GRADE 7: STANDARDS, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT GRADING PERIOD TWO

Roger S. ThomasSocial Studies Resource TeacherJune 25, 8:30-11:30July 30, 12:30-3:30

roger.thomas@jefferson.kyschools.ushttp://gr7-ss-2ndsixweeks.wikispaces.com/

LEARNING TARGETS

• AT THE END OF THIS SESSION, GRADE 7 TEACHERS CAN PLAN ENGAGING LESSONS USING THE KCAS 4.1 SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS FOR GRADING PERIOD 1.

• AT THE END OF THIS SESSION, GRADE 7 TEACHERS CAN IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO ASSESS STUDENT LEARNING IN SOCIAL STUDIES.

OVERVIEW OF THE SESSION

1. KCAS 4.1 STANDARDS ARE THE BASIS OF INSTRUCTION, NOT TEXTBOOKS

2. THE CURRICULUM MAP’S LEARNING TARGETS ARE CLOSELY TIED TO THE STANDARDS

3. INSTRUCTION IDEASa. PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW FOR THE STUDENTSb. USE TCI RESOURCESc. USE MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCESd. USE RESOURCES IN GRADE 7

4. ASSESSMENT NEEDS TO BE FORMATIVE, SUMMATIVE, AND AUTHENTIC

5. COLLABORATIVE LESSON IDEA OR ASSESSMENT

Curriculum and Standards

Curriculum vs. Curriculum Map

Program of Studies Government and Civics Cultures and Society Economics Geography Historical Perspective

KCAS 4.1 Social Studies Standards

Kentucky Department of Education

KCAS 4.1 Social Studies Standards

SOME SOCIETY

PEOPLEPOLITICS

EATECONOMICS

REALLYRELIGION

GOOEYGEOGRAPHY

CHOCOLATECULTURE

Social Studies is…

“…the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.”

NCSS, 1994

Thematic Strands of Social Studies

General Thematic Model for Teaching Social Studies

The Ten Thematic Strands of Social Studies Culture Time, Continuity, and Change People, Places, and Environments Individual Development and Identity Individuals, Groups, and Institutions Power, Authority, and Governance Production, Distribution, and Consumption Science, Technology, and Society Global Connections Civic Ideals and Practices

Understanding by Design (UbD)

UbD is designed to help develop and deepen students’ understanding of important ideas.

Three Stages Desired Results Evidence Learning Plan

Curriculum Maps were created using elements of UbD

Curriculum Maps were…

…Created to: Address the content you are required to

teach Address the recommendations given by 7th

grade social studies teachers Capture the big picture in the daunting task

of world history instruction Provide unit and topic breakdowns of the

content Provide student-friendly learning targets Address deficiencies found in the 566 page

Curriculum Audit

Curriculum Audit Quotes

“To meet the new standards, I teach everything.” (Teacher) “Up until this year we were teaching programs, not standards.”

(Administrator) “Teachers need more time for instruction as the curriculum is

very wide instead of being deep. We are teaching large numbers of standards in a short amount of time.” (Teacher)

“Curriculum maps are frustrating because of the time it was rolled out to teachers. We’re getting them unit by unit or grading period by grading period and the district won’t share drafts.” (Administrator)

“Curriculum is anybody’s game here. It is all over the place.” (Administrator)

“It is great the way the district is developing curriculum maps.” (Teacher)

“The new curriculum hasn’t changed what we will teach. We take the state’s lead of what to teach.” (Administrator)

Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map

Many adjustments

were called for

by the CMA!

Other adjustments

were based on

teacher feed-back!

Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map

The Units are Bookmarked! From the Overview, control-

click on the Unit you want to go to in the map!

Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map

Fewer Learning Targets!

The role of Assessments!

160 days of instruction!

Revised Grade 7

Curriculum Map

Alignment between KCAS 4.1 and Learning Targets

Which content standard has

language closest to this learning target?

Alignment between Learning Targets & SSPA Q’s

I can describe how the Indus River Valley and Ancient China were made distinctive by their human and physical characteristics.

UPDATE ON DISTRICT SSPA’S

THE CURRENT PLAN IS FOR THERE TO ONLY BE TWO DISTRICT SSPA’S PROVIDED FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR.

THE WINDOWS ARE: 1)OCTOBER 22 – NOVEMBER

22)FEBRUARY 11-22

Alignment between Learning Targets and Instruction

• The learning targets use the language of the KCAS Standards

• The learning targets are fewer and broader• The learning targets are student-friendly

Your instruction should be as differentiated as your students in teaching the Program of Studies goals and standards to your students.

Grade 7 Social Studies Instruction

• Overview of Content• Use of TCI• Use of Multiple Intelligences• Resources in Grade 7

Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map

The Units are Bookmarked! Control-Click on the Unit you want to go to in the map!

REMEMBER THIS

SLIDE?

These are the Units of the Curriculum! How do we pace our instruction to teach it all?

SS-07-5.3.5Students will explain how the Age of Exploration (early civilizations prior to 1500 A.D.) produced extensive contact among isolated cultures and explain the impact of this contact.

If you need more time to

effectively teach a topic, try

to borrow it from within the Unit Duration.

Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map

The Units are Bookmarked! Control-Click on the Unit you want to go to in the map!

This is a lot to teach!You could teach a year-long course on any of these units!

OVERVIEW OF

CONTENT CONTINUE

DIs there an over-arching framework we can use to help students learn and

make sense of World History?

I think there

is!

Using Guns, Germs, and

Steel provides a narrative into which

all the civilizations

we teach can be

scaffolded!

For example…

CivilizationBy Roger S. Thomas, to the tune The Rhythm of the Rain

Look at all the animals of EurasiaHelping humans get their startDomesticating, cultivating,

creatingThose city-states with all their

heart

The goat & sheep, the cow & pig & all that wheat

Created surplus, don’t you know?The horse nearby, the camel & the

donkey, tooMade the Fertile Crescent start to

grow

Civilization, now begin to shareEconomic trade, religion, laws that

are fairSpecialization for a population on

the go

Look at how the river valley plays its part

Providing silt and water for the sandManure fertilizes and the farmers

startCreating math to claim their land

With animals and crops the humans start to spread

From river valleys far and wideThe Tigris, Nile, the Indus, and the

Huang He, tooHelp civilization find its stride

Civilization, now you’d better take care

Depleting natural resources is not a false scare

Mesopotamia’s not a garden and Harappa’s gone away

Look at how the food packages move along

As new civilizations start to growTechnology’s adapted and improved

as wellAs along the latitude they go

As it entered the Age of Exploration, Europe had the

benefit of the ultimate factors of geography and the

proximate factors of civilization’s development.

East/West Axis

ULTIMATE FACTORS PROXIMATE FACTORS

Epidemic

DiseasesPolitical

Organization

WritingOcean-Going Ships

Many Suitable

Wild Species

Guns, Steel,

Swords

Horses

Many Domesti-cated Plant and

Animal Species

Large, Dense,

Sedentary,

Stratified

Societies

Food Surplus

es, Food

Storage

Technology

Ease of Species

Spreading

How Geographic Luck put Europeans in the position of Global Dominance during

the Age of Exploration.

From Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, by Jared Diamond, 1997

Revised Grade 7 Curriculum Map

Guns, Germs, & Steel

Episodes on-line are at

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com

/guns-germs-and-steel/