Alternative Education History Social Science PLC Meeting

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Alternative EducationHistory Social Science PLC
Meeting
Welcome

• September 22, 2010

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Outcomes

• Create a work plan for History/Social Science
  Courses of Study
• What does it mean?
• Prioritize courses
• How?
• Review of Learning Goals/Objectives/ELD
  Strategies
• Wiki as tool/resource

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Agenda

• Welcome Introductions
• Create a plan
• Learning Goals/ELD Strategies
• Wiki
• Next Steps

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Norms

• Start and end on time.
• Keep cell phones on silent mode.
• Be prepared.
• Stay focused on the task.
• One person talks at a time.
• No side conversations.
• Remain open to different or opposing views.

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What does the work plan mean?

• Complete the COS
• Focus on instructional strategies Learning
  Goals/Objectives and ELD Strategies
• Common piece of instruction?
• Sharing and review of student work

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Prioritize Courses

• World History (begin with grade 10)
• Module 2 - Jill, Tom and Mark
• Modules 4 6 Carson, Earl, Michael, Tara, and
  Doug
• US History
• Government
• Economics
• Module 1 - Jesus (and Lee to help with review)

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How?

• Teams of 2-3 persons
• Committee members
• Other staff
• Ideas? Time?

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Learning Goals Review

• When students know what they are LEARNING, their
  performance, on average, has been shown to be
• 27 percentile points higher than students who do
  not know what they are learning.

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Classroom Instruction That Works Review

• Identifying similarities and differences
• Reinforcing effort and providing recognition
• Summarizing and note taking
• Homework and practice
• Setting objectives (Learning Goals)
• Generating and testing hypotheses
• Cues, questions, and
• advance organizers

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Instructional Strategies ReviewPresented 9.15.10

1. Anticipation Guide
2. Pre-assessment
3. Self-rating (Traffic Light)
4. Collaborative groups
5. Graphic organizer
6. Note-taking
7. Language frames
8. Pair share
9. Connection to real-life (classroom) application

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Whats the Difference Review.

• LEARNING GOALS
• what students will KNOW or BE ABLE TO DO
• Understand the antecendants leading to the civil
  war
• Can incorporate primary text quotes in writing

• ACTIVITIES ASSIGNMENTS
• what students are asked to DO
• Read Chapter 2.
• Finish study questions.
• Work on essay.

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Heres an ExampleReview

• HSS Standard 12.2.1 Students discuss the effects
  of changes in supply and/or demand on the
  relative scarcity, price and quantity of
  particular products.
• Learning Goal Students will be able to (SWBAT)
  discuss the effects of supply and demand.
• Now you practice writing one from Module 1

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Wiki

• Purpose provide a resource sharing forum
• Courses of Study common editing workspace
• Upload lesson plans, hyperlinks and communicate
• http//sccoesocialstudiesresources.pbworks.com/

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Questions Comments

• Contact Information
• Todd Farr
• [phone]
• todd_farr_at_sccoe.org