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Illuminate History Through the Arts

Discover how social studies and fine arts work together to bring history and learning to life. The Region 4 Social Studies Conference is a one-day event designed for educators, leaders, and community partners exploring the power of storytelling, civic learning, creativity, and cultural connections in the 21st-century classroom.

Experience hands-on sessions, innovative teaching strategies, and collaborations with Houston-area museums and arts organizations that showcase how history can resonate with every student.

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Conference Overview:
  • Who It’s For:  Classroom teachers (elementary through high school), curriculum specialists and instructional coaches, department chairs and team leads, administrators, and education leaders looking to strengthen social studies programs.
  • What You’ll Gain: By the end of the conference, attendees will leave with ready-to-implement strategies, fresh ideas, and access to high-quality resources that support excellence in social studies instruction and student achievement.

Experience the Day

  • Engaging Sessions

    A full day of concurrent presentations led by expert educators, covering everything from general instructional practices to grade-level and content-specific strategies.

  • Practical Strands

    Explore major concepts and themes in social studies instruction, while also examining how technology integration and digital tools can enhance student engagement. Sessions will highlight meaningful literacy connections and cross-curricular integration, as well as assessment strategies designed to support growth and mastery for all learners.

  • Exhibit Hall & Vendor Demonstrations

    Connect with education partners to preview the latest resources, products, and classroom solutions.

  • Networking Opportunities

    Build connections with fellow educators who share your passion for shaping informed, engaged, and active citizens.

Conference Strands

Dive into sessions that strengthen content knowledge and highlight innovative ways to make history, geography, civics, and economics meaningful, rigorous, and relevant for students.

Explore how music, visual art, theater, and literature can illuminate historical events and civic ideas, creating powerful cross-curricular connections that deepen student engagement.

Learn practical approaches to differentiate instruction for and increase accessibility to social studies content for emerging bilinguals, gifted students, and those with diverse learning needs.

Examine effective strategies for creating and analyzing formative and summative assessments that measure student understanding and drive instructional decision-making.

Engage with leadership practices that support teacher growth, foster collaboration, and build strong social studies programs that thrive in today’s educational landscape.

$120

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December 3 2025, Wednesday

Region 4 McKinney Conference Center
7200 Northwest Drive, Houston, Texas, 77092

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