High School Social Studies
What
How
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
What
do we teach in Social Studies?
◦ NC Essential Standards – Common
Core
How do we teach Social Studies?
◦ Student Centered / Student
Engagement
Role of assessment?
◦ Formative and summative
What
How
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
Why
do we
teach Social
Studies?
Our city will change over time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08zXTyA
b6TY&list=RDleZIZ5LErB8&index=2
Start at 5:10
Vote
Manage
money
Contribute
to positive
change
What
How
Assessment
NC Essential Standards
◦ 4 Core Classes
World History
Civics and Economics
American History I
American History II
Civics – 3 components
◦Civics and Government
◦Economics
◦Personal Financial Literacy
World History, American History I & II
◦ Four Interconnected Dimensions of Historical
Thinking http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/
1.) Chronological Thinking
2.) Historical Comprehension
3.) Historical Analysis and
Interpretation
4.) Historical Research
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/newstandards/social-studies/world.pdf
WS/FCS Homepage
Departments
Social Studies
High School Resources
Core Classes
http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/973
Begin with the unit overview
◦ One essential question = about one day
Note key vocabulary
When teachers consider
what they are teaching they
should reference the
conceptual standards not
just the factual content.
What
How
Assessment
Before
◦ Activate prior knowledge
During
◦ Students are exposed to new information / new way
of thinking
After
◦ Students apply new knowledge / understanding in a
unique task
WS/FCS Homepage
Departments
Social Studies
Social Studies Videos
http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/81777
What standards were being taught? 3.3
What did Ms. McLaughlin do well?
What should Ms. McLaughlin have done
differently?
What do you wonder about things you
observed in the lesson?
Let’s practice
In groups pick a
◦ Grade level
◦ Unit
◦ Essential Question
Do you understand the standard(s)?
Create an outline for a lesson plan
Before
During
After
Shared Resources
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WS/FCS
Departments
Social Studies
Edmodo or tutorials
◦ http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/78502
What
How
Assessment
Benchmarks = 6 & 12 weeks
NC Final Exams
Test Specs
◦ Our website
The NC Final Exam
◦ Is designed to measure growth
◦ Provides an example of how to create an
assessment
World History – Exceeded Expected Growth +1.7
Do
teachers know if
students are
growing as the
semester
progresses?
Multiple Choice Questions
◦ Pick one question from the NC Final
Exam
What standard is being tested?
◦ Write one question for a common
assessment
What standard is being tested?
Constructed Response Questions
Review the released Constructed Response
Questions
◦ What standard(s) are being tested?
Pick a standard and write a CR question
◦ Consider using stimulus material in your question
What
How
Assessment
What do we teach – curriculum
◦ NC Essential Standards
How do we teach – instruction
◦ Student centered – inquiry and application
NOT just memorization
Assessment
◦ Students process information in stimulus material
Goal = growth
Our students will change
Winston-Salem will change
NC will change
US will change
Our world will change
We want our students to be ready to make
positive contributions to change their world.
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Vote
Manage money
Understand and respond to socioeconomic trends
Volunteer in their community
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