1. Social Studies Lesson Plans that Make History Amy Lowe, Chickasaw Elementary Keith George, ALEX

2. According to The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), History scores were lower than any other subject from 2006 and 2010. Sample US history questions can be found in this quiz – let’s see how you would do http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/25/quiz.us.history/

3. James Loewen author of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong saysLies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong High school students hate history. When they list their favorite subjects, history always comes in last. They consider it “the most irrelevant” of 21 school subjects, not applicable to life today. “Boring” is the adjective they apply to it. When they can, they avoid it...

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxPVyieptwA#t=63 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fn_vAhu_Lw

5. Why new standards?

6. Major Focus for new CCRS Social Studies Content 2010 Social Studies Standards Depicted across the state are the four organizational strands of the social studies program— Economics Geography History Civics and government.

7. Economics Supply and demand Money and personal costs Consumers and producers in the market economy Financial literacy

8. Geography Intensive study in Grades 3 and 7 - Maps and geographic features - Human response to the physical environment - Geographic patterns - Cultural features of a region or land area

9. History Understanding how decisions are made and the effect that actions have on the future Personal connection Critical thinking about events Analysis and interpretation Historical research Evaluate connections from past to present and future

10. Civics and Government Emphasis in grade 7 and grade 12 (US Government) Understand foundations of government Explain relationships among branches Basic values of the American republic Rights and responsibilities of citizenship

11. Primary Resources http://docsteach.org/ http://spartacus-educational.com/ http://avalon.law.yale.edu/ http://www.havefunwithhistory.co m/ http://web.wm.edu/hsi/?svr=www

12. A look at the changes across the grade levels Geography Standards - At your tables or groups – Locate several different grade levels of Social Studies Content. Look specifically for those standards marked for the Geography strand. What do you notice about the progression of learning?

13. Integration The integration of the CCRS Literacy Standards for Social Sciences found at http://alex.state.al.us/standardAll.php?subject=LIT2010&s ummary=1

14. Lesson plan format and rubric http://alex.state.al.us/

15. 21 st Century Learners http://www.teachertube.com/video/a-vision-of-k-12- students-today-12272 http://www.teachertube.com/video/a-vision-of-k-12- students-today-12272