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Q A WITH JOANN

• Catching up on Social Studies News and Notes

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PICASSO UNITS AND LESSONS

• Currently posted
• Kindergarten units 1, 5, 6, and 8 (of 9 total)
• 1st 1, 2, 3, and 6 (of 9 total)
• 2nd 1, 2, 4, and 6 (of 6 total)
• 3rd 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (of 11 total)
• 4th 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 (of 9 total)
• 5th 2, 3, 4, 6, and 9 (of 9 total)
• written, not yet posted
• Other supports clustered standards, vocabulary
  (currently being added)

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REPORT CARDS

• K-2 revisions - minor changes from last year
• Third grade implementation - begins Fall, 2009
• 4th and 5th grade - teachers encouraged to use
  the rubrics developed by committees to begin
  process of changing teaching/assessment
• Check out the Report Card blog at
  www.tiscobb.typepad.com/report_card

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COURSE GUIDES

• How ours developed and have been revised
• Problems with adopting the states frameworks as
  our course guides
• Correlation of report cards with course guides
• Share ideas, questions, suggestions with JoAnn at
  joann.wood_at_cobbk12.org

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BENCHMARK TESTS

• Ending our beta year
• Optional to administer for Social Studies
• Available on PICASSO with Answer Key
• Testing windows lengthened
• Enhancements to look for
• Refined questions
• More primary sources
• Graphics (maps, charts, tables) added
• Send comments or suggestions re improving
  benchmark test items to JoAnn! Remember items
  need to be higher Blooms level whenever possible.

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TOOLBOX ITEMS

• Sample toolbox item see attached sample for
  download on blog
• Based on GKIDS model
• Urge teams/schools to develop them
• Promote authentic performance based assessments
  as part of balanced plan

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OTHER QUESTIONS ANSWERS