A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

Social Sciences Best Practices: Heading to the Finish Line

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

Important Updates:1. DDEOC (District Designated End of Course

Assessments): May 11 – June 5, 2015.2. In accordance with Florida Statute 1008.22(4)

requiring that student progress be assessed in all courses offered in Florida public schools, the Department of Social Sciences has updated K-12 Social Sciences’ Pacing guides.

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

Important Updates- DDEOC

3. Available on the Department of Social Sciences’ website, http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net, are updated pacing guides AND timelines for the following grade levels/courses:

K-2 Social Sciences (20 MC Questions)3-5 Social Sciences (30 MC Questions)DDEOC 6-12: 50 MC Questions6th grade World History 8th grade U.S. History9th grade World History12th grade U.S. Government12th grade Economics

4. Highlighted in both the timeline documents and pacing guides are benchmarks that are included in the DDEOC Assessments.

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

Important Updates- DDEOC

5. Best practices in preparing students: Backwards planning from testing dates to engage in a review of most important benchmarks and concepts.

6. Resources available: Teachers can use publisher produced item banks to select test items on assessed benchmarks to determine student mastery and implement DI accordingly.

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli Important Updates:

EOC for 7th grade Civics:– Best Practice: Strategically utilize the 4 Week Review Period

included in the Pacing Guides prior to the administration of the Civics EOC (April 20 – May 22, 2015)

– One week of review, per reporting category is allocated in the Pacing Guides.

– Reporting categories are: • Origins and Purposes of Law and Government; • Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Citizens; • Government Policies and Political Practices; & • Organization and Functions of Government.

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

Important Updates:EOC for 7th grade Civics:– Models for Review (not a complete list):

• After school review camps;• In school day review camps;• Benchmark specific camps;• Skill camps & content camps; &• Interventionists

– All models should be collaborative planning approach based off of MYA data and department input.

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

Civics MYA Data AnalysisMYA Specifics: 66 questions in total

52 questions from instructed benchmarks (79% of MYA)14 questions from non-instructed benchmarks (21% of MYA)

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

Civics MYA Data Chatshttp://socialsciences.dadeschools.net

Click on “Civics Support” then “Module 3.”

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

MYA- Post Assessment Item Analysis

Best Practice: a detailed analysis of :• What the student CLAIMS is the answer to a given question;• What EVIDENCE the student can provide to support said claim;

and • What REASONING the student can provide to support that the

claim and evidence are accurate.• C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning• This practice is essential for correcting MISINFORMATION and

strengthening analytical skills.

MYA- Post Assessment Item AnalysisSAMPLE: Correct Answer

C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

I CLAIM that F-Separation of Powers- is the correct answer.

The EVIDENCE I have is that in the box, it says that if all power is in

one place, NO liberty or freedom exists.

The REASON that this evidence supports the answer is

that separation of powers is a key part of the Constitution which

divides power among the 3

branches of government.

MYA- Post Assessment Item AnalysisSAMPLE: Wrong Answer

C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

I CLAIM that choice I-

Federalism- is the correct answer.

The EVIDENCE I have is that in the box, it

mentions all 3 branches of

government- legislative, executive,

judicial.

The REASON that this evidence supports the

answer is that Federalism refers to the three branches of

government.

Teacher or Student

Feedback: Choice I is incorrect-

Federalism refers to shared

powers between levels of government-

local, state, federal.

MYA- Post Assessment Item AnalysisSAMPLE: Wrong Answer

C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

I CLAIM that G-Individual rights- is the correct answer.

The EVIDENCE I have is that in the box, it

mentions liberty and I know one of our

individual rights is liberty.

The REASON that this evidence supports the answer, individual rights, is that protecting individual rights is a big part of the

Constitution.

Teacher or Student

Feedback: Choice G is

incorrect- True- individual rights

are Constitutional

Principals but it is not the main

idea of the statement

MYA- Post Assessment Item AnalysisSAMPLE: Wrong Answer

C-E-R: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

I CLAIM that H-Rule of Law- is the

correct answer.

The EVIDENCE I have is that in the box, it

mentions power. I know that Power

comes from laws. I know that we are a

nation of laws.

The REASON that this evidence supports the

answer, rule of law, is that the Constitution is where it states

that we all must follow all laws.

Teacher or Student

Feedback: Choice H is

incorrect- True- Rule of Law is

part of our Constitutional

Principals but it is not the main

idea of the statement

A New Era in Social Sciences-SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli

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