards-aligned lesson plans.

Civil War Artifacts (Gr. 4-8)

Oak Ever wondered about the reasons for, and use of, certain Civil War artifacts? Join us to
see how improved technology contributed to the tremendous amount of causalities, why
J.W. Green amputations were the order of the day and how medical help was at a medieval level. This
session will enable you to handle and ask questions about actual Civil War artifacts from
Pine the presenter's private collection. This will enable you to have a better understanding of

Susan Doty this period of American history - and be better able to instruct your students.

Center for Economic Personal Financial Literacy - High School (Gr. 9-12)
Education and
There are so many materials available to teach financial literacy that it is easy to become
Financial Literacy overwhelmed. Let us curate them for you to give you the best of the best lessons, games and
interactives available to Texas educators at no financial cost. Teach students to invest
in themselves, earn income, and make good choices about spending, credit, saving, investing

and building a sound financial life plan.

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Breakout Session 4

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM

Lessons that Save Lives - Driving on the Right Side of the Road (Gr. 6-12)

Birch The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center and Law-Related Education/State Bar of Texas
have created curriculum units that incorporate Texas traffic safety into engaging lessons
Kim Boen
and activities! All lessons are correlated to Social Studies, health and government TEKS
Driving on the Right for Secondary! All teachers attending this session will receive free engaging hands on
materials and curricula for use in the classroom. Bilingual materials are also included.
Side of the Road

Cedar B The Holocaust and U.S. History (Gr. 6-12)

Sara Abosh-Jacobson Join the Education team from the Dallas Holocaust Museum to learn how Holocaust history
& Charlotte Decoster connects to U.S. history. Which American upstanders saved Jews during the Holocaust? How
did Americans react to news from Nazi Germany? Participants will receive the necessary
Dallas Holocaust
Museum resources to teach on the Holocaust in U.S. history.

Cedar C Using DBQs to Engage Students in Authentic World History Inquiry (HS World History)

Keith Hyndshaw Come see how The DBQ Project’s Mini-Qs support the content standards and historical
thinking skills contained in the TEKS, as well as engaging students in the art of
The DBQ Project
historical inquiry. Using the "How Did the Renaissance Change Man's View of Man?" unit,
this interactive session will explore The DBQ Project’s flexible pedagogy that supports

discussion and debate as students clarify their own ideas and write evidence-based
arguments. Participants will receive a complete Renaissance Mini-Q unit.

Cottonwood Literacy and Social Studies in Pre K - Kinder

Rhonda Lemon & Social Studies seems to be a subject taught "if we have time". What if we used our read
Donna Holt aloud time to introduce and discuss Social Studies concepts? How can our writing

Region 7 ESC reinforce the Social Studies concepts? Join us as we discuss, share books and map out
the Social Studies standards that are tied to the books.

Cypress ELL Strategies for the Social Studies Classroom (Gr. 6-12)

Tara Evers In this session participants will learn sheltered instruction strategies to use
in the Social Studies classroom. English learners are more successful when the
Region 7 ESC teacher applies sheltered instruction strategies. This session will introduce
teachers to some of the strategies as well as provide resources to assist language

development in the Social Studies classroom.

Exhibitors will be set up in the Dogwood Room

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Breakout Session 4

2:10 PM - 3:10 PM

Elm Hands On / Minds On (Gr. 5-8)

Jason Ihlenfeld We all recognize the important part that background knowledge plays for students
to be successful in reading comprehension - but how do we build that background
SocialStudies.com knowledge? In this session you will experience an activity which has the primary

focus of building background knowledge prior to reading expository text, and also
learn a strategy for fostering engagement through competition in your class.

You will walk away with specific examples of how to engage a variety of learning
styles, and a key strategy for building background knowledge prior to reading

expository text.

Innovate Virtual Reality in the Classroom (Gr. 6-12)

Donna Ashby Come join us to explore exciting ways to incorporate virtual reality into the
classroom. Adventure into intriguing, historical locations with 360 degree scenes
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and views. How can this help your students with critical thinking? Come see!

Magnolia A Visit with Civil War Generals Lee and Grant (Gr. 4-8)

Cindy Williams Join us as we journey back in time to meet General Robert E. Lee and General
Ulysses S. Grant, (did you know that’s not Grant's real name?), and hear interesting
Pearce Museum of information about their respective lives before, during and after the Civil War.
the Civil War Learn about their time at West Point Military Academy and the connections between
the men of the North and South during this tragic period in our country’s history.
Maple
The Mystery of the Mount Tabor Indians (Gr. 4-8)
Billy Bean
Who are the Mount Tabor Indians of Rusk County, and what part have they played in
Mount Tabor the Native American history of the United States and Texas? They have been here
Indian Community
since 1845 but are unknown to much of the public. Come hear why the addition of the
Mount Tabor Indian Community's history is important to be included in history
programs for the the youth of this Region.

Pine Using Cartoons to Teach Elementary Economics and PFLs (Gr. K-4)

Susan Doty Come meet the cartoon characters that will help you teach your K-4 students economics and
personal finance. $martPath is an engaging, interactive and easy-to-use platform for
Center for Economic
Education and elementary teachers to embed relevant and fun economic and financial education in their
classrooms. Best of all, $martPath is now available to Texas teachers at no financial cost.
Financial Literacy

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Region 7 Conference Center Rooms

Cedar C Cedar B Aspen Maple

Innovate Pecan

Sycamore Cedar A Mesquite Hickory
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Cypress Elm Magnolia

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