CIVICS AND ECONOMICS LEAD TEACHER TRAINING

Becky Graf – Director of HumanitiesDon Mitchell – PreK-12 Social Studies SpecialistCrystal Shue – Secondary Instructional Data CoachDan Irwin, Nicole Lipp, Cynthia Lloyd – CMS C&E Teachers

Why are we here?

MSL MEASUREMENTS of

STUDENT LEARNING EOC

Becky Graf –Director for Humanities

Essential Standards

AGENDA for the day

Morning Topics - 8:30-11:30 Welcome & Introduction - Becky Graf Formative Assessment – Crystal Shue Break/ Burning Questions?? Course Overview, Concept Map CONTENT CHANGES Break/Questions? PROCESS CHANGES

11:30-12:30 Lunch on your own

Afternoon Topics 12:45 – 4:00 Lesson Plans/Classroom resources More Resources and “WIKI-walk thru” Break W1, W2, R1/10 samples and class sets Vision for Lead Teacher Model; Door Prizes

Formative Assessment

Crystal Shue – Secondary Instructional Data Coach

Information on Formative Assessment for the 2012-2013 School year

Other State testing?? Questions?

Formative v. SummativeFormative v. Summative

CMS FormativesCMS Formatives

Purpose:Purpose: To provide teachers with data about what their To provide teachers with data about what their

students know students know NOT like the Quarterly AssessmentsNOT like the Quarterly Assessments NOT to show growthNOT to show growth NOT to be used for teacher evaluationNOT to be used for teacher evaluation

CMS FormativesCMS Formatives

LogisticsLogistics Civics and Economics will have 2 Civics and Economics will have 2

formatives each semester. Fall Semester:formatives each semester. Fall Semester:Round 1 – 1Round 1 – 1stst month of school month of school 50 Multiple Choice Questions50 Multiple Choice Questions

Round 2 – NovemberRound 2 – November Format may be adjusted to include a Constructed Format may be adjusted to include a Constructed

Response in addition to the Multiple Choice items.Response in addition to the Multiple Choice items.

M(easures) of S(tudent) M(easures) of S(tudent) L(earning)L(earning)

Live BindersLive Binders

MSLsMSLs

Crystal.Shue@cms.k12.nc.usCrystal.Shue@cms.k12.nc.us980-343-4040980-343-4040

MSL to be given in Jan 2013

Break Time!!!!10 minutes

Burning Questions??Post them on a sticky note or drop them in

the box at the back of the room

Concept Map & Course Overview

Who are we? What have teachers been doing over the

summer? Curriculum Guide

Concept Map Marzano’s Vocabulary Units of study

Dan Irwin – C&E Teacher, Berry AcademyNicole Lipp – C&E Teacher, Garinger HSCynthia Lloyd – C&E Teacher, Butler HS

Marzano Vocabulary

Tier 3 and Tier 4 Words

•Higher level vocabulary that are content specific according to Marzano in BOLD

•Words listed below are additional Civics-related words related to the Marzano terms

Content Changes

Group Task: for your UNIT

1. Read the new Curriculum Unit Guide 2. Discuss with your table 3. Write down some of your observations on Post-it Notes. 4. Attach Post-its on the large posters labeled with each unit name and concept.

Content Changes

What is different?

• No Colonial History

•Documents teach colonial experience

•American Revolution only used to show the creation of new gov’t

•Unit 3 - Both US and NC Constitution

•Unit 4 – 3 branches of both US and NC government

•Supreme Court Cases could be in Unit 4 or 6

•Gov 5.5 - More domestic and foreign policy; opposing view of major issues and efforts toward resolution

•Econ 2.4 The Role of NC and the US in the world

•PERSONAL FINANCE goals

Process Changes

Concept-Based teaching and Learning How Does Common Core fit in?

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-complex-concepts

How could we translate this process into teaching concepts into Civics?

Concept –Based Learning

Economics Music Lesson sample Taxman sample lesson – posted on

the WIKI

Lunch: 11:30-??

Afternoon Topics 12:45 – 4:00 Concept based lesson“WIKI-walk thru” W1, W2, R1/10 samples and class setsBreakClassroom resourcesVision for Lead Teacher Model; Door Prizes

Lesson Plans – Classroom Resources W1 – Argumentation (Focus 2011-2012) W2 – Expository (Focus 2012-2013) R1/10 – Reading complex text and

citing specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources (Integrated into SS)

W1 – Sample Task

Federalist v. Anti-Federalists Teacher instructions Student Copies Posted on the WIKI

R1/10 – Integrates complex text and citation of evidence

W2 – Sample Task

Expository Writing Equal Protection Reading and Writing

Prompt and activities Civic Consortium –

http://www.civics.unc.edu/resources/intro.php Definition EssaysExample: http://www.civics.unc.edu/resources/docs/WA12&10Democracy.pdf

R1/R10 Complex Reading

R1 – Reading closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusion drawn from the text

R10 – Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

EXAMPLES: 9/11 Dilemma, Affirmative Action, Capitalism v. Communism, Electoral College,

Break Time!!!!10 minutes

Make sure you have put your name in the box for DOOR PRIZES!

High School Social Studies WIKI Last page of the

curriculum guide Walk-thru the wiki Downloadable

activities and lesson Lead teacher as a

filter – please submit any great ideas to one of us and we can post this on the wiki.

http://highschoolsocialstudies.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/

Sample Curriculum

Differentiation Strategies

NC Personal Financial Literacy (Budget Project on the wiki)

Bill of Rights Institute

SAS Curriculum

p. 59 p. 129 p. 165 p. 200 p. 297

What question do you have? Aug 23rd - (Myers Park) if you choose you

may go to hear Chane Beam, Peak instructor, with the US Teachers, while other Civics teachers will have a shorter version of today’s training in the AM and the NC Council for Economic Education in the PM

Nov. 6th – NCCEE here for Economics and PFL training

Alliance meetings – what would be most helpful for you and the teacher at your school?

Thank you for attending….

Feedback FormThis is certainly a work in

progress and we would love your feedback. Take this with you and fill it out or start a discussion in your Civics PLC and fill it out as a team

“e-FORM” on the WIKI and email it to one of us

DOOR PRIZES!!!!!