1. Tools for Teachers: Connecting Social Studies and the CCSS Disciplinary Literacy

2. Session Objectives As a result of this session, participants will… EXPLORE student engagement in Social Studies ENGAGE in identifying characteristics of disciplinary literacy CONNECT literacy shifts to classroom practice REFLECT on how literacy shifts impacts teaching and learning

3. Watch the following video and answer the questions that follow: 1. What is “building knowledge” in the Social Studies discipline? 2. What does it look like in the classroom? 3. What strategies could I use to build success with informational texts? 4. What challenges will I face as I build student confidence with informational text? EXPLORE: How do we engage students using discipline specific skills in current practice? Engage NY video - CLICK HERE Use the Characteristics worksheet. Identify and Circle 3 characteristics for this learning session – on your agenda.

4. ENGAGE Characteristics of Disciplinary Literacy Use the “6/3 Shifts” Chart, Reflect on HOW you will incorporate the ideas viewed into your practice.

5. Connecting ideas, read articles: READ: Teaching Disciplinary Literacy to Adolescents: Rethinking Content-Area Literacy READ: Why Integrate Literacy and Social Studies?Why Integrate Literacy and Social Studies? VIEW: Literacy in Other Disciplines, The Hunt InstituteLiteracy in Other Disciplines Use your Reflection sheet to answer the questions about Shifting literacy skills to Social Studies CONNECT Literacy Shifts to Classroom Practice

6. SAMPLE Literacy lessons at the grade bands: ELEMENTARY: Thinking Like an Historian Lesson Plan - pdfThinking Like an Historian MIDDLE SCHOOL: Learn to Think Like an Archaeologist, ScienceNetLinksLearn to Think Like an Archaeologist, HIGH SCHOOL: The Economic Way of Thinking, Foundation for Teaching EconomicsThe Economic Way of Thinking Complete the Chart – on Reflect: Describe one new way you could incorporate this lesson-type into your practice. CONNECT What does this LOOK like? Smithsonian Magazine, Jamestown Archaeological Dig, Photos by Linda Richardson, 2005 See more See more

7. Using the Tools learned in this Module – Identify how Disciplinary Literacy is relevant to your teaching. Where will you begin to incorporate lessons learned? What support do you need to get started? Time to Reflect

8. History Scene Investigation— www.hsionline.org www.hsionline.org Disciplinary literacy prezi – http://bit.ly/SocStDL http://bit.ly/SocStDL Disciplinary literacy in social studies website – http://bit.ly/DL-SShttp://bit.ly/DL-SS Reading like an Historian - – https://www.teachingchannel.org/vide os/reading-like-a-historian-curriculum https://www.teachingchannel.org/vide os/reading-like-a-historian-curriculum – http://go.hrw.com/supervenus/images /social/historian/worldandusinserts.pd f http://go.hrw.com/supervenus/images /social/historian/worldandusinserts.pd f – http://sheg.stanford.edu/home_page http://sheg.stanford.edu/home_page Writing Like an Historian http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/ wweb/history/principles.html http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/ wweb/history/principles.html Additional Resources

9. We would like to thank the following partners & contributors: MAISA – Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators, General Education Leadership Network (GELN) Project REMC Association of Michigan – Regional Educational Media Center for the funding of this project The Aspen Institute – PowerPoint graphics Teaching with Midwest Region – for the content references CREDITS