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Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

Chapter 7: Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development in <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> ................................................................................................ 71<br />

The Standards for Staff Development and Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development in <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> ......................................... 71<br />

Examples <strong>of</strong> Models <strong>of</strong> Staff Development in <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> ................................................................................... 72<br />

Conducting a TEKS for <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> Awareness Session ....................................................................................... 74<br />

TEKS Awareness Activity I: A Trek through the TEKS via KWL ...................................................................... 74<br />

TEKS Awareness Activity II: Taking a Look across the Grades ......................................................................... 74<br />

TEKS Awareness Activity III: Curricular Priorities ............................................................................................. 74<br />

TEKS Awareness Activity IV: A Trek through the TEKS with KWL, Part II....................................................... 74<br />

Resources for Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development in <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> ...................................................................................... 74<br />

References ................................................................................................................................................................... 74<br />

Chapter 8: Implementing the TEKS: Other Players ..................................................................................................... 81<br />

Ways Administrators Can Support <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> ..................................................................................................... 81<br />

Ways Parents Can Support <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> .................................................................................................................. 82<br />

Parents and <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong>: Recognizing Progress .................................................................................................... 83<br />

Your Fourth Grader Should Be Able to . . ........................................................................................................... 83<br />

Your Eighth Grader Should Be Able to . . . ......................................................................................................... 84<br />

Your Twelfth Grader Should Be Able to . . . ........................................................................................................ 85<br />

Organizations and Agencies: Informal Educators ...................................................................................................... 86<br />

Ways Museums and Historic Sites Can Be Used to Support <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> ...................................................... 86<br />

References ................................................................................................................................................................... 90<br />

Appendix A: How Should Districts Go about the Curriculum Development Task? .................................................. 91<br />

Appendix B: Selected Resources for Enhancing <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment ............. 95<br />

Appendix C: The Well-Equipped <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> Classroom........................................................................................ 99<br />

Appendix D: Order Form for SSCED Print Resources .............................................................................................. 103<br />

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