1. “We may think 2017 is almost over, but history books are full of things we thought were over.”
Dixie Grupe
Social Studies Director
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Show-Me Curriculum Administrators Association
Dec. 11, 2017

2. Social Studies Guiding Questions for today:
What new or developing Social Studies resources are available?
What is happening with state-level assessment and Social Studies?
What changes are necessitated by the 2016 MLS Social Studies Expectations?

5. Beginning stages….

7. K-12 Social Studies ELA, Math Science too !

9. Social Studies Professional Learning Series
This four-part series will bring together Missouri educators, K-12, who have an interest in Social Studies content, pedagogy and instruction. In addition to providing DESE updates on curriculum and assessment developments, sessions will focus on the theme, Thinking like a Social Scientist, an idea central to the Missouri Learning Standards Social Studies K-12 Expectations.
Each colloquium focuses on a specific critical thinking skill related directly to improving students’ learning. Each session will identify a skill highlighted in the MLS K-12 Expectations, demonstrate anchor experiences to introduce that social science thinking skill to students, suggest ways to teach that skill in K-12 classrooms throughout a variety of content areas and grade levels, and elicit ideas for implementation from teachers and other social studies practitioners.
Each colloquium will also feature a social scientist who is currently conducting research which implements that skill. Speakers will share their most recent research and answer questions regarding current scholarship and controversies in their field. This is a unique opportunity for Missouri K-12 social studies educators to learn about the most current social science research.
Colloquia dates:
September 14, Continuity and Change over Time
November 2, Contextualization
February 14, Use of Historical Evidence (Part 1)
May 10, Use of Historical Evidence (Part 2)
Registration: Space is limited. Please me at to register and identify which session(s) you will attend

10. Thinking Skills Resources
Some resources for teaching with Social Science Thinking Skills are available on the DESE Social Studies page.
Social Science
Thinking Skills Resources

12. Social Studies and State Assessment
What is NOT going on….
State-level elementary assessment
State-level middle school assessment
State-level Civics exams

13. What is going on… NEW Design Assessments & Blueprints
Create Item Development Plans
Missouri Learning Standards
Content &
Develop New Content (IWW)
Bias Committee Review
Field Test New Items
Add
Use Items
Review Item
Performance
Accepted Items to Item Pool/Bank
from Bank in Operational Tests

14. Social Studies and State Assessment
Current format:
What term or phrase describes US foreign policy during the 1920s and the 1930s?
Containment
Isolationism
Big Stick Diplomacy
Good Neighbor Policy
New Format: SS Short Task
Organized around a 1-2 sources or stimuli.
May be 2-4 items in a short task.
Items may be multiple choice items or constructed response items.

15. New Standards/New Item Format: Contextualization
2. What 20th century US foreign policy is criticized in this cartoon?
Containment
Isolationism
Big Stick Diplomacy
Good Neighbor

16. New Standards/New Item Format: Periodization
3. This cartoon was most likely produced during what decade? A B C D

17. New Standards/New Item Format: Appropriate Use of Historical Evidence
4. Based on this cartoon, the cartoonist’s expressed perspective on the US entering WWII would have been
The US should not enter the war because there are only foreign casualties.
The US should not enter the war because Adolf Hitler was only interested in foreign conquest.
The US should enter the war because the US has a moral obligation to protect the innocents, regardless of nationality.
The US should enter the war because American women and children had to be protected.

18. Potential Item Types: Social Studies Long Task
Organized around 2 different sources or stimuli which may be related by content, audience, purpose, topic, time period, or geographic region.
Require an open-ended constructed response
Scored using a consistent four point rubric.
4 points possible:
1point:
Student expresses a relevant, supportable argument, based on the prompt and the evidence provided.
2 points:
Student uses evidence from documents/stimulus provided to support argument.
1 point:
Student brings in outside information as evidence to support argument
DRAFT

19. New formats may mean changes….
In Pedagogy:
Content (MLS Expectations)
Reading
Writing
Diverse Stimuli
Critical thinking skills
In Social Studies classrooms: Social Studies instruction throughout in strong elementary and middle school classrooms. Consistent opportunities to read, write, speak and listen throughout social studies learning. Multiple experiences with multiple resources.

20. Real interdisciplinary work is essential
Social Studies Expectations:
ELA Expectations: 5.1.A.a,b,d,e
5.EG.5.D Evaluate how people are affected by, depend on, adapt to and change their physical environment in the past and in the future. 5.H.3.H Identify the political, economic and social causes and consequences of the Great Depression. 5.TS.7.E.c Evaluate and use appropriate resources for investigating a compelling social studies question. 5.TS.5.A.b Evaluate and use artifacts to share information on a social studies topic. 5.RI.6.D Use visual tools to interpret information on social studies topics
Develop and demonstrate reading skills in response to text by :
a. drawing conclusions, inferring by referencing textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
b. drawing conclusion by providing textual evidence of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction from a variety of cultures and times. Read, infer and draw conclusions to:
d. analyze multiple accounts of the same event or topic noting important similarities and differences in the point of view they represent.
e. integrate information from several texts on the same topic to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.

21. 5th grade: Social Studies Lesson

24. Assessment Schedule
Field Test