1. Social Studies Administrator Update
Thursday, September 10, 2015

2. Learning Target
I can show my understanding of how my Social Studies teachers will be using Historical Thinking Skills, the HIPP Analysis, and the Workshop Model.
In order to be able to do this, I must learn and understand
what the district expectations are and how my teachers should be implementing Historical Thinking Skills
what the district expectations are and how my teachers should be implementing the HIPP analysis
how the Workshop Model is utilized in secondary Social Studies
I will show I can do this by demonstrating my learning in my reflection by explaining with examples how each will be used by my teachers in their classes

3. Profile of a Graduate

4. Profile of an Educator

5. Instructional Expectations
Please put this at the front of your Journal
Talk through the expectations and how they came about

6. What are you seeing?
Keeping the Instructional Expectations in mind, take a few minutes to discuss with your table what you are seeing in your Social Studies Classes.
What do the learning targets look like?
Are journals being used?
Is there evidence of the Workshop Model?
Are teachers incorporating anchor charts and word walls?

7. Workshop Model in SS Things to be aware of…
The “recommended” breakdown of time will vary
“Lecture” may be necessary from time to time
this should not be the rule
it should not take up the entire period
there should still be student processing
There might be multiple Work Time(s) and Closing(s) in a class period.
The official lesson closing might be three or four days after the lesson starts (this doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t close each class)
These % won’t always apply

8. Workshop Model in AP SS
AP classes may be differentiated away from traditional workshop model even more.
Work Time might be a socratic seminar
Openings may be shorter
practicing a skill already introduced
taking a quiz that mimics a part of the AP exam
If students are taking an exam, or writing an essay the workshop model will not be present as these are often bell to bell assessments.

9. Journals in SS
Journals will be used in all NISD Secondary Social Studies classes
Teachers should keep a journal for each of the courses that they teach as a model for students to follow
Journals need to be a physical notebook of some sort and not a digital one
Please glue the Journal expectations into the next page of your journal
We want the journal to be used as a place for students to work through their thinking. This is NOT just a place to put notes.

10. Historical Thinking Skills
Used in ALL AP History Courses
Students need to be comfortable with them prior to taking AP History Courses
start with Compare and Contrast and Cause and Effect in 6th Grade
add 1-2 more each year
Paste these into your journal

11. Historical Thinking Skills
Chronological Reasoning
Historical Causation
Patterns of Continuity and Change over Time
Periodization
Making Historical Connections
Comparison
Contextualization
Synthesis
Creating and Supporting a Historical Argument
Historical Argumentation
Analyzing Historical Sources of Evidence (HIPP Analysis)
Analyzing Evidence: Content and Sourcing
Interpretation

12. Courses not using HTS AP Human Geography AP Government AP Economics
AP Psychology

13. Historical Thinking Skills
Compare and Contrast
Select one pair from this column
Select 2 lenses from this column
Winter Break vs Summer Break
Beach House vs House in the Mountains
TV vs Netflix
Radio vs MP3
Football vs Baseball
Political
Economic
Social

14. Lens #1
Lens #2

16. Historical Thinking Skills
Historical Causation
Cause and Effect of _____________.
Topic and 3 lenses from the following list (ESPeN)
economic
social
political
environment
Create your own using a current event
Greek Financial Crisis
Trump in the Election

17. Lens #1
Lens #2
Lens #3

18. Historical Argumentation
This HTS helps student develop their
argument and in turn they are able to
more clearly articulate their thesis
statement.
You should start seeing this in the
2nd and 3rd 6 weeks. Teachers will be
trained on it during upcoming
district PLCs. (7th or 8th grade and up)

19. “The rise of Egypt had greater significance to the course of world history than the rise of the Indus Valley Civilizations.” Support, Refute or Modify
Support
Refute
Thesis not yet developed

20. H.I.P.P.Analysis
Historical Context….Every time there is a document to analyze this should be a part of it.
At least one of these three should be used in conjunction with the Historical Context. This will depend on the type of document and the task.
THis to be used on a regular basis for document analysis
I recommend you practice it with your students early in the year
I will be looking for these in student Journals

23. DBQ Rubric Slightly modified from AP DBQ Rubric
All DBQs will be scored with this rubric
Minimum 1 DBQ per semester as written
into the curriculum
All DBQs should be completed using the
HIPP analysis on each document
look at the rubric and see if you have any questions

24. Reflection
Reflect upon what you should expect to see in your Social Studies teachers’ rooms. Be sure to include examples of when you might see Historical thinking skills and the HIPP analysis being used as well as what Workshop Model might look like.