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GRADE 7: STANDARDS, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT GRADING PERIOD TWO
Roger S. ThomasSocial Studies Resource TeacherJune 25, 8:30-11:30July 30, 12:30-3:30
[email protected]://gr7-ss-2ndsixweeks.wikispaces.com/
LEARNING TARGETS
• AT THE END OF THIS SESSION, GRADE 7 TEACHERS CAN PLAN ENGAGING LESSONS USING THE KCAS 4.1 SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS FOR GRADING PERIOD 1.
• AT THE END OF THIS SESSION, GRADE 7 TEACHERS CAN IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO ASSESS STUDENT LEARNING IN SOCIAL STUDIES.
OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION
1. KCAS 4.1 STANDARDS ARE THE BASIS OF INSTRUCTION, NOT TEXTBOOKS
2. THE CURRICULUM MAP’S LEARNING TARGETS ARE CLOSELY TIED TO THE STANDARDS
3. INSTRUCTION IDEASa. PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW FOR THE STUDENTSb. USE TCI RESOURCESc. USE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCESd. USE RESOURCES IN GRADE 7
4. ASSESSMENT NEEDS TO BE FORMATIVE, SUMMATIVE, AND AUTHENTIC
5. COLLABORATIVE LESSON IDEA OR ASSESSMENT
Curriculum and Standards
Curriculum vs. Curriculum Map
Program of Studies Government and Civics Cultures and Society Economics Geography Historical Perspective
KCAS 4.1 Social Studies Standards
Kentucky Department of Education
KCAS 4.1 Social Studies Standards
SOME SOCIETY
PEOPLEPOLITICS
EATECONOMICS
REALLYRELIGION
GOOEYGEOGRAPHY
CHOCOLATECULTURE
Social Studies is…
“…the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.”
NCSS, 1994
Thematic Strands of Social Studies
General Thematic Model for Teaching Social Studies
The Ten Thematic Strands of Social Studies Culture Time, Continuity, and Change People, Places, and Environments Individual Development and Identity Individuals, Groups, and Institutions Power, Authority, and Governance Production, Distribution, and Consumption Science, Technology, and Society Global Connections Civic Ideals and Practices
Understanding by Design (UbD)
UbD is designed to help develop and deepen students’ understanding of important ideas.
Three Stages Desired Results Evidence Learning Plan
Curriculum Maps were created using elements of UbD
Curriculum Maps were…
…Created to: Address the content you are required to
teach Address the recommendations given by 7th
grade social studies teachers Capture the big picture in the daunting task
of world history instruction Provide unit and topic breakdowns of the
content Provide student-friendly learning targets Address deficiencies found in the 566 page
Curriculum Audit
Curriculum Audit Quotes
“To meet the new standards, I teach everything.” (Teacher) “Up until this year we were teaching programs, not standards.”
(Administrator) “Teachers need more time for instruction as the curriculum is
very wide instead of being deep. We are teaching large numbers of standards in a short amount of time.” (Teacher)
“Curriculum maps are frustrating because of the time it was rolled out to teachers. We’re getting them unit by unit or grading period by grading period and the district won’t share drafts.” (Administrator)
“Curriculum is anybody’s game here. It is all over the place.” (Administrator)
“It is great the way the district is developing curriculum maps.” (Teacher)
“The new curriculum hasn’t changed what we will teach. We take the state’s lead of what to teach.” (Administrator)
Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map
Many adjustments
were called for
by the CMA!
Other adjustments
were based on
teacher feed-back!
Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map
The Units are Bookmarked! From the Overview, control-
click on the Unit you want to go to in the map!
Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map
Fewer Learning Targets!
The role of Assessments!
160 days of instruction!
Revised Grade 7
Curriculum Map
Alignment between KCAS 4.1 and Learning Targets
Which content standard has
language closest to this learning target?
Alignment between Learning Targets & SSPA Q’s
I can describe how the Indus River Valley and Ancient China were made distinctive by their human and physical characteristics.
UPDATE ON DISTRICT SSPA’S
THE CURRENT PLAN IS FOR THERE TO ONLY BE TWO DISTRICT SSPA’S PROVIDED FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR.
THE WINDOWS ARE: 1)OCTOBER 22 – NOVEMBER
22)FEBRUARY 11-22
Alignment between Learning Targets and Instruction
• The learning targets use the language of the KCAS Standards
• The learning targets are fewer and broader• The learning targets are student-friendly
Your instruction should be as differentiated as your students in teaching the Program of Studies goals and standards to your students.
Grade 7 Social Studies Instruction
• Overview of Content• Use of TCI• Use of Multiple Intelligences• Resources in Grade 7
Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map
The Units are Bookmarked! Control-Click on the Unit you want to go to in the map!
REMEMBER THIS
SLIDE?
These are the Units of the Curriculum! How do we pace our instruction to teach it all?
SS-07-5.3.5Students will explain how the Age of Exploration (early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.) produced extensive contact among isolated cultures and explain the impact of this contact.
If you need more time to
effectively teach a topic, try
to borrow it from within the Unit Duration.
Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map
The Units are Bookmarked! Control-Click on the Unit you want to go to in the map!
This is a lot to teach!You could teach a year-long course on any of these units!
OVERVIEW OF
CONTENT CONTINUE
DIs there an over-arching framework we can use to help students learn and
make sense of World History?
I think there
is!
Using Guns, Germs, and
Steel provides a narrative into which
all the civilizations
we teach can be
scaffolded!
For example…
CivilizationBy Roger S. Thomas, to the tune The Rhythm of the Rain
Look at all the animals of EurasiaHelping humans get their startDomesticating, cultivating,
creatingThose city-states with all their
heart
The goat & sheep, the cow & pig & all that wheat
Created surplus, don’t you know?The horse nearby, the camel & the
donkey, tooMade the Fertile Crescent start to
grow
Civilization, now begin to shareEconomic trade, religion, laws that
are fairSpecialization for a population on
the go
Look at how the river valley plays its part
Providing silt and water for the sandManure fertilizes and the farmers
startCreating math to claim their land
With animals and crops the humans start to spread
From river valleys far and wideThe Tigris, Nile, the Indus, and the
Huang He, tooHelp civilization find its stride
Civilization, now you’d better take care
Depleting natural resources is not a false scare
Mesopotamia’s not a garden and Harappa’s gone away
Look at how the food packages move along
As new civilizations start to growTechnology’s adapted and improved
as wellAs along the latitude they go
As it entered the Age of Exploration, Europe had the
benefit of the ultimate factors of geography and the
proximate factors of civilization’s development.
East/West Axis
ULTIMATE FACTORS PROXIMATE FACTORS
Epidemic
DiseasesPolitical
Organization
WritingOcean-Going Ships
Many Suitable
Wild Species
Guns, Steel,
Swords
Horses
Many Domesti-cated Plant and
Animal Species
Large, Dense,
Sedentary,
Stratified
Societies
Food Surplus
es, Food
Storage
Technology
Ease of Species
Spreading
How Geographic Luck put Europeans in the position of Global Dominance during
the Age of Exploration.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, by Jared Diamond, 1997
Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map
Guns, Germs, & Steel
Episodes on-line are at
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com
/guns-germs-and-steel/