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Read Carefully WB #18816 http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Big Idea: In order to better align student content and skills between elementary, middle, and senior high school Social Studies courses, the Department of Social Sciences is changing the sequence of required courses for Social Studies at the middle school level.

Read Carefully WB #18816 http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Rationale: Building upon the 5th grade U.S. History course required in elementary schools allows 6th grade students to continue learning U.S. History in a more rigorous and in-depth level. Much of the historical content emphasized in early U.S. History can later assist students with often abstract and complex content addressed in 7th grade Civics (e.g., the era of the American Revolution and the Creation of the U.S. Constitution); and Placing the middle school World History course in 8th grade aligns the two required World History courses in 8th grade (Early humans through the Middle Ages) and the World History course in 9th grade (Byzantine Empire through Modern Times).

Read Carefully WB #18816 www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net- click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Timeline: To transition to this targeted sequence of courses for required middle school Social Studies courses, the following sequence will be followed for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years: 6th grade U.S. History 7th grade Civics 8th grade U.S. History.

Read Carefully WB #18816 www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net- click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Course Codes: School Year 2016-17 and 2017-18 – Grade 6 M/J US History Courses 2100010G6 M/J United States History 2100010R6 M/J United States History (M/J Course Credit Recovery) 2100015G6 M/J United States History & Career Planning 2100020G6 M/J United States History, Advanced 2100020GG M/J United States History, Advanced, Gifted 2100025G6 M/J United States History, Advanced & Career Planning 2100025GG M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning Gifted. 7821025G6 – Access M/J United States History 7821025E6 – Access M/J United States History ESOL Related 7821026G6 – Access M/J United States History and Career Planning

Read Carefully WB #18816 www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net- click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Course Codes: School Year 2016-17 and 2017-18 – Grade 8 M/J US History Courses 210001001 M/J United States History 2100010RC M/J United States History (M/J Course Credit Recovery) 210001501 M/J United States History & Career Planning 210002001 M/J United States History, Advanced 210002002 M/J United States History, Advanced, Gifted 210002503 M/J United States History, Advanced & Career Planning 210002504 M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning Gifted. *Note: the current M/J World History Course codes will be used for the new 8th grade World History courses for the 2018-19 academic year.

Big Picture 2016-17- K-12 Social Studies adoption will take place (to implement in the 2017-18 school year) and implementing this transition now will facilitate that the correct materials are reviewed for the correct grade level. 7th grade Civics teachers need relevant historical content to be emphasized in 6th grade ASAP!

Snap Shot of Correlations M/J Civics and M/J U.S. History Snap Shot of Correlations Category Correlations/Connections M/J U.S. History M/J Civics M/J World History ELA/MAFS Standards 30   ELA/MAF Standards Identical in all 3 courses Correlations to Civics EOC Assessment Benchmarks 20 out of 35 35 main tested Civics EOC Assessment Benchmarks 6 out of 35 Social Science Specific Skill Standards 7 relevant history skill standards All SS Skill benchmarks embedded in Civics Content Standards 6 relevant history skill standards Additional Related Civics Content Topics 28 additional related topics N/A None

Next Steps- how to get prepared? This goes out to the current 6th grade teachers: Get a copy of the U.S. History text and review it. Review the pacing guides, timelines, and year at a glance. Remember- the electronic textbook’s reading level can be changed to better accommodate 6th grade learners (it is automatically set for 8th grade reading level). Devise a plan with your department to share instructional materials. Be on the look out for upcoming PD opportunities to improve your: U.S. History knowledge and skills and Your technology skills through the Digital Transformation Initiative trainings.

Next Steps- how to get prepared? This goes out to the current 6th grade teachers: How to change the reading level of the MS US History Digital Book: Share information on this slide. Open the PDF and share with participants how to go about changing the reading level of the text.

Next Steps- how to get prepared? Share this information You can download this presentation by going to the Department’s website and click on “Current News” and find the file titled: MS Sequence of Courses.

Team Social Sciences- one team- one message: Improve student achievement! District Department of Social Sciences Mr. Robert C. Brazofsky, Executive Director Phone: 305 995-1982 E-Mail: rbrazofsky@dadeschools.net   Dr. Sherrilyn Scott, Supervisor Phone: 305 995-1971 E-Mail: sherrilynscott@dadeschools.net Ms. Jackie Viana, Supervisor Phone: 305 995-2772 E-Mail: jviana@dadeschools.net  Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Holocaust Education Phone: 305 995-1201 E-Mail: mkassenoff@dadeschools.net Mr. Nicolas Valdes, CSS Phone: 305 995-1781 E-Mail: nicolasvaldes@dadeschools.net Ms. Kelly Webner, CSS Phone: 305 995-2352 Email: kwebner@dadeschools.net Support Staff Mr. Michel Delgado, Senior Computer Operator Phone: 305 995-1469 E-Mail: mdelgado4@dadeschools.net Share staff contact information

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