Austin ISD Social Studies
High School Department Chair’s Meeting
at the Austin Bar Association
October 29, 2008
WELCOME
Joe M. Ramirez
Administrative Supervisor
Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum
TEXAS RESOURCES
• ACHIEVE State Initiative
• Texas K-12 Databases
• TEKS Revisions Update
• Download Committee application
• Due October 31!
• State Securities Board
• Texas History Day
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Public Broadcasting Service:
TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE
Program airing Sunday,
November 2, 2008; 9:00 a.m.
Feature Story:
Texas History Day 2nd Place Winner:
Student Trent Butler
of O. Henry Middle School,
Duane Devereaux; NHD Coach
Junior Individual Performance:
The Amazing Trials, Tribulations
and Birth of Big Bend National Park
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TEXAS RESOURCES
Jason Flowers
Instructor, A.P.U.S. History / Comparative Government
Liberal Arts & Sciences Academy
invites you to participate in:
Public Broadcasting Service:
“KLRU sends greetings
to Austin ISD’s Social Studies Department Chairs!
Thank you for the important work you do for Social Studies teachers
and students.
We are aware of the many choices you have in today’s market for
educational resources and wish to express our appreciation to you for
choosing PBS programming to be a part of your instructional media library.
We hope you enjoy the programming clips embedded throughout your
agenda today. Please don’t hesitate to contact our education support staff
should you have any questions...
As we know, this has been an exciting election year and there are few places
in the nation where politics are historically as exciting and interesting as
Texas! We hope you’ll consider making PBS your source for
election news this year and invite you to tune in to KLRU
Texas Monthly Talks next week. Evan Smith, editor of
Texas Monthly magazine, will host a roundtable of political
guests who will examine the election results in Texas
with the type of thoughtful and intelligent analysis for which
PBS is consistently recognized.
Thank you…”
Linda Schmid; Sr. VP of Educational Services KLRU-TV, Austin PBS
U.S. RESOURCES
Public Broadcasting Service:
CLICK!
Website
includes
Educator
resources for
general
historical
inquiry as
well as
lesson plans
aligned to
each
episode.
U.S. RESOURCES
• Colonial Williamsburg Summer Institutes
• Download application material
• Being An American Essay Contest Info.
• Mini – Q’s in American History
• Annenberg Classroom
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U.S. RESOURCES
Sue Soy
Library Grants & Records Manager
Austin Public Library
NEH Program Arrives:
Veterans’
Day
Exhibit:
Images of
Valor:
U.S. Latinos
and Latinas
of World War II
Picturing America: Bringing
American masterpieces
into the history classroom!
DID YOU KNOW:
Three Architectural Design Teams are being
considered for the design of the new Central Library. The City of Austin in
conjunction with the Austin Public Library seek public input, your comments
will be forwarded to the Mayor and City Council. Mayor and City Council
will select a design team in November 2008.
U.S. RESOURCES
Public Broadcasting Service:
PBS Documentary “Medal Of Honor”
Examines Extraordinary Acts of Courage,
Sacrifice and Heroism
_______________________________
Featuring the Recipients of America’s
Highest Military Honor
MEDAL OF HONOR
Produced and Directed by Roger Sherman,
airs Nationwide on PBS
November 5, 2008
Release Date: Buy now for shipping by 11/11/2008 Details >
U.S. RESOURCES
Mr. Kenneth Jost
U. S. Navy, Retired
BREAK
Meet our honored guest, Mr. Kenneth Jost
and enjoy a slice of dessert
celebrating with our friend Rob Hillhouse…
taking a sabbatical!
WORLD HISTORY RESOURCES
Public Broadcasting Service:
Winston Churchill's quest for his inner self
took two forms: a constant thirst for exotic
travel and a passion for the exuberance of
painting and the beauty of words. His
granddaughter Celia Sandys traveled
extensively with Churchill towards the end of
his life. Now, in this intimate portrait, she
follows in her grandfather's footsteps.
CHASING CHURCHILL:
In Search of My Grandfather
Released this month on DVD, ships in 2-3 days >
Celeste Smith
Curriculum Specialist
Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum
WORLD HISTORY
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2nd Six Weeks
Content Resources:
Covering Islam
• Modeling a Lesson Strategy
Creating Culture Webs,
Topic: Muslim Achievements
• Websites:
- HistoryTeacher.net
-PowerPoint Palooza
- Council on Islamic Education
- Dar al Islam
WORLD GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES
Public Broadcasting Service:
Why Every American
Should Care About China
The Emerging Superpower
Is Forging Relationships
Where the U.S. Isn't
DVD for your
media library now
on sale:
Lesson Concepts found within:
Geographic Spatial Thinking skills;
Global economic issues;
teaching global interdependence;
cultural diffusion;
economic systems;
geopolitics
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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• Spatial Thinking Skills
Curriculum Guides
• Hemispheres Curriculum Resources CD
- Africa Enslaved
- Explorers, Traders, & Immigrants
- People and Places
- Understanding Migration
• T.A.G.E. Conferences & Institutes
Includes:
• Analysis worksheets
• Regional Resources
• World Religion Resources
WORLD GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES
Public Broadcasting Service:
The world's largest democracy
and a rising economic giant,
India is now as well known across the globe
for its mastery of computer technology as it is
for its many-armed gods
and its famous spiritual traditions.
But India is also the world's most
ancient surviving civilization,
with unbroken continuity back into prehistory.
In this landmark six-part series
for PBS and the BBC,
Michael Wood will embark on a dazzling and
exciting journey through today's India,
'seeking in the present for clues to her past,
and in the past for clues to her future'.
Six part series, airing on 3 Monday evenings
Coming
February 2009
PBS
ECONOMICS
Terry Loessin
Curriculum Specialist
Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum
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ECONOMICS
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Content Resources:
Introducing T.C.I.’s new
“Economics Alive”
• Program preview catalog
• Lesson sample,
“Demand and Supply”
Texas State Securities Board Resources
http://www.ssb.state.tx.us/
http://www.texasinvestored.org/
• Materials
• Guest Speakers
Terry Loessin
Curriculum Specialist
Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum
GOVERNMENT
Leslie Dippel,
Robert Robinson,
David Courreges
Law-Related Ed. Information
• Pick me! A Jury of My Peers
• Leapholes
• Mock Trial
State Bar of Texas LRE
• Newletter of upcoming events
• You Tube Contest
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U.S. RESOURCES
Public Broadcasting Service:
Forty-three distinctive men have served.
Now meet all The Presidents, in this
unprecedented survey of
personal and public lives,
rom George Washington to George W. Bush.
Based on James McPherson's book, To The
Best of My Ability, the film features insights
from journalists, scholars, and politicians.
Bonus segment: All The Presidents' Wives.
Closing Remarks
Upcoming:
•
Next meeting,
January 21; Texas Folklife Center
– 1317 S. Congress
•
DWSD, February 13; Site to be announced.
Information and Presenter Proposal forms at:
http://ssplanning.pbwiki.com