1. BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Middle School Sequence of Courses
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2. AGENDA Topics….. Rationale Time Line Course Codes
Specific EOC Assessment Correlations
Next Steps- How to get prepared?
Go over topics to be addressed

3. Read Carefully WB #18816
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Big Idea:
In order to better align student content and skills between elementary, middle, and senior high school Social Studies courses, the Department of Social Sciences is changing the sequence of required courses for Social Studies at the middle school level.

4. Read Carefully WB #18816
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Rationale:
Building upon the 5th grade U.S. History course required in elementary schools 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Much of the historical content emphasized in early U.S. History can later assist students with often abstract and complex content addressed in 7th grade Civics (e.g., the era of the American Revolution and the Creation of the U.S. Constitution); and
Placing the middle school World History course in 8th grade aligns the two required World History courses in 8th grade (Early humans through the Middle Ages) and the World History course in 9th grade (Byzantine Empire through Modern Times).

5. Read Carefully WB #18816
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Timeline:
To transition to this targeted sequence of courses for required middle school Social Studies courses, the following sequence will be followed for the and academic years:
6th grade U.S. History
7th grade Civics
8th grade U.S. History.

6. Read Carefully WB #18816
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Course Codes:
School Year and – Grade 6 M/J US History Courses
G6 M/J United States History
R6 M/J United States History (M/J Course Credit Recovery)
G6 M/J United States History & Career Planning
G6 M/J United States History, Advanced
GG M/J United States History, Advanced, Gifted
G6 M/J United States History, Advanced & Career Planning
GG M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning Gifted.
G6 – Access M/J United States History
E6 – Access M/J United States History ESOL Related
G6 – Access M/J United States History and Career Planning

7. Read Carefully WB #18816
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Course Codes:
School Year and – Grade 8 M/J US History Courses
M/J United States History
RC M/J United States History (M/J Course Credit Recovery)
M/J United States History & Career Planning
M/J United States History, Advanced
M/J United States History, Advanced, Gifted
M/J United States History, Advanced & Career Planning
M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning Gifted.
*Note: the current M/J World History Course codes will be used for the new 8th grade World History courses for the academic year.

8. Big Picture
K-12 Social Studies adoption will take place (to implement in the school year) and implementing this transition now will facilitate that the correct materials are reviewed for the correct grade level.
7th grade Civics teachers need relevant historical content to be emphasized in 6th grade ASAP!

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. Next Steps- how to get prepared?
This goes out to the current 6th grade teachers:
Get a copy of the U.S. History text and review it.
Review the pacing guides, timelines, and year at a glance.
Remember- the electronic textbook’s reading level can be changed to better accommodate 6th grade learners (it is automatically set for 8th grade reading level).
Devise a plan with your department to share instructional materials.
Be on the look out for upcoming PD opportunities to improve your:
U.S. History knowledge and skills and
Your technology skills through the Digital Transformation Initiative trainings.

11. Next Steps- how to get prepared?
This goes out to the current 6th grade teachers:
How to change the reading level of the MS US History Digital Book:
Share information on this slide. Open the PDF and share with participants how to go about changing the reading level of the text.

12. Next Steps- how to get prepared?
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You can download this presentation by going to the Department’s website and click on “Current News” and find the file titled: MS Sequence of Courses.

13. Team Social Sciences- one team- one message:
Improve student achievement!
District Department of Social Sciences
Mr. Robert C. Brazofsky, Executive Director Phone:
Dr. Sherrilyn Scott, Supervisor Phone:
Ms. Jackie Viana, Supervisor Phone:
 Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Holocaust Education Phone:
Mr. Nicolas Valdes, CSS Phone:
Ms. Kelly Webner, CSS Phone:
Support Staff
Mr. Michel Delgado, Senior Computer Operator Phone:
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