New Mexico New Mexico School Start Up School Start Up

ConferenceConferenceSREB/HSTW  SREB/HSTW   Dr. Michael HickmanDr. Michael Hickman

“Mickey”“Mickey”mickeyhickman@yahoo.commickeyhickman@yahoo.com

Why We’re Here ?Why We’re Here ?

Why We’re Here ?Why We’re Here ?

To do business slightly To do business slightly differentdifferent

(than in the past!)(than in the past!)

Why We’re Here ?Why We’re Here ?To do business slightly differentlyTo do business slightly differently

(than in the past!)(than in the past!)

To learn about what is new!To learn about what is new!

Why We’re Here ?Why We’re Here ?To do business slightly differentlyTo do business slightly differently

(than in the past!)(than in the past!)To learn about what is new!To learn about what is new!

To learn something new! To learn something new!

Why We’re Here ?Why We’re Here ?To do business slightly differentlyTo do business slightly differently

(than in the past!)(than in the past!)To learn about what is new!To learn about what is new!

To learn something new!To learn something new! To understand new foci!To understand new foci!

Why We’re Here ?Why We’re Here ?To do business slightly differentlyTo do business slightly differently

(than in the past!)(than in the past!)To learn about what is new!To learn about what is new!

To learn something new! (Hopefully)To learn something new! (Hopefully)To understand new foci!To understand new foci!

Enable you to spread the Enable you to spread the message!message!

through working with other Social through working with other Social Studies teachers!Studies teachers!

CONFERENCE CONFERENCE AGENDAAGENDA

Conference AgendaConference Agenda

Part IPart I Are We Aligned?: Are We Aligned?: Looking At the New Mexico State Looking At the New Mexico State

Social Studies StandardsSocial Studies Standards Preview of Common Core State Preview of Common Core State

StandardsStandards

Conference AgendaConference Agenda

Part IIPart II Building Writing Across the Building Writing Across the

Curriculum: Curriculum: Gates Writing PromptsGates Writing Prompts

Conference AgendaConference Agenda

Part IIIPart III Building More Rigor in Our Building More Rigor in Our

AssessmentsAssessments

Conference AgendaConference Agenda

Part IVPart IV

Building Student EngagementBuilding Student EngagementPractical, Engaging Classroom Practical, Engaging Classroom

StrategiesStrategies

Lets Get Started!Lets Get Started!

Are We Aligned?Are We Aligned?

New Mexico State Social New Mexico State Social Studies StandardsStudies Standards

Are We Aligned?Are We Aligned?

““Unpacking Unpacking Standards”Standards”

Are We Aligned?Are We Aligned?

““Choose and think Choose and think about one unit from a about one unit from a SS Course that you SS Course that you

teach”teach”

Are We Aligned?Are We Aligned?

““Essential Questions”Essential Questions”

Essential Questions are Essential Questions are questions every student must questions every student must be able to answer about the be able to answer about the

Course/Unit Course/Unit

Are We Aligned?Are We Aligned?

Write 6 to 8 Essential Write 6 to 8 Essential Questions about the unit.Questions about the unit.

We will share your questionsWe will share your questions

““Essential KnowledgeEssential Knowledge””

The FRAME ROUTINEThe FRAME ROUTINE

““Essential Knowledge”Essential Knowledge”The CLARIFYING ROUTINEThe CLARIFYING ROUTINE

SUCHMANSUCHMANINQUIRYINQUIRY

Richard SuchmanRichard Suchman

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.flames of withering injustice.

A- Gettysburg AddressB- I Have A DreamC- Preamble to ConstitutionD- “Give Me Liberty “ (or Give Me Death)

___ This passage is found in the content of which of the following documents?

Assessing at a Higher Level

Common Common Core State Standards:Core State Standards:

Focus on LiteracyFocus on LiteracyReadingReadingWriting Writing

Speaking and ListeningSpeaking and ListeningLanguageLanguage

EFFECTIVE ENGAGING EFFECTIVE ENGAGING INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

Research says:Research says:

““Make students participate in Make students participate in your class! Students who your class! Students who participate more achieve participate more achieve more and are more more and are more successful…”successful…”

EFFECTIVE ENGAGING EFFECTIVE ENGAGING INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

““Sometimes the problem is not Sometimes the problem is not a teaching issue but a a teaching issue but a thinking issue.”thinking issue.”

“ “In order to get people to In order to get people to think… create think… create disequilibrium…”disequilibrium…”

Research says…If content is Research says…If content is truly new knowledge then it truly new knowledge then it

takes…takes… High Achieving High Achieving

studentsstudents

Average Achieving Average Achieving studentsstudents

Low Achieving Low Achieving studentsstudents

6 to 8 interactions 6 to 8 interactions with that knowledge with that knowledge for acquisitionfor acquisition

8 to 14 interactions 8 to 14 interactions with that knowledge with that knowledge for acquisitionfor acquisition

14 to 20+ 14 to 20+ interactions with interactions with that knowledge for that knowledge for acquisitionacquisition

Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy

COGNITIVE LEVELSCOGNITIVE LEVELS SynthesizingSynthesizing EvaluatingEvaluating AnalyzingAnalyzing ApplyingApplying UnderstandingUnderstanding MemorizingMemorizing

Cognition at a Cognition at a higher level higher level means that means that student can student can operate operate cognitively at cognitively at all the levels all the levels belowbelow

Common Common Core State StandardsCore State Standards

CCSSCCSS

Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL STUDIES

The Standards are designed to help The Standards are designed to help students prepare for real life students prepare for real life experiences that occur in college and in experiences that occur in college and in their careers.their careers.

Students must acquire and understand Students must acquire and understand knowledge; they must also know how knowledge; they must also know how to apply, work with, and re-shape that to apply, work with, and re-shape that knowledge and create new knowledge.knowledge and create new knowledge.

Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards

EMPHASESEMPHASES

Reading (Comprehension)Reading (Comprehension)

WritingWriting

Speaking and ListeningSpeaking and Listening

LanguageLanguage

Media and TechnologyMedia and Technology

Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards LANGUAGE ARTSLANGUAGE ARTS The Standards are The Standards are

designed to help students designed to help students prepare for real life prepare for real life experiences that occur in experiences that occur in college and in their college and in their careers.careers.

Students must acquire Students must acquire and understand and understand knowledge; they must also knowledge; they must also know how to apply, work know how to apply, work with, and re-shape that with, and re-shape that knowledge and create new knowledge and create new knowledge.knowledge.

EMPHASESEMPHASES

Reading Reading (Comprehensio(Comprehension)n)

WritingWriting

Speaking and Speaking and ListeningListening

LanguageLanguage

Media and Media and TechnologyTechnology

SUCHMANSUCHMANINQUIRYINQUIRY

Richard SuchmanRichard Suchman

Halle BerryHalle Berry

A STUDENT IS A STUDENT IS MOST LIKE A … MOST LIKE A …

A COMPUTER B A COMPUTER B AUTOMOBILE AUTOMOBILE

C FARMC FARM D SALAD BOWLD SALAD BOWL

Synectics II SlideSynectics II Slide

NAME THAT CATEGORY NAME THAT CATEGORY (Inductive Thinking)(Inductive Thinking)

Winged InsectsPick Up

TrucksForeignForeignAutomobiles Automobiles

James Bond Movies Tom Cruise Movies

Batman Actors Batman Actors

NAME THAT CATEGORY NAME THAT CATEGORY Round 1Round 1

Leading Ladies

Middle East Countries

RiversRivers

ReptilesVillains

Movie StudiosMovie Studios

NAME THAT CATEGORY NAME THAT CATEGORY Round 2Round 2

Artists (Painters)

SoapsSoapsDaytime Daytime Soaps Soaps

Kid Show Hosts

Magical Characters

Sports played without a ball

CARTOON CHARACTERSCARTOON CHARACTERS

ELMER ELMER FUDDFUDDSMURFSSMURFS

SHRESHREKK

STEWIESTEWIEWilma & BettyWilma & Betty

BORIS & NATASHABORIS & NATASHA

TERMS HEARD IN A COURT TERMS HEARD IN A COURT ROOMROOM

SentenceSentence Verdict BaliffVerdict Baliff

Your Honor Oath TestimonyYour Honor Oath Testimony$100

$200

$500

Higher Ordered Cognitive Higher Ordered Cognitive ProcessesProcesses

Problem SolvingProblem Solving Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

Creative ThinkingCreative Thinking Decision-MakingDecision-Making

Metaphorical ThinkingMetaphorical Thinking Inquiry ThinkingInquiry Thinking

Cognitive Processes for Cognitive Processes for Extending KnowledgeExtending Knowledge

ComparingComparing ClassifyingClassifying

AbstractingAbstracting Inductive ReasoningInductive Reasoning

Deductive ReasoningDeductive Reasoning SummarizingSummarizing

Analyzing/Defending PerspectivesAnalyzing/Defending Perspectives

WOMEN WOMEN Cartoon Cartoon

Wives Wives Female LeadingFemale Leading

Comedians LadiesComedians Ladies

Princesses Queens Ladies Princesses Queens Ladies of theof the Night Night

HOUSES OF WORSHIPHOUSES OF WORSHIP

CathedralCathedral Kingdom Hall ChapelKingdom Hall Chapel

Mosque Synagogue TempleMosque Synagogue Temple

$100

$200

$500

A TEACHER IS A TEACHER IS MOST LIKE … MOST LIKE …

A ELECTRICITY A ELECTRICITY B B AA CRAFTSMAN CRAFTSMAN C C AA RAPPER RAPPER D THE STREETS D THE STREETS

Synectics II SlideSynectics II Slide

Suchman InquirySuchman Inquiry

HALLE HALLE

BERRYBERRY

TERMS HEARD ON A TV POLICE TERMS HEARD ON A TV POLICE DRAMADRAMA

Witness Witness ProtectionProtection Hitman ForensicsHitman Forensics

Bookie Bust Stake OutBookie Bust Stake Out

A SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL IS MOST LIKE A … MOST LIKE A …

A FACTORYA FACTORY B CLINIC B CLINIC

C FARMC FARM D BANK D BANK

Synectics II SlideSynectics II Slide

Suchman InquirySuchman Inquiry

JOHN WAYNEJOHN WAYNE

Suchman InquirySuchman Inquiry

AMAZON AMAZON

RIVERRIVER

Suchman InquirySuchman Inquiry

LIBERTY LIBERTY BELLBELL

Suchman InquirySuchman Inquiry

LEANING LEANING

TOWER TOWER

of of

PISAPISA

Name that category: Name that category: ________________________________________

Witness ProtectionWitness Protection DNA DNA A professional hitA professional hit Miran-dizeMiran-dize Stake outStake out CollarCollar

Name that Category: Name that Category: ______________________________________________________________

____

TempleTemple

SynagoguSynagoguee

MosqueMosque

ChapelChapel

Kingdom HallKingdom Hall

CathedralCathedral

HOUSES OF WORSHIPHOUSES OF WORSHIP

CathedralCathedral Kingdom Hall Kingdom Hall Chapel Chapel Mosque Mosque Synagogue Synagogue TempleTemple