1. Secondary Social Studies Professional Development Today’s Goals:  To gain knowledge of the High School Content Expectations for Social Studies  To gain practical strategies for integrating curriculum across the four social studies strands.  To gain knowledge of Professional Development and Grant Opportunties

2. High School Content Expectations http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/SS_HSCE_210739_7.pdf SOCIAL STUDIES

3. Content Expectations  Approved by SBE 10/01/07  Assessed Spring/Fall 2010  Based on National Standards and NAEP Frameworks (http://www.nagb.org/)NAEP Frameworks  HS Courses non-negotiable

4. Content Expectations  K-5 Prerequisites for MS and HS  3rd Grade MICHIGAN STUDIES  4 th Grade US STUDIES (no history)  5 th integrated approach to US History

5. H I G H WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY UNITED STATES HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT ECONOMICS M I D L E 8 – INTEGRATED UNITED STATES HISTORY 7 – EASTERN HEMISPHERE STUDIES 6 – WESTERN HEMISPHERE STUDIES ELEMENTARYELEMENTARY 5 – INTEGRATED UNITED STATES HISTORY 4 – UNITED STATES STUDIES 3 – MICHIGAN STUDIES 2 – THE LOCAL COMMUNITY 1 – FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS K – MYSELF AND OTHERS Sequence of Study

6. Additional Resources  Michigan Citizen Curriculum (http://www.micitizenshipcurriculum.org)  History for Us All, San Diego State University (http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu)http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu  Geographical Information Systems (http://gis.com)http://gis.com

7. K-12 Revised to Provide  a planned transition from elementary to middle school and high school  a strong foundation for meeting the high school content expectations

8. K-12 Revised to Provide  K-12 vertical alignment  a system for referencing standards to other sections, grades/courses, and to national standards  increased transparency (NAEP, national standards)

9. Things to Remember  Represents Content, Not Pedagogy  Does Not Show Instructional Sequence  Differentiation between required and suggested content  Requires active, disciplined inquiry  Guides instructional goals

10. “ Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” Anton Chekhov