1. BEST PRACTICES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES Middle School Sequence of Courses Follow us on Twitter

2. Topics….. Rationale Time Line Course Codes Specific EOC Assessment Correlations Lesson Plan Example Next Steps- How to get prepared? AGENDA

3. Read Carefully WB #18816 http://socialsciences.dadeschools.nethttp://socialsciences.dadeschools.net 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.

4. Read Carefully WB #18816 http://socialsciences.dadeschools.nethttp://socialsciences.dadeschools.net 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 Much of the historical content emphasized in early U.S. History can later assist students with often abstract and complex content addressed in 7th grade Civics (e.g., the era of the American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).

5. Read Carefully WB #18816 www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net-www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net- 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 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years: 6th grade U.S. History 7th grade Civics 8th grade U.S. History.

6. Read Carefully WB #18816 www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net-www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net- click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Course Codes: School Year 2016-17 and 2017-18 – Grade 6 M/J US History Courses 2100010G6 M/J United States History 2100010R6 M/J United States History (M/J Course Credit Recovery) 2100015G6 M/J United States History & Career Planning 2100020G6 M/J United States History, Advanced 2100020GG M/J United States History, Advanced, Gifted 2100025G6 M/J United States History, Advanced & Career Planning 2100025GG M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning Gifted. Access Course Codes- Pending

7. Read Carefully WB #18816 www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net-www.socialsciences.dadeschools.net- click on Weekly Briefing's Tab Course Codes: School Year 2016-17 and 2017-18 – Grade 8 M/J US History Courses 210001001 M/J United States History 2100010RC M/J United States History (M/J Course Credit Recovery) 210001501 M/J United States History & Career Planning 210002001 M/J United States History, Advanced 210002002 M/J United States History, Advanced, Gifted 210002503 M/J United States History, Advanced & Career Planning 210002504 M/J United States History Advanced & Career Planning Gifted. *Note: the current M/J World History Course codes will be used for the new 8 th grade World History courses for the 2018-19 academic year.

8. Why did we wait to do this now? Big Picture: 2016-17- 6 th grade will be getting tablets supporting digital access to instructional resources. 2016-17- K-12 Social Studies adoption will take place (to implement in the 2017-18 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!

9. 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

10. SHS World and SHS U.S. History Snap Shot of Correlations CategoryCorrelations/Connections SHS World HistorySHS U.S. History ELA/MAFS Standards30 30 ELA/MAF Standards Identical in both courses Correlations to U.S. History EOC Assessment Benchmarks 11 out of 1818 main tested U.S. History EOC Assessment Benchmarks Social Science Specific Skill Standards No specific skill benchmarks7 Skill specific benchmarks Additional Related U.S. History Benchmarks 22 loosely related content benchmarks 33 closely related content benchmarks N/A

11. Civic and History Connections Activity Levels, Functions, and Power of the Courts Lesson Plan SS.7.C.3.11 Content Benchmarks: Main Benchmark SS.7.C.3.11 Diagram the levels, functions, and powers of courts at the state and federal levels. Also Assessed SS.7.C.2.6 Simulate the trial process and the role of juries in the administration of justice. Benchmark Clarifications: Students will distinguish between the levels, functions, and powers of courts at the state and federal levels. Students will recognize that the powers and jurisdiction of the state and federal courts are derived from their respective constitutions. Students will compare appellate and trial processes. Students will examine the significance of the role of juries in the American legal system. Items referring to state courts will be limited to those within the state of Florida.

12. Civic and History Connections Activity Task: Go to M/J U.S. History Pacing Guide and find examples of where this content fits: -Look for nine weeks (1-4) -Look for topic(s) and M/J U.S. History Benchmarks that connect to the aforementioned Civics benchmarks. You may want to look at Year at a Glance Document for quick reference. -If you know of topics that are not included that are relevant to the benchmarks, please mention them. -Look for or come up with relevant activities BASED on history content.

13. 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.

14. Next Steps- how to get prepared? Share this information You can download this presentation by going to the Department’s website and click on “Current News” and find the file titled: Feb. 16 PD Day Presentations and look for the file titled: MS Sequence of Courses.

15. Team Social Sciences- one team- one message: Improve student achievement! District Department of Social Sciences Mr. Robert C. Brazofsky, Executive Director Phone: 305 995-1982 E-Mail: rbrazofsky@dadeschools.netrbrazofsky@dadeschools.net Dr. Sherrilyn Scott, Supervisor Phone: 305 995-1971 E-Mail: sherrilynscott@dadeschools.netsherrilynscott@dadeschools.net Ms. Jackie Viana, SupervisorPhone: 305 995-2772 E-Mail: jviana@dadeschools.netjviana@dadeschools.net Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, Holocaust EducationPhone: 305 995-1201 E-Mail: mkassenoff@dadeschools.netmkassenoff@dadeschools.net Mr. Nicolas Valdes, CSSPhone: 305 995-1781 E-Mail: nicolasvaldes@dadeschools.netnicolasvaldes@dadeschools.net Ms. Kelly Webner, CSSPhone: 305 995-2352 Email: kwebner@dadeschools.netkwebner@dadeschools.net Support Staff Mr. Michel Delgado, Senior Computer OperatorPhone: 305 995-1469 E-Mail: mdelgado4@dadeschools.netmdelgado4@dadeschools.net

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