At Region 4, we’re passionate about helping districts and charters bring social studies to life. Our Social Studies team partners with educators to elevate instruction, spark student curiosity, and strengthen civic learning across campuses. Through customized professional development, hands-on curriculum support, and strategic consulting, we empower teachers to lead dynamic, student-centered classrooms. The result? Confident educators, engaged learners, and a generation of students equipped with the critical thinking skills and historical perspective to shape the future.

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Events

Events found: 11
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Tuesday, January 13
Cultivating the Historian’s Mindset: Scaffolding Evidence-Based Thinking in Social Studies

Session ID : 1919417

Learn practical tools to help students analyze historical information, construct arguments, and engage in meaningful discourse and writing activities that prepare them for active citizenship in a changing world.

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Thursday, January 15
Lesson Internalization Content Support for Social Studies

Session ID : 1919407

Learn research-based strategies to internalize Social Studies units and lessons for strong instruction, effective pacing, and student engagement.

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Tuesday, January 20
Social Studies Instructional Playbook: Strategies for Effective Explicit Instruction Peer Teaching for Deeper Processing

Session ID : 1939859

Use peer teaching within explicit instruction to deepen Social Studies learning through collaboration and student ownership in this 1-hour virtual session.

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Tuesday, January 27
Social Studies Instructional Playbook: Strategies for Effective Explicit Instruction – Guiding Discussions that Deepen Understanding

Session ID : 1939852

Guide structured discussions that move Social Studies learning beyond recall to deeper analysis and understanding in this 1-hour virtual session.

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Tuesday, February 3
March to Mastery: Slam Dunk Strategies for Social Studies STAAR® Prep—Reteaching What Didn’t Stick

Session ID : 1897997

As the first session in the 5-part March to Mastery webinar series, this training focuses on diagnosing learning gaps and using purposeful, engaging re-teaching strategies to help students master key...

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Friday, February 6
Knocking Out the STAAR in Grade 8 Social Studies

Session ID : 1919410

Discover engaging, differentiated strategies and practical tools to streamline STAAR® review, build effective game plans, and use released questions to better prepare Grade 8 students for Social Studies success.

Meet Your District Advancement Champions

LaTonya Amboree
LaTonya Amboree

Assistant Director – Social Studies and MTSS

714-744-8194

latonya.amboree@esc4.net

Edrice Bell, EdD
Edrice Bell, EdD

Director

713.744.6375

ebell@esc4.net

Octavia Bradley
Octavia Bradley

Department Secretary

713-744-6564

octavia.bradley@esc4.net

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