The Texan, the academic publication of the Texas Council for the Social Studies, is soliciting lesson plans and articles to share with social studies teachers.

There are many good lesson plans being written and used in our Texas schools and we need to share these  for the benefit of all. With the challenges of new TEKS and the STAAR tests, we can all use additional tools in our toolbox.

And…you would be published in a well-known and respected academic magazine (add that to your resume!).

We especially need lesson plans that prepare students for the STAAR test and/or include new TEKS.  For more information please see our publication guidelines.

Submissions should be sent through this Email Link. Please put “The Texan” in the subject line of your message and attach a brief author profile and summary of lesson plan or article.

We have 2 themes for the next issue, “Frontiers to STAAR and Beyond” and  ”Miles and Miles of Texas.” Articles can be on topics concerning those 2 themes, or can be of a general interest to social studies teachers.  Anything to do with any kind of frontier (past, current, future), or lesson plans to prepare students for STAAR.

Quality social studies lessons on any topic are always welcome. Keep in mind lessons that include ELL and G/T modifications and extensions.

Article length can be anywhere from 1,000 words to 3500 words because we always need some short and some longer pieces. Book reviews are usually about 700-900 words.

The upcoming deadlines for submissions are February 1, June 1, and October 1.

Would love to hear from you with a submission for the next issue!