Region 6 Education Service Center

Social Studies services provides support to administrators, instructional coaches, and teachers in the following areas:

Staff development in the areas of social studies TEKS/STAAR, curriculum development, effective teaching and learning strategies, and integrating social studies with other disciplines and technologies
Instructional Coaching regarding best practices in the social studies classroom
Information and resources regarding TexQuest and Mock Trial competition

A graphic design featuring the words 'SOCIAL STUDIES' surrounded by clouds, a globe, and a house, all on a background of torn newspaper.

A poster advertising a STAAR4WARD workshop for social studies, taking place on September 26, 2023, from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. The workshop is presented by LEAD4WARD and costs $175.

A flyer for the DBQ Project, a program that teaches historical inquiry and document analysis using document-based questions (DBQs).

Helpful Links by Category:

General Social Studies Resources

Additional Museum Resources

Primary Sources

K-12 Social Studies Content/ Elementary SS Resources

United States History Resources

United States Government / Civics

World Geography / World Cultures Resources

World History Resources

Economics/ Financial Literacy Resources

Electives Resources Psychology / Sociology

Texas History Resources

Ethnic Studies / African American History

Mexican American History Resources

Native American Studies

Professional Organizations

TexQuest:

Text Quest - You can access all of the resources from here.

links to webinars, training requests, etc. The DIY training on the right hand side was created this year by each provider so that librarians/technologists would have quick "how to" videos to watch and then turn around on their campuses.