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Unidad Didáctica, Ciencias Sociales, Cuarto, Ruby Martínez

Spring Workshop May 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): (E) Explicar cómo los avances tecnológicos en transporte y la comunicación han influido en las actividades económicas de Texas.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Estudiar los motivos de la inmigración hacia Texas. 2. Comprender la importancia del sistema de regadío en El Valle del Río Grande. 3. Comprender la importancia de las empresas ferroviarias estadounidenses en El Valle del Río Grande.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: Actividades participativas diversas de aproximación, reuniones y dominar las actividades en la sección de enriquecimiento …

Industrialización Y Auge De La Agricultura Comercial En Los Estados Unidos, 1880-1930, Sonia Hernández

Spring Workshop May 2020

No abstract provided.

Self-Guided Pumphouse Tour

Spring Workshop May 2020

No abstract provided.

Lesson Plan, Us History, 8th Grade, John Muñiz

Spring Workshop May 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 8.23(A) identify racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration. 8.28(B) identify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States. 8.24(B) evaluate the impact of reform movements, including educational reform, temperance, the women's rights movement, prison reform, the labor reform movement, and care of the disabled.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) identify and evaluate how industrialization changed life in the RGV (Rio Grande Valley), and reasons for immigration reform in the RGV.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: - The …

Lesson Plan, Texas History, 7th Grade, Sylvia V. Garza

Spring Workshop May 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): The student understands how individuals, events, and issues shaped the history of Texas from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 20th century. The student is expected to: (B)identify significant individuals, events, and issues, including the development of the cattle industry from its Spanish beginnings and the cowboy way of life. (C)identify significant individuals, events, and issues, including the effects of the growth of railroads. (D)explain the political, economic, and social impact of the agricultural industry.

Lesson objective(s): 1. Describe how railroads affected life in rural and urban Texas. 2. Explain how new farming technology …

Visita Autoguiada Estación De Bombeo Fluvial

Spring Workshop May 2020

No abstract provided.

Old Hidalgo Pumphouse, Elizabeth Salinas

Spring Workshop May 2020

No abstract provided.

Lesson Plan, 11th Grade, Bernice Barrón

Spring Workshop May 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 16B Identify the causes of the Great Depression, including impact of tariffs and the world trade, stock market speculation, bank failures, and the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve System. 16C Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on the U.S. Economy and society such as widespread unemployment.

Lesson objective(s): 1.Students will analyze the impact of "The Port of Brownsville" on the Rio Grande Valley (RGV's) economy, and globalization (1936). 2.Students will analyze the impact of "Charro Days" in the RGV's culture and local businesses (1938-2020). 3. Students will create their own bell ringer, …

Industrialization & The Rise Of Commercial Agriculture In The United States, 1880-1930, Sonia Hernández

Spring Workshop May 2020

No abstract provided.

Lesson Plan, World Geography, 6th Grade, Nelson Muñoz, Lucy Garza, Melissa Moreno

Spring Workshop May 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): (A) explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions. B) identify geographic factors such as location, physical features, transportation corridors and barriers, and distribution of natural resources that influence a society's political relationships.

Lesson objective(s): 1. Identify the natural resources that lead to developing the agriculture industry in Rio Grande Valley (RGV). 2. Identify the key landforms that contributed to agriculture industry in RGV. 3. Identify the key leaders that contributed to the growth in agriculture.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Graphic organizers, visuals, videos, …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Ee.Uu, Octavo, John Muñiz, Marc Garza

Spring Workshop May 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): 8.23 (A) Identificar los grupos raciales, étnicos y religiosos que se asentaron en los Estados Unidos y explicar las causas de la inmigración. 8.28 (B) Identificar ejemplos de cómo la industrialización cambió el estilo de la vida en los Estados Unidos. 8.24 (B) Valorar el impacto que tuvieron los movimientos reformistas, incluyendo la reforma educativa, el movimiento por la templanza, el movimiento por los derechos de las mujeres, la reforma penitenciaria, la reforma laboral, y el movimiento por los derechos de las personas con discapacidad.

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Lesson Plan, Us History, 8th Grade, Marc Garza

Spring Workshop May 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 8.23(A) identify racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration. 8.28(B) identify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States. 8.24(B) evaluate the impact of reform movements, including educational reform, temperance, the women's rights movement, prison reform, the labor reform movement, and care for the disabled.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) identify and evaluate how industrialization changed life in the RGV (Rio Grande Valley), and reasons for immigration and reform in the RGV.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: - …

Lesson Plan, Us History, 8th Grade, Michael Lara

Spring Workshop May 2020

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): 8.23(A) identify racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration. 8.28(B) identify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States. 8.24(B) evaluate the impact of reform movements, including educational reform, temperance, the women's rights movement, prison reform, the labor reform movement, and care of the disabled.

Lesson objective(s): 1. The Learner will (TLW) identify and evaluate how industrialization changed life in the RGV (Rio Grande Valley), and reasons for immigration and reform in the RGV.

Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: - …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Los Estados Unidos, Undécimo, Graciela Alonso

Spring Workshop May 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): USH 3B; USH 3C; USH SA; USH 14A; USH 138; USH 22C; USH 25C; USH 28A-E; USH 29A-B

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Describir las características de la industrialización en los Estados Unidos, en particular en El Valle del Río Grande. 2. Analizar las razones económicas de la industrialización y las contribuciones de personalidades destacables. 3. Examinar las causas y efectos de los cambios en los patrones demográficos.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: Actividades prácticas diferenciadas para abordar las necesidades y …

Unidad Didáctica, Historia De Ee.Uu, Primero, Baleria Magaña

Spring Workshop May 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): Historia 2(2)(B): Comparar y contrastar las vidas de personajes históricos que han influido en el estado y en la nación.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Comprender qué es un personaje histórico. 2. Identificar quién era José Tomás Canales. 3. Entender por qué J.T. Canales es un personaje histórico.

Diferenciación de estrategias para necesidades específicas de un estudiantado diverso: Trabajo en equipo. Aprendizaje individualizado. Entrevista a un compañero (método de pensar, voltearse y conversar).

Planning Our Lessons (Powerpoint), Joy Esquierdo

Spring Workshop May 2020

No abstract provided.

Unidad Didáctica, Historia Universal, Sexto, Gloria Pineda

Spring Workshop May 2020

Competencias y Aptitudes Esenciales del Estado de Texas (TEKS, por sus siglas en inglés): (2) Historia: comprender la influencia que ejercieron individuos específicos y grupos de diversas culturas en múltiples sociedades históricas y contemporáneas. Expectativas: (A) identificar y describir la influencia histórica de individuos específicos o grupos en múltiples sociedades contemporáneas y (B) describir las contribuciones sociales, políticas, económicas, y culturales de determinados individuos y grupos de diversas sociedades del pasado y del presente.

Objetivos de la lección: 1. Analizar y explicar la importancia de la Estación de Bombeo para el Regadío de Hidalgo en nuestra región. 2. Analizar y …

Math Talks: Focusing On Student Thought In A Second-Grade Classroom, Jessica Parsons

Masters of Education in Teaching and Learning

Math metacognition is on the rise. There is an increase in focusing student thought on the process of computation and problem solving. This study examined what happened when math talks were conducted in a general education second-grade classroom and if students’ perceptions of math changed after they participated in math talks. The researcher’s purpose was to more fully understand students’ thoughts related to math. The data was collected through student interviews, student surveys, and researcher observational field notes. Then, the data was analyzed through coding using the constant comparative method and frequency counts. The main themes to emerge from the …

Further Investigation: A Daily Inquiry Practice In The Elementary Classroom, Cyanna Gonzales

Masters of Education in Teaching and Learning

Researchers have shown that many students lack problem-solving skills. This deficit can be addressed through the implementation of inquiry-based learning. However, many teachers lack expertise in this area. The purpose of this study was to address both issues with a newly created inquiry practice called Further Investigation time, or FI time. The researcher studied what happened when this practice was implemented in a second-grade, self-contained classroom. In addition, student and teacher perceptions of the FI time were studied. Data was collected through the use of observational head notes, student surveys, and individual teacher and student interviews. Qualitative data was analyzed …

Curriculum Coaches: Pre-Service Teachers Opinions And Perceptions Within The Field Of Education, Brooke Ann Mcintyre, Catherine Scott

Honors Theses

The role of a curriculum coach in the PK-12 school system is a valuable one; the curriculum coach can provide mentoring and instructional supports to new teachers as they enter the field. The importance of this aid can be easily overlooked, nonetheless, because teachers are often unaware of the type of support that is available to them. In this study, a survey was administered to preservice teacher education students at a liberal arts institution in the southeast to evaluate their perceptions of curriculum coaches and their role in the classroom. Findings are shared and implications discussed for both school systems …