Lead the Thinking
Establishing Purpose, Rigor, and Disciplinary Thinking
Explore compelling questions, disciplinary thinking, cognitive demand, relevance, and purposeful connections between content and disciplinary practices.
SAVE THE DATE
Social Studies in Action
Designing Rigorous Social Studies Instruction for Every Learner
Save the date for January 27, 2027, as the Social Studies Conference evolves into the Social Studies Symposium—a focused learning experience bringing educators together to strengthen rigorous Social Studies instruction for every learner.
Social Studies in Action will explore how intentional planning, compelling questions, authentic sources, disciplinary thinking, academic discourse, purposeful tasks, and meaningful assessment work together to deepen learning while maintaining grade-level rigor.
Registration and additional symposium details coming soon.
LOOKING BACK
Highlights from the 2026 Social Studies Conference
Take a look back at the energy, collaboration, and learning that brought Social Studies educators together in 2026.
SYMPOSIUM FOCUS
Five Ways to Deepen Student Thinking
Sessions will explore the design of rigorous learning experiences from purpose and inquiry to engagement, application, and assessment.
Design the Inquiry
Building Rigorous Learning Through Questions, Sources, and Evidence
Examine how authentic sources, source analysis, question sequences, evidence-based reasoning, and rigorous tasks can strengthen inquiry.
Engage the Discipline
Putting Students at the Center of Social Studies Thinking
Explore academic discourse, collaborative inquiry, debate, deliberation, perspective-taking, writing to learn, and authentic civic engagement.
Extend the Thinking
Deepening Reasoning, Complexity, and Application
Consider multiple perspectives, authentic application, connections across time and disciplines, transfer, performance, and reflection.
Assess the Thinking
Measuring Disciplinary Understanding
Explore formative and authentic assessment, evidence of understanding, feedback, student reflection, and alignment to cognitive demand.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Designed for Educators and Leaders Across Social Studies
The symposium is designed for educators and leaders who support rigorous Social Studies learning across classrooms, campuses, and districts.
Teacher Teams
Administrators
Team Leads
Social Studies Coordinators
Instructional Coaches
General Education Educators
Special Education Educators
Emergent Bilingual Support Staff
Advanced & Gifted Educators
SAVE THE DATE
Social Studies in Action
January 27, 2027 | Region 4 McKinney Conference Center
Registration coming soon.
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Event Details
Wednesday, January 27, 2027
Region 4 McKinney Conference Center
7200 Northwest Drive
Houston, TX 77092
