SOCCIAL STUDIES MATTERS New High School Social Studies Curriculum Phase 1 Implementation August 28, 2014

Social Studies Matters April 2014 – New NYS SS Frameworks are implemented and passed by the Board of Regents framework-videohttps:// framework-video Summer of 2014 – Teacher Collaborative Council Working on Toolkit or Blueprints for topics to be studied in classrooms : State –Wide Pilot of Lesson Activities formulated by teachers across the state. Fall 2014: Brief Field Guide Published to get Teachers and school districts begin thinking about how they are going to move forward with the process. June 2015: Official Toolkit Published to assist teachers and districts in formulating curriculum at local level June 2017: New Regents Assessment Aligned Completely to New Frameworks (Important Notice on Content Presently Assessed)

What is new about social studies and what do I need to know for this upcoming school year? New HS Curriculum Implementation Is In Three Phases Phase 1 : – Professional Development on skills needed and Interim Assessments Phase 2: Pilot Activity Plans Phase 3: Full Implementation

SOCIAL STUDIES IN NEW YORK AND THE SCSD Instruction Teacher Development Based on NYS Blueprints Assessment Ongoing Professional Development New NY State Frameworks + FRAMEWORK ≠ STANDARDS

Three Major Shifts In Teaching & Learning SHIFT 1: Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries (Questions That Matter) SHIFT 2:Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence SHIFT 3:Communicating/Critiquing Conclusions and Taking Informed Action

New Social Studies Framework

9 SHIFT ONE: The Inquiry Arc Developing Questions and Planning Inquires (Questions That Matter) (Questions That Matter) Constructing Compelling Questions Constructing Supporting Questions Determining Helpful Resources

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New Social Studies Framework

K-12 Unifying Themes 1. Individual Development and Cultural Identity 2. Development, Movement, and Interaction of Cultures 3. Time, Continuity, and Change 4. Geography, Humans, and the Environment 5. Development and Transformation of Social Structures 6. Power, Authority, and Governance 7. Civic Ideals and Practices 8. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems 9. Science, Technology, and Innovation 10. Global Connections and Exchange

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Common Core Anchor Standards for History/Social Studies

K-12 Social Studies Practices (these are all mentioned in the National C3 Framework) 1) Chronological Reasoning and Causation 2) Comparison and Contextualization 3) Geographic Reasoning 4) Gathering, Using, and Interpreting Evidence 5) The Role of the Individual in Social/Political Participation

K-12 Social Studies Practices 1) Chronological Reasoning and Causation 2) Comparison and Contextualization 3) Geographic Reasoning 4) Gathering, Using, and Interpreting Evidence 5) The Role of the Individual in Social/Political Participation

17 Shift 2: Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence Gathering and Evaluating Sources Developing Claims Using Evidence

19 Shift 2: Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence

New Social Studies Framework

23 SHIFT 3: Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action Communicating Conclusions (DBQ PROJECT) Critiquing Conclusions Taking Informed Action

SOCIAL STUDIES MATTERS

Phase Familiarize ourselves with the Framework Voluntarily Teach the Habits of Historian Unit Begin to practice the major shifts through strategies and best practices from Reading Like A Historian and The DBQ Project Ongoing Professional Development on New Frameworks, Reading Like A Historian and The DBQ Project ** Ongoing Surveying and Feedback of Process

Systems of Accountability District- Wide Interim Assessments on Argumentative Writing – 4 at Grade 9 – 3 at Grades – 2 in Participation In Government/ Black History * Local Measure of SLO Process Reflects Beyond The Bubble Assessments in Reading Like A Historian Initiative

Support Professional Libraries at each High School Professional Development with Compensation Ongoing Coaching Support for DBQ Project Ongoing Professional Development For Reading Like A Historian Supervisor Planning and Teaching Continuous access to Communication at

October 4 th PD

Nov. 15 th, January 31 st, February 28 th 9 am -1pm

August 28 th, March 13 th

Ambassadors (PLC) Meets for 2 Hours on the following dates: – 10/8, 2/11, 3/12,5/20

“Our Democratic Republic will not sustain unless students are aware of their changing cultural and physical environments; know the past; read, write, and think deeply; and act in ways that promote the common good.” The College, Career and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards: Guidance for Enhancing the Rigor of K-12 Civics, Economics, Geography and History p. 5