K – 5 Social Studies

What Curriculum How Instruction Assessment

 What do we teach in Social Studies ◦ NC Essential Standards  How do we teach Social Studies ◦ Student Centered / Student Engagement  Role of assessment? ◦ Formative and summative

What Curriculum How Instruction Assessment

 Why do we teach Social Studies?

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Vote Manage money Contribute to positive change

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 NC Essential Standards ◦ K – 8 = Five Conceptual Strands  History  Geography  Economics and Personal Financial Literacy  Civics & Government  Culture

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 WS/FCS Homepage  Departments  Social Studies  Elementary Resources  K-5 Curriculum 

 Begin with the unit overview ◦ One essential question = about one day  Note key vocabulary  When teachers consider what they are teaching they should reference the conceptual standards not just the factual content.

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 Before ◦ Activate prior knowledge  During ◦ Students are exposed to new information / new way of thinking  After ◦ Students apply new knowledge / understanding in a unique task

 WS/FCS Homepage  Departments  Social Studies  Social Studies Videos  V4be4 V4be4

 What standards were being taught?  What did Ms. Sipe do well?  What should Ms. Sipe have done differently?  What do you wonder about things you observed in her lesson?

 Let’s practice  In groups pick a ◦ Grade level ◦ Unit ◦ Essential Question  Do you understand the standard(s)?  Create an outline for a lesson plan

 Shared Resources ◦ WS/FCS ◦ Departments ◦ Social Studies ◦ Edmodo or tutorials ◦

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 K-5 WS/FCS does not administer the NC Final Exam for Social Studies  The NC Final Exam ◦ Is designed to measure growth ◦ Provides an example of how to create an assessment

 Pick two questions from the 4 th or 5 th grade NC Final Exam  Identify the standard(s) being tested  Do the questions have stimulus material?  Does the question test memorization or conceptual understanding?  4 th grade 4 th grade  5 th grade 5 th grade

 Write one good multiple choice question for 4 th or 5 th grade ◦ Pick a standard ◦ Gather stimulus material  Map  Graph  Political Cartoon  Picture  Quote

 Constructed Response Questions  Review the four released Constructed Response Questions ◦ What standard(s) are being tested?  Pick a standard and write a CR question ◦ Consider using stimulus material in your question

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 What do we teach – curriculum ◦ NC Essential Standards  How do we teach – instruction ◦ Student centered – inquiry and application  NOT just memorization  Assessment ◦ Students process information in stimulus material  Goal = growth

 Our students will change  Winston-Salem will change  NC will change  US will change  Our world will change  We want our students to be ready to make positive contributions to change their world. ◦ Vote ◦ Manage money ◦ Understand and respond to socioeconomic trends ◦ Volunteer in their community