Write a Little a Lot in Social Studies: Featuring s3strategies
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Date: March 2, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Location: Region 7 ESC - Birch Room Workshop: #373891
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In this fast-paced, strategy-packed session, Social Studies teachers will explore meaningful, instructional writing-to-learn strategies that build confidence and deepen comprehension. These approaches promote content understanding, offer insight into student thinking, and can be seamlessly woven throughout lessons to help students process content, strengthen communication, and demonstrate understanding. Walk away with practical tools to make writing a natural, purposeful part of your classroom instruction every day.
Meet Our Speaker, Heidi Bowles of s3strategies
Heidi Boles is a lifelong educator and history enthusiast with more than 29 years of experience in the field. She has taught elementary to dual credit U.S. History and has also served as a department head and Social Studies curriculum coordinator. Passionate about helping teachers bring history to life, Heidi also works as an adjunct instructor at Weatherford College and has facilitated dynamic professional development sessions across the country. Her dedication to teaching has earned her multiple Teacher of the Year awards as well as the prestigious David C. DeBoe Award from the Texas State Historical Association. Beyond the classroom, Heidi enjoys spending time outdoors, especially in the mountains, as well as planning innovative lessons and immersing herself in books about the people and stories that shaped history. About s3strategies
Expanding students' knowledge through social studies builds the essential background and vocabulary that form the foundation of true literacy. Studies show that students with strong background knowledge achieve higher comprehension, recall information better, and acquire new insights faster. Our professional development equips teachers with proven strategies to seamlessly integrate reading and writing, empowering students as confident readers and critical thinkers. Elevate literacy through the transformative power of reading and writing in social studies with s3!
Find out more about s3strategies at https://www.s3strategies.net/.
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