Muskingum Valley County ESC Dwight Groce ∙ Sept. 16, 2013

Goals

1 Review updates on standards implementation and assessments.

2 Become familiar with the shifts in Ohio’s social studies standards.

3 Understand how the shifts can impact student learning.

4 Receive an understanding of the social studies quality review rubric.

Updates on Standards Implementation Districts should be fully aligned to the new standards for the school year. ODE has transition tools and resources available in its website.website

The new generation of assessments will be implemented in the spring of Updates on Assessment

End-of-year social studies tests will be given for grades four and six.

Updates on Assessment End-of-course exams will be given in high school for American history and American government.

Am. Sub. S.B. 165

Establishes end-of-course tests in American History and American Government Requires interim exams until state end-of- course tests go into effect Revises social studies unit requirements for graduation

Changes to standards and model curriculum are posted ODE revised and posted syllabi and model curriculum for the high school American History and American Government courses. ODE has also posted the revised model curricula for grades four and eight.

Not later than July 1, 2013 Adopt interim end-of-course examinations

Districts utilize available ODE resources to begin planning for interim exams for American history and government courses. Resources include: Standards Model Curriculum Gap Analysis District Interim Tests

Instructional Shift Definition

Ohio’s NLS Three Common Instructional Shifts

Build a Deep Understanding of Content Craft Responses Based on EvidenceUse Technology Common Instructional Shifts

Key Shifts in Ohio’s Social Studies Standards Structural Shifts 1.Change from seven standards to four conceptual strands 2.Inclusion of skills for each of the strands imbedded throughout grades K -- 8 and high school

Change from seven standards to four conceptual strands 7 to 4

Inclusion of Skills for Each of the Strands Strands: History Geography Government Economics Skills: Historical thinking Spatial thinking Civic participation Economic decision making Financial literacy

Key Shifts in Ohio’s Social Studies Standards Instructional Shifts 3.Building knowledge through a variety of content-rich texts 4.Reading and writing grounded in evidence from texts

Think About It History is both a noun and a verb. -- Kevin Reilly

Building knowledge through a variety of content-rich texts

Reading and Writing Grounded In Evidence From Texts Students construct their knowledge and interpretations with evidence from the text(s) they are using. Students analyze information from multiple sources.

How does it look in practice?

Ohio’s Quality Review Rubric for Ohio’s K-12 Social Studies

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Using the Review Rubric Examine and evaluate a lesson using the rubric. Identify evidence of alignment. Propose strategies for improvement 31

Questions

education.ohio.gov

Social ohio-department-of-education Ohio Families and Education Ohio Teachers’ Homeroom OhioEdDept storify.com/ohioEdDept