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2009 Fall Conference Registration Now Available Click Here For Updated TCSS Conference and Hotel Reservation Information Sue Blanchette Elected NCSS Vice President The results are in! Sue Blanchette, U.S. history teacher at
Hillcrest High School in Dallas, Texas was elected
vice-president of NCSS. As vice president, Blanchette is in line
to assume the NCSS presidency in July 2011. Plan Now To Attend the 2009 NCSS Conference in Atlanta Click here to download the NCSS Atlanta conference flyer. You can now make your travel arrangements for the 89th NCSS Annual Conference in Atlanta! The Atlanta housing bureau is now accepting hotel reservations for the 2009 NCSS conference. You can go to www.socialstudies.org/conference/hotels and follow the link to make a reservation. We are offering a $30 rebate for all attendees who stay at least two nights at one of the four NCSS contracted hotels. We're also conducting a contest to win a free night at the Omni and Westin. Details about both are available at here. You can also make flight arrangements and take advantage of the low fares now being offered to Atlanta. NCSS has partnered with AirTran, which offers nonstop service to Atlanta from more than 40 U.S. cities, to offer discounted fares during the conference. Go to www.socialstudies.org/conference/travel for details. The conference will include more than 400 sessions, workshops, and poster presentations covering the latest in social studies education; such notable speakers as best-selling author Greg Mortenson, Lincoln scholar Eric Foner, peace educator and sister of President Obama, Maya Soetoro-Ng; panels with leading experts on teaching about the economic crisis, the Civic Mission of Schools, and international social studies education; clinics at the King Center, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; and tours of the African-American history and urban geography of Atlanta. Keep checking on the NCSS Conference site for more details. Conference registration opens June 1, 2009. Make plans now to attend the nation's largest and most comprehensive social studies professional development conference. TCSS/TSSSA TEKS Refinement Suggestions Results of the TCSS/TSSSA survey about TEKS refinement suggestions were combined into documents by teams of social studies educators from around the state. Documents that reflect the opinions of TCSS members were written and were presented to the State Board of Education on January 22, 2009. Those documents were also shared with SBOE-appointed TEKS revision teams which began their work in early February. Click to access the testimony presented to the SBOE which explains both the process and the products of the survey, as well as the actual recommendation documents. Remember that these documents represent only the recommended refinements and are not officially adopted curriculum materials. Strike-throughs represent suggested deletions; red font represents suggested additions. Historical People Specified in Current Social Studies TEKS K-5 Historical People Specified in Current Social Studies TEKS 6-12 Elementary Kindergarten Social Studies TEKS Intermediate/Middle School High School |
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TCSS HONORS 2008 AWARD RECIPIENTSThe following individuals were recognized at the recent TCSS State Conference in San Antonio. Elementary Teacher of the Year: Terri Wenzel, Pearland ISD Middle School Teacher of the Year: Dawn Burkhart, Pearland ISD High School Teacher of the Year: Melissa McCalla Allen, Pasadena ISD NOVA Teacher of the Year: Ashley Howard, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Billy Sills Distinguished Service Award: Sharon Pope, Editor of The Social Studies Texan
Left to right: Sharon Pope, Dawn Burkhart, Terri Wenzel, Melissa Allen
NOVA Teacher of the Year: Ashley Howard (right) with her presenter, Mapra Gentry NCSS SECONDARY TEACHER OF THE YEARCongratulations to Sonia Noyola, Corpus Christi ISD, who
was recently named a Secondary Teacher of the Year by NCSS.
She presented a workshop session on her successful
activities in motivating students to become more involved in
their community and their world. 2009 OFFICERS ELECTEDThe following TCSS officers were elected for 2009: President-Elect: Nancy Hester Vice President: Kathy Uhlich Parliamentarian: Susan Locklear
Left to right: Susan Locklear, Nancy Hester, Kathy Uhlich Join a TCSS CommitteeWould you like to be more involved in your professional association? Join a TCSS committee> TCSS President’s PerspectiveBy Judy Brodigan, TCSS President When I recently reread Barack Obama’s letter to his daughters, it reminded me of the reason I ran for president – to give something back to TCSS and to the teachers of Texas. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to serve you as TCSS president. As I begin my year, I think about all that I have received from membership in TCSS over my career. Just reading The Texan always provides me with a wealth of information, attendance at conference sessions helps me grow and learn teaching strategies from master teachers who willingly share their expertise. I gain valuable professional associations with other social studies teachers and supervisors, and it was this networking that provided me the opportunity to become a supervisor. Networking gives me knowledge, skills, and insights, as well as fabulous friendships. Lately I have been attending meetings in many new arenas, and I have discovered that there are still so many social studies teachers who do not know about TCSS. Each time I meet new people, I tell them about our organization and invite them to join us. In the last few weeks, I have signed up two or three new members. I invite you to help TCSS reach all social studies teachers; TCSS will become stronger, and the teachers will receive untold benefits. Please join me in trying to reach all the social studies teachers in Texas!
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