1. MS Course Sequence Changes
Welcome participants

2. In order to better align student content and skills between elementary, middle, and senior high school Social Studies courses, the Department of Social Sciences has changed the sequence of required courses for Social Studies at the middle school level.

3. Rationale:
Building upon the 5th grade U.S. History course 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Much of the historical content emphasized in early U.S. History can later assist students with often abstract and complex content addressed in 7th grade Civics
Placing the middle school World History course in 8th grade aligns with the World History course in 9th grade.

4. 6th grade U.S. History 7th grade Civics 8th grade U.S. History
Timeline:
To transition to this targeted sequence of courses for required middle school Social Studies courses, for academic years:
6th grade U.S. History
7th grade Civics
8th grade U.S. History

5. 2016-17 EOC- How did we do? What does the data show?
Explain to participants that here is an overall view of how MDCPS did on both Civics and US History in terms of improvement. What do they notice about the data?
3 minutes

6. 2016-17 EOC- How did we do? What does the data show?
Point out that on this slide: the last bar indicates that the District went up from 64 to 69 percent proficiency on the Civics EOC.
Ask participants- if anything else jumps out at them from this graph?
5 minutes

7. 2016-17 EOC- How did we do? What does the data show?
This is Civics Gifted, SPED, and ESOL groups- what jumps out at them from this graph?
5 minutes

8. 2016-17 EOC- How did we do? What does the data show?
This is Civics proficiency by cultural groups. What jumps out?
5 minutes

9. 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

10. 7th Grade Civics EOC
What questions would we ask about this historical document? (Elicit Questions….Sample Questions)
What is the document? Declaration of Independence – This is an excerpt from the list of 27 grievances against King George and the British Parliament that the colonists
Why was it written?
Who is the document referring as “He”? King George
When is it from?
Click again to show standard after discussing since the standard gives the name of the historical document.
Answer to test item: B Citizens believed government should be limited
SS.7.C.1.4: Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of the government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of Independence .

11. 7th Grade Civics EOC
Elicit questions from the group to discuss what students need to understand in order to respond to this question before giving the answer.
Correct answer: C taking away political rights
SS.7.C.1.4: Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of Independence

12. How can non-EOC assessed courses assist?