Name: Enhancing Student Mastery in Social Studies: Effective Strategies for Checking Understanding
Start: 2025-07-24T10:00:00-0500
End: 2025-07-24T11:20:00-0500

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:00am - 11:20am CDT

A123

In this session, we will explore evidence-based strategies to assess and deepen student understanding. Participants will learn how to incorporate retrieval practice, formative assessments, and critical thinking exercises to foster student engagement and retention of key historical concepts. This session will offer practical tools and approaches for checking student comprehension in real-time, adapting instruction to meet diverse needs, and promoting inquiry-based learning that cultivates critical analysis and reflection. Teachers will leave with ready-to-implement strategies designed to enhance both teaching effectiveness and student outcomes in the social studies classroom.

Presenters

Kelly Bellar

Consultant, Region 10

Hello. I am the K-12 Social Studies Consultant for the Region 10 Education Service Center. Prior to joining Region 10, I spent 18 years in the classroom. During that time I taught 6th grade World Cultures, 7th grade Texas History, 8th grade US History and then spent two years at the... Read More →

Thursday July 24, 2025 10:00am - 11:20am CDT
A123

1.5 hour, Student Engagement

District/Company Region 10
Grade Levels 6th-8th, 9th-12th
Strands Student Engagement

Kelly Bellar

Attendees (5)

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