Social Science Department
Meeting
Date: / Friday January 25, 2013Time: / 8:30-2:30
Salemwood School – Auditorium and Library
Attendance: / Wm. Enwright
Director / Judi Allen / Penny Gordon
Facilitator / Greg Hurley / Megan Foster
Charlie Bowers / Matt Patrie
Lisa Casaletto / Tim Stratford
Michelle Corbett / Wm. Walsh
Carolyn DiSalvatore
Robin DeSantis
District Goal: / Improved Student Achievement
Students will increase their ability to interact thoughtfully with text, visuals, data, number and word problems, visuals, and phenomena, on their own and with one another, to build new knowledge, skills and understanding.
Department Focus
Objectives:
Opener:
8:30-9:00
9:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
10:00-11:00
11:00-12:00
12:00-2:00
Outcomes:
2:00-2:30 / “Goal-setting is the process of establishing a direction for learning. . ."
- Marzano, Pickering, and Polock, Classroom Instruction that Works
Use the Understanding by Design (UbD) framework to plan curriculum units, implement the Common Core, and to individualize instruction. (today’s objective)
Encourage student inquiry while providing opportunities for students to develop 21st century skills and to apply those real-life skills in the context of a project.
Expand the use of research-based teaching & learning strategies to increase student comprehension and support effective transfer of content and skills.
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Salemwood Auditorium
Social Studies THEN
http://cooperativelearning.nuvvo.com/lesson/9592-seinfeld-teaches-history
Malden Middle Schools Social Studies NOW
http://pinterest.com/ghurley0298/malden-middle-schools-social-studies/
Review Agenda and distribute room assignments:
Grades 6 -8: library
Grade 5: C20l
Grade 4: B304
Grade 3: B211
Salemwood Library
Independently review new resources on TCI website: http://www.teachtci.com/
Required resources to review:
· Standards Correlation: http://www.teachtci.com/standards-correlations.html
· Theories and Strategies: http://www.teachtci.com/social-studies-teaching-strategies.html
o Share with a partner: Strategies that are used successfully; strategies you would like to try moving forward
· Review Resources for your programs: http://subscriptions.teachtci.com/staff/sign_in
Sign in on this page and choose one of the units in your program and select “Teach”. Click “Resources” on the left side and review several of these, paying particular attention to the Writing Toolkit.
o Pair/Share: How can this be helpful in the upcoming units?
Suggested resources to review:
· Middle School Programs: http://www.teachtci.com/programs/middle-school-social-studies-textbooks-and-curriculum.html
Select the program you’re using and then click “Table of Contents” along the left hand side of the page. Explore the different sections of the program and pay attention to the EQ’s that are given to you.
· Examples of students’ notebook/work: http://www.teachtci.com/interactive-social-studies-notebook.html
· TCI How-To Videos: http://www.teachtci.com/resource_center/how_to_videos.html
· TCI Webinars: http://www.teachtci.com/teaching-strategy-and-classroom-techology-webinars/index.html
Essential Questions – Big Ideas and EQ’s
· Watch TCI’s video on Essential Questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A50HPR1a3tg
· Debrief: Are these truly Essential Questions according to Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe?
· What is the impact on Stages 2 and 3
o Are they essential questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2hCbLu2f2M
o Video on stage 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUMJy59hDe4
· Read or Review pages 73-80 in yellow UbD book or pages 88-91, 95 in PD Workbook on EQ’s
Re-examine what you’ve done so far in Stage 1
· Based on the discussion about EQ’s and understandings review your essential questions and revise
· Compare yours with examples on the UbD page: https://historymalden.wikispaces.com/Understanding+by+Design
Lunch
Collaborate with a partner on your content teams to :
1. Select a unit
2. Identify the established goal(s) for your chosen unit that you will be creating, based upon the MA DESE Social Studies Frameworks and Common Core for Literacy in Social Studies
a. http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/hss/final.pdf
b. http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/6-8
3. Write Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings for your selected unit
· Select the best transfer goals for that unit based upon those listed here: https://historymalden.wikispaces.com/Understanding+by+Design
4. Resources for you to reference to help you complete Stage 1:
http://historymalden.wikispaces.com/Content+Resources
By the end of the day each group should complete Stage 1 for their selected unit.
Share the day’s accomplishments:
1. Each group shares out the Stage 1 results which they came up with today
2. Post today’s work in the appropriate curriculum tab on your grade/course page
3. Create a table with a work plan for moving the units forward: teachers; unit; work schedule; etc.
4. Concerns???