Navigating the Site

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Navigating the Site

• Mission and Program Description
• Advisory Group
• Core Team

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Navigating the Site

• Professional Development Training
• Schedule

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Seven Downloadable Presentations

• Data Driven Decision Making
• Elementary Social Studies Building a Foundation
• World History and World Geography Connecting
  Concepts

• United States History Developing A Sense of Time
  and Place
• Economics, Government, and Culture 21st Century
  Citizenship
• Integrating Content and Skills Instruction
• For Trainers Only

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Navigating the Site

• On-line self-training modules on data driven
  decision making and key social studies topics

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Navigating the Site

• TEKS
• TAKS

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Biographies

• For all individuals listed in the TEKS

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Glossary

• For an extensive list of key terms selected by
  social studies educators

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TAKS Review Activities

• Assist teachers in preparing students to respond
  successfully to TAKS assessment items from Grade
  8.
• This document includes examples of review
  activities with accompanying TEKS and TAKS
  objectives, the grade level(s) assessed,
  materials needed for the activities, and
  descriptions of activities. Master copies of
  handouts and transparencies accompany the
  activities.

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Navigating the Site

• A listing of new products, meetings, and SSC
  events

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Whats New

• Good place to check for SSC programs and products

For example
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• Download lessons presentations from WG/WH
  Institutes

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Navigating the Site

• SSC/SSCED Products Order Form
• Instructions to Listserv
• State/National Organizations
• Museums

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Navigating the Site

• A wealth of SSC materials available for download
• PDF files (Acrobat Reader)
• PowerPoint files

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Annotated Bibliographies

• Key to the links between language arts and social
  studies

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Texas Social Studies Framework

• Invaluable with new educators

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Additional Resources

• Tool Kit 2000
• CD-ROM Reviews
• PDAS-TEKS Alignment
• High School Planning Guide

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Navigating the Site

• Links

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Need Your Input

• What other resources can we include?
• Suggestions for making the web site more clear
  and accessible?
• Problems you have experienced with the site?
• AND