Level Up Your Thinking in Social Studies - 35019
This professional development session will equip educators with essential tools to take Social Studies to the next level, leveraging standards to create compelling questions while exploring historical thinking skills. Participants will learn to design purposeful assessments using formative techniques and Claim-Evidence-Reasoning frameworks while addressing how to select appropriate primary and secondary sources. Educators will walk away with strategies to craft engaging learning experiences that foster deep understanding, civil discourse, and skill development in Social Studies classrooms.
Session #1 will help participants build a foundation by connecting academic standards to compelling questions. The first of three historical thinking skills (Causation) will also be explored.
Session #2 will center on creating opportunities that promote student understanding of the content and compelling questions by utilizing formative assessment techniques and claim-evidence-reasoning frameworks. The second of three historical thinking skills (Comparison) will be explored.
Session #3 will guide participants in selecting and analyzing primary and secondary sources to encourage deeper inquiry and discussion. We will explore how to choose primary and secondary sources to facilitate learning along with strategies to support analysis. The final historical thinking skill of our series - Contextualization - will be explored.
Audiences
Teacher - General Education, Teacher - Gifted Talented/Advanced Academics, Teacher - High School (Grades 9-12), Teacher - Middle School (Grades 6-8), Teacher - Elementary (Grades 1-5), Teacher - ESL (English as a Second Language), Teacher - Special Education, Teacher Certification Candidate, Teacher Supervisors, Texas Instructional Leadership (TIL)
Prerequisite/Special Notes
device with internet
Objectives
Educators will be able to design engaging assessments that utilize historical thinking skills, specifically causation, and implement Claim-Evidence-Reasoning frameworks, after analyzing academic standards and exploring primary and secondary sources.
Session
62270
Fee
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Seats Left
1 Wait list
T-TESS
1.4,2.2,3.1
Registration Deadline
7/30/2025
Credit Type
Continuing Professional Education
Duration
02:00
T-PESS
Presenter
Crystal Klose ESC Region 11

For assistance contact:
Crystal Klose
Instructional Content Coach
cklose@esc11.net
(817) 740-7578

For assistance contact:
Jana Herrera
JHerrera@esc11.net
Offered Again On
- 6/30/2025 10:00 am
- 7/18/2025 10:00 am
- 7/30/2025 10:00 am
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