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BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Middle School Instructional Resources- Deep Dive Setting the Stage/Big Idea Defining Primary and Secondary Sources and the Importance of Using History Labs Reflections from Library of Congress: Video #1: Defining Primary and Secondary Sources: ZYdE&feature=player_detailpage Video #2: Teaching with Primary Sources Made a Real Change:

BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Middle School Instructional Resources- Deep Dive Setting the Stage I Do! The Problem/Issue

BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Middle School Instructional Resources- Deep Dive Setting the Stage We Do! The Solution: History Labs 2.0

BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Middle School Instructional Resources- Deep Dive YOU DO! The Solution: History Labs 2.0 Go to: Click on the History Lab icon. Find 7 th grade labs Pre-Lab Sample: C.1.8- Fed. vs. Anti-Fed. Group 1: C.1.9- Rule of Law Group 2: C.1.3- Dec. of Independence Group 3: C.2.5- Const. Rights Group 4: C.3.8- Leg. Branch and Law Group 5: C Supreme Court Cases Group 6: C.4.3- International Conflicts

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Read Carefully WB # click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Big Idea: In order to better align student content and skills between elementary, middle, and senior high school Social Studies courses, the Department of Social Sciences is changing the sequence of required courses for Social Studies at the middle school level.

Read Carefully WB # click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Rationale: Building upon the 5th grade U.S. History course required in elementary schools allows 6th grade students to continue learning U.S. History in a more rigorous and in-depth level. Much of the historical content emphasized in early U.S. History can later assist students with often abstract and complex content addressed in 7th grade Civics (e.g., the era of the American Revolution and the Creation of the U.S. Constitution); and Placing the middle school World History course in 8th grade aligns the two required World History courses in 8th grade (Early humans through the Middle Ages) and the World History course in 9th grade (Byzantine Empire through Modern Times).

Read Carefully WB # click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Timeline: To transition to this targeted sequence of courses for required middle school Social Studies courses, the following sequence will be followed for the and academic years: 6th grade U.S. History 7th grade Civics 8th grade U.S. History.

Why did we wait to do this now? Big Picture: th grade will be getting tablets supporting digital access to instructional resources K-12 Social Studies adoption will take place (to implement in the school year) and implementing this transition now will facilitate that the correct materials are reviewed for the correct grade level. Civics teachers need relevant historical content to be emphasized in 6 th grade ASAP!

CategoryCorrelations/Connections M/J U.S. HistoryM/J CivicsM/J World ELA/MAFS Standards30 30 ELA/MAF Standards Identical in all 3 courses Correlations to Civics EOC Assessment Benchmarks 18 out of 3535 main tested Civics EOC Assessment Benchmarks 6 out of 35 Social Science Specific Skill Standards 7 relevant history skill standards All SS Skill benchmarks embedded in Civics Content Standards 6 relevant history skill standards Additional Related Civics Content Topics 28 additional related topicsN/ANone M/J Civics and M/J U.S. History Snap Shot of Correlations

Next Steps- how to get prepared? This goes out to the current 6 th grade teachers: 1.Get a copy of the U.S. History text and review it. 2.Review the pacing guides, timelines, and year at a glance. 3.Remember- the electronic textbook’s reading level can be changed to better accommodate 6 th grade learners (it is automatically set for 8 th grade reading level). 4.Devise a plan with your department to share instructional materials. 5.Be on the look out for upcoming PD opportunities to improve your: U.S. History knowledge and skills and Your technology skills through the Digital Transformation Initiative trainings. All dates of aforementioned trainings are pending.

BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Middle School Instructional Resources Resource Development to support NEW 6 th grade U.S. History Course See next slide for sample 1 st nine weeks pacing guide.

Resource Development to support NEW 6 th grade U.S. History Course- Sample New Cover Page Note: All benchmarks that are considered essential benchmarks are highlighted in yellow. Note: All benchmarks that have a direct correlation to 7 th grade Civics are highlighted in green and are also considered essential. Note: Topic/Benchmark provides relevant historical knowledge which assists the learner in Civic understanding are highlighted in blue. Note: Topic/Benchmark is a skill benchmark relevant to Civics are highlighted in purple

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Existing Resources Adaptation

BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Middle School Instructional Resources- Deep Dive and Resource Adaptation YOU DO! Go to: Click on the History Lab icon. Find 8 th grade labs Group 1: A.2.6- French and Indian War Group 2: A Causes of the American Rev. Group 3: A Jefferson’s Presidency Group 4: A Fed vs. Anti-Fed. Group 5: A.4.1- Manifest Destiny Group 6: A.4.8- Election of Andrew Jackson Please note: best submitted work- to be determined after a thorough review of work submitted- will be sent a $25.00 gift certificate per group member. adapted lab and Pre-Lab Guide to Include in the , all group member names and school

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