Social Studies Information Center -- Region VII ESC

Welcome to the Region VII Social Studies web site. This site was created on April 2, 2003, in an attempt to provide timely information and material to social studies teachers within the Region VII Education Service Center area. Because the site is new, it is still under development. Please bear with us as we work out the kinks. At this time, we are more concerned with providing timely information. As the site grows, the organization will change, so expect things to look different from time to time. We welcome any suggestions to improve the site. Our goal is that this site will become a true resource for the classroom teacher.

Textbook Update

Alll Social Studies textbooks will be purchased as originally planned. For a chart showing adoptions, go to

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/textbooks/announcements/purchases0405.pdf

What's New
NEW !	TAKS results and TAKS release tests are now available on the TEA web site. Go there by clicking the appropriate link above.
NEW !	TEA is seeking educators to provide input regarding TAKS. To be considered, complete an application found at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/develop/recform2003.pdf
September 20, 2003	Teaching of History Conference at the University of North Texas. This year's theme is Leaders of the Twentieth Century. For more information, visit http://www.hist.unt.edu/histconf.htm.
October 16, 2003	TSSSA (Texas Social Studies Supervisors Association) Conference in Lubbock, Texas. For more information, visit the web site at http://www.tsssa.org/index_files/page0002.htm

The Social Studies TAKS Information Booklets have been updated. You can download the updates from TEA, but this is a very large file of 6.5 MB. It is so large because updates to all TAKS Information Booklets (Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies) have been combined into a single scanned file. Instead, I have compiled a file of only the Social Studies updates which you can download using the link below.

If you would like to become a member of the Region VII Social Studies listserv, please send an email message to

This listserv is used to provide announcements and information for the teachers in the region. It can also be a medium allowing teachers to reach each other for assistance, advice, etc. Please join.