1. Middle School Social Studies

2. Social Studies Education What is the result of a quality Social Studies education?

3. All students should know the Gadsden Purchase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn2FzuPy FlY

4. What if the NCFE’s are meaningless?

7. Social Studies Education What is the result of a quality Social Studies education? Informed Civic Action

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zXTyA b6TY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zXTyA b6TY 7:25

9. Kraft’s Hierarchy of Social Studies Education Informed Civic Action Inquiry Based EducationConceptual TeachingFact Based Instruction

10. Rigor Complexity Autonomy

11. Fact Based Instruction Every Student Should know the Gadsden Purchase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ZpeYV azGE&list=UURbkvPkw1tI5EWWzW76xePg&in dex=17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ZpeYV azGE&list=UURbkvPkw1tI5EWWzW76xePg&in dex=17

12. Conceptual Teaching Facts should be organized by concepts. Look at themes in history and identify facts that are examples of those themes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb25emyqb Yk&list=UURbkvPkw1tI5EWWzW76xePg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb25emyqb Yk&list=UURbkvPkw1tI5EWWzW76xePg Assessment - http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountabi lity/common-exams/released- forms/07grades/social-studies/common- exam.pdf http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountabi lity/common-exams/released- forms/07grades/social-studies/common- exam.pdf

13. Inquiry Based Instruction Compelling Question – Supporting Question 1 – Supporting Question 2 – Supporting Question 3 * Summative Assessment www.c3teachers.org

14. Informed Civic Action Voting based on research Managing money in a way that enhances an individuals quality of life Volunteering in the community to support an issue that needs attention Understanding a modern issue and petitioning elected leaders to request change http://commonweal.blogspot.com/

15. Kraft’s Hierarchy of Social Studies Education Informed Civic Action Inquiry Based EducationConceptual TeachingFact Based Instruction

16. Next steps 1.) If your teachers use multiple choice questions – make them conceptual and factual not just factual. – NCFE, WSFCS Benchmarks, WSFCS question bank 2.) Write inquiry based lessons in PLTs. – Can use compelling question and supporting questions format