August 16, 2011

Welcome Austin ISD Social Studies Educators to the McCallum High School Performing Arts Center The grand opening for the new McCallum High School Performing Arts Center is Friday, September 30, No food or drinks allowed in the theater. Thank you.

Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum Department Joe M. Ramirez - Social Studies Academic Supervisor Celeste Smith – High School Curriculum Specialist Janie Maldonado – Middle School Curriculum Specialist Janie McClam - Elementary Curriculum Specialist Jessica Jolliffe – ESL Curriculum Specialist Terry Loessin – Technology Curriculum Specialist Lisa Ellis - Secretary

The year behind us… School Year Report Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum Department

Subject Areas (All Students) – % Passing %Gain Reading87%+0 Mathematics83%+2 Science80%+2 Writing91%+1 Social Studies93% TAKS District Results – % Met Standard * School Year Report

Subject Areas (All Students) – % Passing %Gain Reading34%+2 Mathematics31%+2 Science31%+4 Writing32%+2 Social Studies47%+2 First time every subject > 30% Gains ≥ 2 points in every subject – first time since 2005 Congratulations Austin ISD Social Studies – Highest Commended Scores from the 8 Texas Urban School Districts TAKS District Results – % Commended* School Year Report

Congratulations! The James F. Veninga Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award Linda O’Neal, Akins High School Humanities Texas Humanities Texas is the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities School Year Report

Congratulations! 2010 NOVA Teacher of the Year 2010 Middle School Teacher of the Year Magdalena Bustillos, Storm Vance, Mendez Middle School Martin Middle School Texas Council for the Social Studies School Year Report Award Presentation October 22 at the TCSS Conference Jean Lantz Luncheon

The year ahead of us… The School Year: New Standards, New Assessments, New Tools Austin ISD Social Studies Curriculum Department

The School Year Reminders: New Standards, New Assessments, New Tools NEW STANDARDS; NEW STATE & DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS… Celebrate Freedom Week Sept 12 – Sept 17 Constitution Day! SchoolNet & the Social Studies Curriculum support site The Texas Council for the Social Studies 2011 State Conference October 21 – 23 : Doubletree Hotel at Hwy 290 and IH 35 Newly adopted Social Studies TEKS Information on End-of-Course Assessments State Assessment Calendar TAKS Assessment Results AISD Secondary Social Studies Professional Development catalog This PowerPoint along with photos from today will be available on the SocStWebsite August 23.SocStWebsite Become a Council member.Register for Conference.

NEW STANDARDS o Go into effect this school year! o Check your lesson plans to make sure the content of the new TEKS are being taught! o All Curriculum documents have been updated - Kudos go out to colleagues serving on Curriculum Writing Teams o TEKS Side-by-Side documents o Curriculum available on Social Studies web site and SchoolNet

NEW ASSESSMENTS o STAAR Grades 3-8 and HS EOCs o District MOY Benchmarks o District Short Cycle Assessments (SCAs) School Year

SOCIAL STUDIES New STAAR Assessment Program Phase-In Begins Readiness Standards Essential for success in the current grade/course Important for preparedness for next grade/course Support the College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) Necessitate in-depth instruction Address broad and deep ideas 30% of Student Expectations from the TEKS 65% of STAAR Assessment Blueprint Supporting Standards Although introduced in the current grade/course, they may be emphasized in a subsequent year Although reinforced in the current grade/course, they may be emphasized in a previous year Play a role in preparing for next grade/course but not a central role Address more narrowly defined ideas 70% of Student Expectations from the TEKS 35% of STAAR Assessment Blueprint School Year

STAAR EOC World Geography and US History Field Test District Results World Geography: Average number of questions answered correctly: 40 out of 68 Average range of correct answers through the four Reporting Categories: 56% - 62% Lowest performance on Reporting Category 1 – History, Government and Citizenship U.S. History: Average number of questions answered correctly: 30 out of 68 Average range of correct answers through the four Reporting Categories: 40% - 47% Lowest performance on Reporting Category 3 – Government and Citizenship School Year Challenges Ahead! TEA will determine passing standards for HS STAAR EOC in the Spring of 2012; Passing standards for Grades 3-8 STAAR will be set in the Fall of 2012.

New District Short-Cycle Assessments (SCAs) and MoY Benchmarks MoY Benchmarks Grade 8, World Geo, World History, and U.S. History Two MOYs during the year: MOY 1 covers content from Weeks 1 through 12. Administration windows: High School : Nov. 7 – 10 Middle School : Nov. 14 – Dec. 9 MOY 2 covers content from: Weeks 1-22 for Middle School Weeks 1-25 for High School Administration windows: Middle School : Feb. 13 – Mar. 2 High School : March 7 – 23 Short Cycle Assessments Grades 6-11 Associate Superintendents determine which campuses are required to take these Two per grading period – Alignment to specific units in grading period 6 to 8 questions per SCA School Year Calendars sent by Schools Office to principals and is also available on the Social Studies website.

The FALL 2011 DWSD Program Am I getting credit for being here today? What must I do to make sure I do get credit? Who do I give my Attendance Sticker Sheet to? PAGE 4 When is Lunch? When will ya’ll put the Freebies table out? PAGE 5 MS & HS Department Chair Meeting Dates PAGE 18 Please take out your program as we go over a few items

Welcome! Our Featured Speaker… Dr. Ephraim Kaye; Director of the International Seminars at The International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem; Jerusalem, Israel. Yad Vashem Yad Vashem's Visual Center Film Database Online Now The Database contains over 6,682 titles of Holocaust related film with detailed information including commercial, artistic, historical and geographical data. Presenting in the Library Sessions I, II, and III

Our many thanks to the McCallum campus community for the welcoming spirit and wonderful support they extend to us each year when hosting our DWSD. The grand opening for the new McCallum High School Performing Arts Center is Friday, September 30, Please be sure to leave with all items you brought into the theater. Thank you.

SOCIAL STUDIES Receiving Credit for Today’s Professional Development August 16, 2011

Please take time to complete the Evaluation Survey. You may also… – Go to the AISD website. – Type “DWSD” into the address bar. – Click on “Aug 2011” on the left hand side. – Click on the survey link. Your feedback is very important and will be used to guide our future work. Evaluation Survey 21