Customized Learning in the Social Sciences Katie Cook

Customized Learning in the Social Sciences

• Year 3 of Customized Learning at HHS

• Our Process:• Create a framework for Social Science• Create Measurement Topics and Learning Targets• Create curriculum

Curriculum Format

Curriculum Format• Conversations with Dr. Lein• Other schools that customize• Varied exposure to all the social sciences each year• Can certainly have students move through one course (World

History, Geography, etc.) at at a time.

Course Set Up• Each year contains Measurement Topics & Learning Targets

from each of the 6 social sciences.• Each MT is similar to a unit.• Each LT is similar to a chapter• LTs have 3 steps each• Step 1: Foundational• Step 2: Skill Development• Step 3: Final Affirmation

• Each Final Affirmation is directly aligned with a social science standard.

Steps• Step 1: students should be building a foundation (terms, key

people, ideas etc.) with which to complete the LT• Step 2: Students should continue building their foundation of

knowledge and begin applying it• Step 3: Students should demonstrate that they can apply their

knowledge within a paper, project etc.

Step 1: Foundations

Step 2: Skill Develoment

Step 3: Final Affirmation

Resources• Online textbooks• Teacher approved/teacher provided links• Student research• Set expectations early• Give guidelines & stick to them

Final Affirmation Rubric

Grading Scale

Level 4 Projects• Research projects that go above & beyond expectations for

learning and understanding• Incorporate several LTs and may be cross-curricular• Student-led projects• Students that do exceptionally well on Level 4s get GPA bump

What’s Next For me?• Changes to the Social Science curriculum• AP US History• AP World History