What will the Social Studies curriculum offer our students

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What will the Social Studies curriculum offer
our students?

• Real World Personal Connections

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Social Studies Team

• Michael Harrigan Department Chair
• Andrew Masters
• Nicholas Gelbar
• Laura Britt
• Jeffrey Moore
• David Batch

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East Windsor Public Schools District Strategic
Plan

• STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

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East Windsor High Schools Building Level Goal

• East Windsor High School students will increase
  performance in Language Arts (reading and
  writing) by moving 5 of students from Level 2 to
  Level 3, while simultaneously moving 10 of the
  students from Level 3 to Level 4 as measured by
  CAPT in the area of reading, writing, across the
  disciplines over the next 2 years.

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Social Studies Programs

• How is the social studies curriculum made
  relevant to real life situations?
• Close up
• Advanced Government Studies
• Internships
• Curriculum Related Field Trips

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Social Studies Programs

• American Studies Curriculum
• Coordinating a Connection between History and
  Literature
• College credit attainment via
• Asnuntck Community College
• Advance Placement
• Exemplary Curriculum According to the State
  Department of Education
• Fifteen Course Offerings
• 95 of the class of 2007 graduated with 4 or more
  credits in Social Studies

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Social Studies Programs

• Voter Registration
• Mock Political Elections
• Voluntary Campaign Involvement
• Political panel discussions
• Community Service
• New Social Studies Teachers

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Social Studies Focus

• Student Achievement as measured by CAPT
• CAPT ACTION PLAN
• Integration of Reading and Writing
• Persuasive Writing
• Reading for understanding in Social Studies
  content area
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving