
Welcome to Social Studies
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The FWISD Social Studies Department provides a rigorous, differentiated, and relevant social studies curriculum with standards-aligned resources and assessments that gives instructional support to all campuses through a renewed focus on teacher knowledge and best practices.  
The Social Studies department supports the District's mission of "preparing all students for success in college, career and community leadership" by promoting
- student-centered classrooms where disciplinary literacy and thinking skills development is emphasized over rote memorization of ideas, events, people, and places;
- student investigations of primary and secondary sources that promote meaningful interactions and contributes to deeper understanding of the content across time, space, and cultures;
- the use of formative and summative assessments that accurately reflect student learning and guide instruction; and
- strategies to guide the development of reading, writing, and thinking skills. 
Contacts
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Phone: 817-814-2470
1050 Bridgewood Dr - 2nd floor
Fort Worth, TX 76112Joseph Niedziela
Executive Director of K-12 Social Studies and Curriculum SupportsKathleen Hall
Administrative AssociatePatricia Smith
Core Coordinator K-12 Social StudiesXavier Pantoja
Core Coordinator K-12 Social StudiesMishelle Hall
Core Coordinator K-12 Social StudiesJohn Fernandez
Core Coordinator K-12 Social StudiesDwalunda Alexander
Instructional Coach ESL/DL K-12 Social StudiesLela Barksdale
Instructional Coach K-12 Social StudiesRafael Blanco
Instructional Coach ESL/DL K-12 Social StudiesPatricia Fitzwater
Instructional Coach K-12 Social StudiesRobert Kennemer
Instructional Coach K-12 Social StudiesGabriel Valdez
Instructional Coach K-12 Social Studies