TheBestSocialStudiesDept

Thanks for attending our secondary training today in Dallas! We have more stops on our How to Hack STAAR® Road Show. Check out our schedule and join us in a city near you: tinyurl.com/5n8z5rdz

Congratulations to these 10 Lucky Ducks as they all won $100 Amazon at #TXCSS2024 yesterday. 🦆🎉 We will be in the exhibit area today and tomorrow, come visit us at booth #713 and say hello. Also, check out our session "You Don’t Teach to Mastery, You Spiral" today at 4 p.m.

Congratulations to our October and November Teachers of the Month! @vivianfieldms @NewmanSmithHS @CreekviewLeads @DeWitt_Perry

Our students got to experience voting in action yesterday!After taking a quiz,they were each matched with an animal candidate&cast their votes at the polling station in the library.They even got ‘I Voted’ stickers!Such a fun, hands-on way to learn about civic engagement in SS!

Congratulating to our September Teachers of the month! @RanchviewWolves @BushMSBroncos

Congratulations to our back to back Sourcing 4.0 champions (Perry is the 4x Champ!) who cashed in on their prize! They had their students working with sources the first few days of school in efforts to build historical thinking! @DeWitt_Perry @NewmanSmithHS 🏆 #cfbsourceforce

Great Job Mr. Rhoades class!

Wow! What a great way to recall the first part of U.S. History in Mr. Z’s APUSH class as they head into learning the second part of U.S. history this year!

Ms. Charuma's students at @BlalackMS working hard on building Historical Thinking Skills to start the second week of school with Lunchroom Fight. Way to go Bears!

Had a valuable lesson in Mrs. Buchanan’s class today! We focused on lateral reading and how to spot credible sources in the sea of information online. Building these skills is crucial for navigating today’s digital landscape.🌐🔍 #CriticalThinking #DigitalSkills @CFB_Soc_Studies

Starting the year off sourcing! @CFB_Soc_Studies

Coach Hurst’s AP Gov class using the 27 grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence to find and make comparisons to any perceived or real issues that the American people may have with the United States government in 2024. Way to source!

Relevant sourcing had found its way to @vivianfieldms! Student’s analyzed “Toy Story” to see how sources could be used in modern context. Way to go Vikings!

Way to go @NewmanSmithHS! Building historical thinking skills that can be used beyond the classroom!

This year, we had a goal to build more relevant sourcing opportunities for students. Trojans @NewmanSmithHS have been hard at work sourcing and corroborating with their “Who won the Olympics in 2008?” Lesson looking at two different sources to decide the answer! @CoachSGonzo

Mrs. Ortega’s class was on point today! We explored lateral reading strategies to evaluate the reliability of online sources and separate fact from fiction. Critical tools for navigating today’s information overload.#MediaLiteracy #CriticalThinking #FactChecking @CFB_Soc_Studies

Lateral Reading and Toy Story Win!

We love RELEVANT SOURCERS! Way to go Eagles! @DeWitt_Perry