TEKSWatch site for TEKS

CHTL, the University of Texas at El Paso's Department of History's Center for History Teaching and Learning at http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=58084 has added a new component to their website, a TEKSWatch.   at http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=61097   The CHTL focuses broadly on history, but at this time there is considerable to draw the attention of those interested in Texas, for example the below are sample entries from their website:   "U.S.History to 1877 (8th grade) Mexican War Gutted See all of the proposed U.S. history changes [pages 22-32] Texas History (7th grade) Catholic Missions no longer Catholic Civil War Aims Stated Constitution of Texas now Republican See all of the proposed Texas history changes [pages 12-21] 3rd grade Juan de Oñate added as community builder   Lesson Plans   Secondary Level U.S. History Why Things Change: Great Man or Many People? - In the proposed TEKS, treatment of the civil rights movement moves from a "great man" to "organized Americans" Why did Texas Secede from the Union in 1861? - The proposed TEKS enumerate reasons for Texas secession. In this lesson, students use primary sources to explain the reasons Texans gave in 1861 and then contrast those findings with the proposed emphasis of the twenty-first century curriculum. Government Why did Texas Secede from the Union in 1861? - The proposed TEKS enumerate reasons for Texas secession. In this lesson, students use primary sources to explain the reasons Texans gave in 1861 and then contrast those findings with the proposed emphasis of the twenty-first century curriculum. Middle School Texas History Why did Texas Secede from the Union in 1861? - The proposed TEKS enumerate reasons for Texas secession. In this lesson, students use primary sources to explain the reasons Texans gave in 1861 and then contrast those findings with the proposed emphasis of the twenty-first century curriculum."