high school social studies. what curriculum how instruction assessment
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Professional Learning Teams
High School Social Studies
WhatCurriculum
HowInstruction
Assessment
Teaching Social Studies
What do we teach in Social Studies?◦NC Essential Standards – Common Core
How do we teach Social Studies?◦Student Centered / Student Engagement
Role of assessment?◦Formative and summative
Overview
WhatCurriculum
HowInstruction
Assessment
Teaching Social Studies
Why do we teach Social
Studies?
Change will happen over time
Our city will change over time.
Our city will change over time.
Why do we teach Social Studies?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zXTyAb6TY&list=RDleZIZ5LErB8&index=2
Start at 5:10
Why we teach Social Studies?
Our Minds and Our Lives Change over time
Why teach Social Studies?
Vote
Manage money
Contribute to positive
change
What How Assessment
Teaching Social Studies
NC Essential Standards◦ 4 Core Classes
World HistoryCivics and EconomicsAmerican History IAmerican History II
What do we teach in Social Studies?
Civics – 3 components
◦Civics and Government◦Economics◦Personal Financial Literacy
What do we teach in Social Studies?
World History, American History I & II◦ Four Interconnected Dimensions of Historical
Thinking http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/
1.) Chronological Thinking 2.) Historical Comprehension 3.) Historical Analysis and Interpretation
4.) Historical Research http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/new-st
andards/social-studies/world.pdf
What do we teach in Social Studies?
WS/FCS Homepage Departments Social Studies High School Resources Core Classes http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/973
What do we teach in Social Studies?
Begin with the unit overview◦ One essential question = about one day
Note key vocabulary
When teachers consider what they are teaching they should reference the conceptual standards not just the factual content.
What do we teach in Social Studies?
What How Assessment
Teaching Social Studies
Before◦ Activate prior knowledge
During ◦ Students are exposed to new information / new
way of thinking After
◦ Students apply new knowledge / understanding in a unique task
How do we teach Social Studies?
WS/FCS Homepage Departments Social Studies Social Studies Videos http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/81777
How do we teach Social Studies?
What standards were being taught? 3.3 What did Ms. McLaughlin do well? What should Ms. McLaughlin have done
differently? What do you wonder about things you
observed in the lesson?
How do we teach Social Studies?
Let’s practice In groups pick a
◦ Grade level◦ Unit ◦ Essential Question
Do you understand the standard(s)? Create an outline for a lesson plan
Before During After
How do we teach Social Studies
Shared Resources◦ WS/FCS◦ Departments◦ Social Studies◦ Edmodo or tutorials
◦ http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/78502
How do we teach Social Studies
What How Assessment
Teaching Social Studies
Benchmarks = 6 & 12 weeks NC Final Exams Test Specs
◦ Our website The NC Final Exam
◦ Is designed to measure growth◦ Provides an example of how to create an
assessment
Assessment
World History – Exceeded Expected Growth +1.7
WS/FCS High School 2012-2013 Results
WS/FCS High School 2012-2013 Results
Civics - Fall
WS/FCS High School 2012-2013 ResultsUS History - Fall
Do teachers know if students are growing as the semester progresses?
Assessment
Using Benchmark Scores to Predict Student Growth
Analyze Benchmark and NC Final Exam Percentile Data
Multiple Choice Questions◦Pick one question from the NC Final Exam What standard is being tested?
◦Write one question for a common assessment What standard is being tested?
Assessment
Constructed Response Questions Review the released Constructed Response
Questions◦ What standard(s) are being tested?
Pick a standard and write a CR question◦ Consider using stimulus material in your question
Assessment
What How Assessment
Teaching Social Studies
What do we teach – curriculum◦ NC Essential Standards
How do we teach – instruction◦ Student centered – inquiry and application
NOT just memorization Assessment
◦ Students process information in stimulus material Goal = growth
Teaching Social Studies
Our students will change Winston-Salem will change NC will change US will change Our world will change We want our students to be ready to make
positive contributions to change their world.◦ Vote◦ Manage money◦ Understand and respond to socioeconomic trends◦ Volunteer in their community
Don’t forget why we teachSocial Studies