Pier Larsen

Social Studies Director for CFBISD, historian, collector of artifacts, mom & grandma, weekend gardener & domestic artist

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

@CFB_Soc_Studies @truong_terri @region10ss They’re the best for sure!

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

@CFB_Soc_Studies @NewmanSmithHS Love to see that corroboration!

[TheBestSocialStudiesDept @Soc_StudiesTX]

Ms. Robert’s World Geography students using maps to corroborate visual sources! Great discussions about how life differs closer to the Tropic or Cancer and Equator! @NewmanSmithHS 🗺️

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

@CFB_Soc_Studies Love to see that corroboration!

[Tomas Pueyo @tomaspueyo]

So that's why 75% of Texans live in the Triangle:
1. End of the Edwards Plateau
➡️easier transportation
➡️rivers form
➡️great spot for cities, which follow the fall line: San Antonio, Austin, Waco, Killeen, Fort Worth, Dallas

2. Houston, heir to well-located Galveston

[Tomas Pueyo @tomaspueyo]

The Texas Triangle , between Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, contains 75% of Texans.

Why?
What's special about that triangle?

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

Such a great team!

[TheBestSocialStudiesDept @Soc_StudiesTX]

What better way to review than to make historical connections through a classic game of dominoes! Shout outs to @NewmanSmithHS U.S. History team for bringing the fun! @CoachSGonzo @CoachWilkett

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

Such a great day of learning!

[TheBestSocialStudiesDept @Soc_StudiesTX]

Rockin’ review with the 8th grade crew today! Teachers refreshed themselves on STAAR strategies and worked on completing their 10 day review plan! @lead4ward @TedPolkMS @cfbLongFalcons @DeWitt_Perry @LarsenP10

[TheBestSocialStudiesDept @Soc_StudiesTX]

Advanced Academics + Team Social Studies = a winning combo! Thank you to Michelle Wilson for leading our Advanced Learner teachers in diving deeper into Depth & Complexity today. The collaboration and conversations shared were out of this world!

[History Gone TRUONG! @truong_terri]

Stumbled upon this amazing Periodic Table of Black History this afternoon at @cfbLongFalcons ! Loved it so much I had to share! #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistoryperiodictable

[History Gone TRUONG! @truong_terri]

Love working with this great group of educators!

[TheBestSocialStudiesDept @Soc_StudiesTX]

What a great day of unpacking essential standards and diving into the work! Our teachers working together to bring the lesson cycle to life! @cfbLongFalcons @vivianfieldms @PolkMSPanthers @LarsenP10 @CFBISD @region10ss @TxSocialStudies

[nsslasocstudies @nsslasocstudies]

Celebrating William Wells Brown. Mr. Brown was the first African American man to publish a novel in the United States. Born into slavery, he escaped in 1834 and became a prominent abolitionist. Difference Maker! #BlackHistoryMonth #sschat #socialstudies

[TheBestSocialStudiesDept @Soc_StudiesTX]

A wonderful event this afternoon at the Second Annual Black History Month Social @TedPolkMS ! Way to go @mrschapmanedu and all of the phenomenal teachers who worked to put together such a memorable event.

[nsslasocstudies @nsslasocstudies]

William Hastie. Mr. Hastie was the first African American federal and appellate judge. In later years he became a law educator at Howard University School of Law. Difference Maker! #BlackHistoryMonth #sschat #socialstudies

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

#CFBmattersTOme - ask a CFB social studies teacher why generalizations matter!

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

Making connections to the real world https://t.co/WatjLA1YRl via @glennw98

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

History isn't a 'useless' major. It teaches critical thinking, something America needs plenty more of https://t.co/iTKGYKdpew

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

@willrich45 @WGNOtv

[Pier Larsen @LarsenP10]

Via @NPR: How Adults Can Encourage Kids To Be Original Thinkers https://t.co/b21aKGSR8I