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Make Plans For TCSS Fall ConferenceIt’s time to send in proposals to present at the fall conference in San Antonio, October 24-26, 2008. It’s also time to book your room at the conference hotel. Click here to access the latest information and online proposal form. |
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Nominations for Five TCSS Awards Due SoonNomination information is available online for the three awards
for outstanding teachers, the NOVA Award, and the Billy Sills
Service Award. Packets must be postmarked by May 15th. |
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TCSS President’s PerspectiveAs I began to contemplate the topic of my first presidential message, I was struck by how the theme of next fall’s San Antonio conference and the theme of this issue of The Social Studies Texan parallel our current “Mission of Discovery” in social studies. This year will truly be a year of discovery for me as I explore this new leadership role during a time of potential turmoil in social studies. The upcoming Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
refinement process could experience smooth sailing or encounter a
very stormy sea. I am very glad that the helm of TCSS has had such
great captains before me. Terry Cherry helped us chart some new and
exciting territory by pushing us to utilize technology to make our
system more efficient and accessible. He also kept educators who are
new to our profession in the forefront of our planning and decision-
making as he rightly recognized that they are the future of our
organization. Just as Columbus had to convince Queen Isabella that he knew a better way to reach India, we must convince the State Board of Education (SBOE) that social studies professionals know what is best for our collective disciplines. Our colleagues in mathematics weathered the crossing over from “old TEKS” to “new” with few waves, but revision of TEKS in language arts has experienced great turbulence. We are hoping that our proactive approach will smooth any rough seas ahead for social studies TCSS President, Amy Thibaut, assumed the duties of her office on January 1, 2008. Click here to read her complete “President’s Perspective” in the latest issue of The Social Studies Texan. |
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