Region 13's E-Campus

In this series, Topics in Social Studies, Region XIII presents a series of workshops and lectures on topics of interest to social studies teachers. Watch for new sessions to be added throughout the year. Each is 6 hours long; each qualifies for credit toward "Highly Qualified" status.

9/14/2006 - People and Place: Understanding Human-Geographic Relations #FA068163

What is migration? What inspires people to move from one place to another around the world? How do we adapt to life in new geographic conditions? And how do we transform geography in return? Most important, how can we talk about these concepts in the classroom? Join Hemispheres for a day-long session where we'll explore these topics and more. Attendees will leave with classroom-ready curriculum materials and creative ideas for helping students to understand diverse parts of the world.

Hemispheres is the international area studies outreach consortium at the University of Texas at Austin.


9/23/06 - DBQs - They're Not Just for AP!  #FA068178 6/11/07 - #SU079673
Document-Based-Questions are an excellent way to help students process information; they're also a great way to assess student learning. Learn about using DBQs in the regular classroom, differentiating using DBQs, a process to write your own, and tips that have been learned over years of successful use. Chip Brady from the DBQ Project is the presenter.

11/9/06 - Population Connection  #FA068179
What do the social and ecological issues of today have to do with your classroom? Attend this full-day workshop and learn how to use information related to population growth and resource use dynamics. Look at the interdisciplinary opportunities for using this information in science, social studies, and mathematics classes. A fast-moving, hands-on, motivating workshop.

1/24/07 - The Middle East  #SP078180
What is going on in the Middle East and how do you use that information to make connections to what is going on in your students' lives? Join Hemispheres, the international area studies outreach consortium at the University of Texas at Austin for a day long session where you will explore the Middle East. Attendees will leave with classroom ready curriculum materials and creative ideas for helping students to understand diverse parts of the world.

Hemispheres is the international area studies outreach consortium at the University of Texas at Austin.

6/11/07 - DBQs - They're Not Just for AP!  #SU079673
Back by popular demand! Document-Based-Questions are an excellent way to help students process information; they're also a great way to assess student learning. Learn about using DBQs in the regular classroom, differentiating using DBQs, a process to write your own, and tips that have been learned over years of successful use.This is a repeat of the workshop held in September.