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Education in Action invites you to nominate your outstanding 4th-8th grade students for the 2013 Lone Star Leadership Academy, a week-long overnight camp with a focus on academics and leadership skills.

Spring 2013 Conference Materials

TEA_2013_TSSSA Presentation

EverFi FinLit for Economics – TSSSA PowerPoint

EverFi FinLit for Economics – TSSSA PDF

TCEE_Smarter Texas State Conference_marketing

TCEE_Adopt A Teacher Brochure 2013B

Lead4ward_TSSSA 8th packet v.2

Lead4ward_TSSSA 4th packet v.2

Lead4ward_TSSSA WH packet v.2

Poems, People, and Picture Books Poems Handout

Poems, People, and Picture Books Handout

A. Mount Presentation_World History Performance Level Descriptor Study Guide

A. Mount Presentation_World Geography Performance Level Descriptor Study Guide

A. Mount Presentation_8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Study Guide

TCI M. McCoy_Making_Thinking_Visible_TSSSA

TCI M. McCoy_Thinking Routines Matrix_V2

TCI Strategies to Motivate Struggling Readers_Packet

TCI Vocab Strategies

It’s Elementary, My Dear Educator (3 documents)

 

Archived Conference Materials

Brenda Tingle TSSSA Presentation

Timbuktu Brochure

Poems, Plays, and Passages

Teaching the US History TEKS 2011

TSSSA Communication Avenues

TEA Update Julie Brelsford

Assessment Update Brenda Tingle

How to teach without a textbook Amy Thibaut

Amy Thibaut handout

Project Share PowerPoint TSSSA March 2011

Social Studies Update for TSSSA 03-24-11

Pre-AP – AP Vertical Alignment TSSSA 2011

Assessment-2011-TSSSA-Update

The Ins & Outs of 2011 TEKS

Jarrett World History

2010 Spring Conference

Developing and Supporting Vertically-Aligned Pre-AP Expectations (doc)

Building SS Vocabulary Handout(doc)

Building SS Vocabulary PPT

PreAP_Overview(doc)

Pre-AP SS Curriculum Writers(doc)

Pre-AP SS Teachers Letter(doc)

Pre-AP Training Plan(doc)

SS Pre-AP Expectations Table(doc)

Pyramid of Topic Sample PPT

TEA Update for ESCs TSSSA TCSS Spring 2010 PPT

TEKS Revisions and the End of Course Exams PPT

Text Patterns Vocabulary(doc)

Web 2.0 Tools Handout (pdf)

2007 Fall Conference

Brenda Tingle & Rosemary Morrow

TEA Update (ppt)

John David

High Expectations (ppt)

Stephanie Mihelder & Julie Riedel

American History on the GO! (ppt)

Amy Thibaut

TAKS Questions (doc)

Test Blueprinting: How to Build a Good Multiple Choice Test Item (ppt)

Dawn Fielder and Jennifer Mackey

LASSO (ppt)

2007 Spring Conference

2007 Spring Conference Program (pdf)

Skydive Video (wma)

Imma Jeanne Alexander

Coaching Diverse Learners (ppt)

Jennifer Anderson

Junior Achievement, Your Community, and You (ppt)

Junior Achievement Offices (doc)

John David

Assessment Training (ppt)

Assessment Handout (doc)

SS Vocabulary (ppt)

Vocabulary Strategies (doc)

Dennis King

Keynote Address: School Improvement and Professional Learning Communities (ppt)

District Office and Professional Learning Communities (ppt)

Developing Common Assessments (ppt)

Student-Friendly Language (doc)

Current Reality Page 1 (TIF Image)

Current Reality Page 2 (TIF Image)

Current Reality Page 3 (TIF Image)

Brenda Marfin

Vocabulary Development in the Social Studies Classroom (ppt)

Kevin McCune

Learning Walks (ppt)

Learning Walks Data Collection (doc)

Learning Walks FAQ (doc)

Reflective Questions (doc)

San Lorenzo High School (doc)

Holland Poulsen

Hook, Line and Sinker (ppt)

Ravea Shaeffer

Leadership Academy for Social Studies (pdf)

Leadership Academy for Social Studies Brochure (pdf)

Susan Voradikis

Harnessing the Power of Teacher/Leaders (ppt)

TLC Program Outline (doc)

TLC Program Resources (doc)

TLC Planning Considerations (doc)

TLC Glossary (doc)

TLC Mini Assessment (xls)

Mini Assessment Reflections (doc)

Collaborative Team Planning (doc)

Jan Zuehlke

Training to Implementation

TSSSA Annual Spring Conference in Austin

Keynote: Closing the Gaps —Dr. Raymund Paredes, Commissioner, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Report on Senate Selection Committee (pdf)

Processing Activity: Closing the Gaps—Nancy Hester, Region XIII ESC

Closing the Gaps: A Mission for Social Studies (ppt)

State Demographer Report (ppt)

Clock Timer (ppt)

Sort A Card (word)

Give One, Get One (word)

Results of Brainstorming (word)

Building Academic Vocabulary in Social Studies—Amy Nelson Thibaut, Cypress Fairbanks ISD (ppt)

The Bakers Dozen—Thirteen Ways to Close the Achievement Gap—John David, Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD

EmotionalIntelligence“There Is Nothing Either Good or Bad, But Thinking Makes It So” (Shakespeare) – Mary Lynn Johnson, Harris County Department of Education (ppt)

Mission, Mission, What’s Our Mission—Tina Melcher, Region XIII ESC

Exploration and Colonization Instructions (word)

Mission Rules and Stations (word)

The Missions of San Antonio (word)

Almanac Mission Print (word)

Europe’s First Colony (word)

Henri Joutel (word)

Mission Life Completion Card (word)

El Paso Note Card (word)

San Antonio Note Card (word)

ESPG Graphic Organizer (word)

LaSalle’s Travels (word)

French Note Card (word)

San Jose Floor Plan (pdf)

Workhouse Items (pdf)

Prior Knowledge and Critical Thinking Skills in Social Studies—Mark Moore, Lancaster ISD (ppt)

Junior Achievement, Your Community, and You (ppt)

Understanding 21st Century Learners—Jan Zuehlke, Sam Houston State University (ppt)

Strategies for Accessing the Textbook—Carol Curtiss, Region XIII ESC (ppt)

High Yield Instructional Strategies—Connie Player, Marshall ISD (ppt)

TSSSA Annual Fall Conference in Ft. Worth – Leadership for Student Success

Keynote: A New Paradigm for K-12 Education —Dr. Paul Spellman, Wharton Junior College (ppt)

Historical Fun With the Funnies – Heather Dollins, Granbury ISD (ppt)

Lesson Plan – Pearl Harbor (doc)

Lesson Plan – Gettysburg (doc)

District Leadership for TAKS Success in Social Studies – Theresa Brandt, Alief ISD

Grades 8, 10 and 11 Comparison of Special Populations – State 2006 (doc)

A Simple Model of Learning and Teaching (doc)

Generic Curriculum Process (doc)

Item Development Criteria (doc)

TAKS Item Analysis Worksheet for 8 – Social Studies (doc)

TAKS Item Analysis Worksheet for 10 – Social Studies (doc)

TAKS Item Analysis Worksheet for 11 – Social Studies (doc)

TAKS by Objective 05-06 (doc)

Using the Pacing Guide to Plan Social Studies Lessons (doc)

Design Process with Criteria (doc)

Team Evolution Diagram (doc)

CIA Vision – Social Studies (doc)

Venn Diagram – Kid Think and Test Think (doc)

The Bad Boys Worksheet (doc)

Making Government Relevant: The American Trustees Project – Debbie Wise, Annette Strauss Institute, University of Texas

www.americantrusteesproject.org