NOTE: We will be utilizing Canvas as our learning management system to help guide your learning through the institute. Participants will work at their own pace on portions of the institute, learn from consultants in live sessions, and demonstrate their learning through a variety of activities.
June 12-13, 2024 Participants should plan to be available for Live Zoom Sessions from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. on both days
Civic Education at its finest!! Join us as we explore how to integrate language arts and social studies curriculum to build your students' knowledge of civics. This institute provides professional development for teachers incorporating these social studies concepts through content-area literacy best practices:
- Civic Participation
- Characteristics of good citizens
- Texas Government
- Declaration of Independence
- Preamble of the U.S. Constitution
These concepts will be explored through reading/writing opportunities appropriate for 4th grade through 5th grade students. To support the teaching of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), a variety of rich materials such as children’s texts, primary sources, poems, songs, and biographies are part of the professional learning
