Welcome to summer! We at TEKS RS hope that you are able to decompress and enjoy your much-deserved break. Teaching is both rewarding and challenging, so we hope you find ways to take care ofContinue reading
A Joy Filled Journey
Happy New School Year! In 1993, I left a lucrative career I had built for close to a decade to become a teacher. A joyful journey started. I thought it would be fun to spendContinue reading
Learning As We Go
When it comes to new ideas there are those who are the early adopters and those who push back. As we have been introducing folks to the 4 Question Method for teaching and learning socialContinue reading
Social Studies Is More than Memorization
In a recent conversation with an instructional coach she pointed out that a continuing challenge is getting administrators to understand that social studies instruction is not just memorization of dates, places, people, and events. ThisContinue reading
The Four Question Method or 4MQ
I cannot remember when I have been more excited about a new resource for teaching social studies. What is that new resource? The Four Question Method for Teaching and Learning Social Studies, perfected by JonathanContinue reading
It’s Been A While
Yes, we are back. I’ll save you the details and excuses for the gap in posts. Hope you all are enjoying the exhilaration of the new school year. Our summer was interspersed with a conference,Continue reading
World Cultures Unit 3 and Sustained Inquiry
In a previous post I wrote about the challenge of finding resources for planning instruction in the World Cultures course and I want to continue that discussion. Again, it is joyous when a search forContinue reading
Promoting “Map Literacy”
MAP LITERACY Since maps are an integral component of the study of culture regions in Grade 6 World Cultures, I though it would be a good idea to explore the idea of “map literacy.” LiteracyContinue reading
Tough TEKS All of World Cultures
In a recent discussion about what revisions need to be made in the TEKS, someone shared that all of the Grade 6 World Cultures TEKS are difficult to bundle into units and to understand. ThisContinue reading
Summer Reflection and Revamp
One of the best perks of being an educator is the school calendar. Each school year has a beginning and an ending, which allows time for reflection. What success did I have last school yearContinue reading