ESC 11 Digital Resources

🛟SOS Strategy of the Week: 3 Truths & 1 Lie Using 3️⃣truthful statements &1️⃣false statement from the teacher, students analyze content for accuracy and provide evidence to support thinking.

🛟SOS Strategy of the Week: Whittle It Down Students summarize info from a piece of media independently, then➡️small group, finally➡️ whole class. Students work independently, then collaboratively, to “whittle down” a list of vocabulary words to most important for understanding.

🛟SOS Strategy of the Week: Flip Flop🩴🩴 This strategy allows students to practice metacognition by challenging them to reflect on their own thinking about the content. It requires students to carefully consider their preconceptions and how their thinking changes over time.

Today, @ESC11_TechTools and @DiscoveryEd teamed up for CuriousCon 2025, igniting discovery and diving deep into hands-on learning! Educators explored curiosity-driven strategies, engaged with Discovery Education's platform, and connected with peers. 📷: bit.ly/ESC11CuriousCo…

🛟SOS Strategy of the Week: Vocabulary Stepping Stones🛟 The purpose of this strategy is to introduce academic vocabulary before the viewing of content. Students will listen for identified terms in order to sequence them according to when they are mentioned in the video segment.

SOS Strategy of the Week: Four Corners Students are presented with a “thought-provoking” statement and supporting media; moving to the corner of the room that reflects their position. Students practice listening, critical-thinking, & providing evidence/rationale.

Curious Minds is designed to empower educators with innovative strategies for differentiating instruction and engaging gifted and advanced learners in the field of social studies. Join us in May! registration.esc11.net/catalog/sessio…

Happy Presidents Day! Explore presidential stories, resources, and more through resources like this Wakelet from ESC Region 11 Social Studies — bit.ly/ESC11President….

SOS Strategy of the Week: Stem Completion After viewing 2 images, students demonstrate their understanding of the content by completing sentence stems. This strategy activates prior knowledge and provides opportunities for students to make personal connections to the content.

Encourage your students to read by participating in our annual Read Across America Texas Style event. Be sure to reserve your spots before it's too late! bit.ly/4gCAVWa

SOS Strategy of the Week: Can You Guess My 2-1-4? What is having its National Day today?

Good morning! Please check out the latest Discovery Ed Update-January 2025! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXESC…

What's your 6 WORD STORY for how your week went?

Learning with our school communication professionals at the TSPRA SPRINT meeting today! Expect this feed to be fire from here on out. No cap!

Our team had a wonderful time with our TX @DiscoveryEd partners🤝 at the Connections Library Conference yesterday!

Check out this month's Discovery Ed Update-November 2024! Inside: 🦃 Need to Know Jr. Voting Resources 🦃 Quick Activities for All Levels 🦃 Upcoming Professional Learning content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXESC…

We unlocked the power of curiosity for meaningful conversations at our center-wide staff development yesterday! Shout out to @StoryCorps for the conversation ideas in their #TheGreatListen Educator resources!

Discovery Ed Update-August 2024 content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXESC…

We love our teammates at @Connect2Texas!