1. Marnell A. Cooper Chair, Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners Gregory E. Thornton, Ed.D. CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools Literacy and Social Studies 1 Learning Journey Community meeting November 17, 2015

2. Agenda 2 Overview of Standards Used in ELA Scope and Sequence in ELA Questions

3. Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards 3

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8. 8 *Semester scheduling affects module selection.

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10. Marnell A. Cooper Chair, Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners Gregory E. Thornton, Ed.D. CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools Social Studies 10 Learning Journey Community meeting November 17, 2015

11. 11 What is Social Studies?

12. According the National Council for Social Studies… 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 develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world. (NCSS Task Force on Standards for Teaching and Learning in the Social Studies, 1993, p. 213) 12

13. In short - Social Studies is everywhere! 13

14. Why is Social Studies important? “Nobody should go through life without a working knowledge of history. Often in various political debates today, you see some comment about someone ending up on the wrong side of history. As citizens of the world it is essential to learn from history’s mistakes and not repeat them. Without a cross curricular approach to literacy that allows teachers to make time for social studies, we might just see some of our former students repeating mistakes that should have been learned from in history.” - Claire McMahon in The Educator’s Room 14

15. So what do we focus on in Social Studies? 15

16. Kindergarten Working Together Identify the needs for rules Identify rules for home and family Identify rules for school and community 16

17. Grade 2 Community Students will understand that the choices they make affect themselves, their family, their school and their community Students will identify different roles people perform within the community 17

18. Grade 6 Ancient Civilizations 18

19. Grade 8 U.S. History: 1754 - 1877 19

20. High School - 10 th grade American Government Foundations and Principles of American Government Participation in Government Institutions of Government Civil Rights and Liberties Public Policy Personal Finance 20

21. Board of School Commissioners Marnell Cooper, Chair Tina Hike-Hubbard, Vice ‑ Chair Lisa Akchin Cheryl Casciani Linda Chinnia Martha James ‑ Hassan Peter Kannam Jonathan Townes, Student Commissioner A.J. Bellido de Luna, Board Executive Officer Senior Management Team Gregory Thornton, Chief Executive Officer Naomi Gubernick, Chief of Staff Linda Chen, Chief Academic Officer Theresa Jones, Chief Achievement and Accountability Officer Donald Kennedy, Sr., Chief Financial Officer Karl Perry, Sr., Chief School Supports Officer Keith Scroggins, Chief Operations Officer Deborah Sullivan, Interim Chief Human Capital Officer Kenneth Thompson, Chief Technology Officer Tammy Turner, Chief Legal Officer 21

22. Comments or Questions? 22 RaeLynne Snyder Social Studies Coordinator RMSnyder@bcps.k12.md.us Brooke Korch Literacy K-12 Coordinator Bkorch@bcps.k12.md.us