SOCIAL STUDIES GPS OVERVIEW

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SOCIAL STUDIES GPS OVERVIEW

• Dr. Bill Cranshaw
• Social Studies Specialist
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Georgia Department of Education

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Topics for discussion

• Courses
• Rollout training plan
• GPS Assessment
• Task Writing Workshops I II
• Textbook Info

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Curriculum Overview

• K-3 Foundations for the study of U.S. history
• 4th-5th U.S. history (survey)
• 6th-7th introduction to the contemporary world
  with essential historical background
• 8th Georgia Studies (SBOE rule 160-4-2-.07)
• 9th-12th U.S. History, World History, Economics,
  American Government, World Geography

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Middle School Social Studies
History Geography Civics Economics
6th Grade Latin America Canada Europe Australia Oceania Physical cultural geography of region Study of selected regional govts Economic systems and growth in each region
7th Grade Africa Asia Physical cultural geography of region Study of selected regional govts Economic systems and growth in each region
8th Grade Georgia History pre-colonial to modern times Geography of Georgia Govt of Georgia Role of Economics in Georgia
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6th 7th grade

• Organization
• By regions
• Then by strands
• Retains QCC division of regions
• History theme
• Not history of the world
• What does a student in 6th or 7th grade need to
  understand about a regions history to understand
  that region today?

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Skills Matrix

• Begins in Kindergarten
• Mastery as indicated, but completed before end of
  middle school
• Terms
• I introduce, basic exposure
• D develop, teach use of skill, practice with
  content materials
• M mastery, student can use skill independently
• A apply, student continues to use and develop
  proficiency in skill

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MAP AND GLOBE SKILLS K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-12
1. use cardinal directions I M A A A A A A A A
2. use intermediate directions I M A A A A A A A
3. use a letter/number grid system to determine location I M A A A A A A
4. compare and contrast the categories of natural, cultural, and political features found on maps I M A A A A A A
5. use inch to inch map scale to determine distance on a map I M A A A A A A
6. use map key/legend to acquire information from, historical, physical, political, resource, product and economic maps I D M A A A A A
7. use a map to explain impact of geography on historical and current events I D M A A A A A
8. draw conclusions and make generalizations based on information from maps I M A A A A A
9. use latitude and longitude to determine location I D D D M A A
10. use graphic scales to determine distances on a map I M A A A A
11. compare maps of the same place at different points in time and from different perspectives to determine changes, identify trends, and generalize about human activities I M A A A A
12. compare maps with data sets (charts, tables, graphs) and /or readings to draw conclusions and make generalizations I M A A A A
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INFORMATION PROCESSING SKILLS K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-12
1. compare similarities and differences I D M A A A A A A A
2. organize items chronologically I D D M A A A A A A
3. identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions I D D D D M A A A A
4. distinguish between fact and opinion I D M A A A A A A
5. identify main idea, detail, sequence of events, and cause and effect in a social studies context I D D M A A A A A
6. identify and use primary and secondary sources I D D M A A A A A
7. interpret timelines I D D M A A A A A
8. identify social studies reference resources to use for a specific purpose I M A A A A A A
9. construct charts and tables I M A A A A A A
10. analyze artifacts I D D M A A A A
11. draw conclusions and make generalizations I M A A A A A
12. analyze graphs and diagrams I D M A A A A
13. translate dates into centuries, eras, or ages I D M A A A A
14. formulates appropriate research questions I M A A A A
15. determines adequacy and/or relevancy of information I M A A A A
16. check for consistency of information I M A A A A
17. interprets political cartoons I D D D M A
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High School Social Studies Courses

• History of the United States
• Colonial to modern period
• World History
• Ancient civilizations to modern period
• World Geography
• American Government
• Economics
• Fundamentals, Micro, Macro, International,
  Personal Finance

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High School Social Studies Courses

• US History starts with colonial settlement
• Age of Exploration in 4th, 8th, and World History
• Native Americans and Meso-American cultures, 4th,
  8th, World History
• World History
• must include what is important to a peoples
  history, not our perceptions of what is important
• Considering making this course required for all
  students

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High School Social Studies Courses

• American Government/Civics
• Will replace the two courses on the list of state
  funded course when GPS implemented for high
  school(2007-08)
• Civics/Citizenship (9th-10th grade)
• American Government (11th-12th grade)
• American Government/Civics taught at any grade

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High School Social Studies Courses

• Use of AP courses to meet graduation requirements
• List of state funded courses (SBOE 160-4-2-.03)
• Courses that can be used
• AP US History
• AP American Government (to be added 2006-07)
• AP Micro Econ
• AP Macro Econ
• AP World History

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SSGPS Rollout Training Concept
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Rollout Training for Social Studies

• Training is 4 phases of 2 years
• SS is Phases 3 4
• Training years
• Year 1 Teacher preparation
• Year 2 Teaching of the new GPS
• Testing begins with Year 2 of each phase
• Phase 3 2006-2008 6th 12th
• Phase 4 2007-2009 K 5th

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Social Studies Phase-In Plan
Grade Levels Year 1 Year 2
Phase 3 6th-12th 2006-2007 2007-2008
Phase 4 K-5 2007-2008 2008-2009
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Training Plan General

• Advantage of time
• Time to develop training
• Conducting workshops
• Inform teachers of general directions
• Task Writing Workshops develop sample materials
• Organized (6-12 grades)
• 6,7, World history geography
• 8, US history, American Govt, Econ
• Registration
• 2 middle, 2 high teachers/per system
• Professional development will work with systems
  for exact numbers.
• Will notify systems for registration

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Training Plan Middle and High

• Training info
• Days 1-4 Year one
• Days 5-7 Year two
• 9 sites (same as this year minus Gwinnett)
• Register for site of your choice
• September 2006- March 2007
• Day 1 Sept 8-Oct 15
• Day 2 Nov 2-17 Jan 10-25
• Day 34 Feb 20-Mar 30

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Training Plan Elementary

• Begins fall 2007
• Grade level organization
• K-2 reading related
• 3-5 US history related
• Requires 2 teachers per system

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Training Plan Conceptual overview

• Conceptual teaching in Social Studies
• Unit design
• Unpacking standards
• Integrating standards
• Varied Assessment (including tasks)
• Unit planning
• Differentiation
• Evaluating student work commentary

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GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION
SCHEDULE
GRADE 04-05 Phase 1 05-06 Phase 1 2 06-07 Phase 2 3 07-08 Phase 3 4 08-09 Phase 4
Kindergarten ELA 1 ELA 2 MATH 1 MATH 2 SCI 1 SCI 2 SS1 SS2
1st ELA 1 ELA 2 MATH 1 MATH 2 SCI 1 SCI 2 SS1 SS2
2nd ELA 1 ELA 2 MATH 1 MATH 2 SCI 1 SCI 2 SS1 SS2
3rd ELA 1 ELA 2 SCI 1 SCI 2 MATH 1 MATH 2 SS1 SS2
4th ELA 1 ELA 2 SCI 1 SCI 2 MATH 1 MATH 2 SS1 SS2
5th ELA 1 ELA 2 SCI 1 SCI 2 MATH 1 MATH 2 SS1 SS2
6th ELA 1 MATH 1 SCI 1 ELA 2 MATH 2 SCI 2 SS1 SS2
7th ELA 1 SCI 1 ELA 2 MATH 1 SCI 2 MATH 2 SS1 SS2
8th ELA 1 ELA 2 SS1 MATH 1 SCI 1 SS2 MATH 2 SCI 2
9th ELA 1 SCI 1 ELA 2 SCI 2 SS1 SS2 MATH 1 MATH 2
10th ELA 1 SCI 1 ELA 2 SCI 2 SS1 SS2 MATH 1 MATH 2
11th ELA 1 SCI 1 ELA 2 SCI 2 SS1 SS2 MATH 1 MATH 2
12th ELA 1 SCI 1 ELA 2 SCI 2 SS1 SS2 MATH 1 MATH 2
ORIGINAL SS ALL GRADES SS1 ALL GRADES SS2
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SSGPS ASSESSMENT
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Testing Plan Social Studies

• For 6-12 (CRCT, EOCT)
• QCC through school year 2006-07
• GPS starting with school year 2007-08
• Test development starts this year
• For K-5 (CRCT)
• QCC through school year 2007-08
• GPS starting with school year 2008-09
• Test development starts next year

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Testing Plan Social Studies

• GHSGT
• Multiple versions
• All QCC
• Transitional (content common both QCC GPS)
• All GPS
• Transitional will use common content taken from
  QCC content descriptions and GPS standards
  elements that students will have had opportunity
  to learn
• Earliest alternative GHSGT version Spring 2008
• All GPS based GHSGT after 3 years

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Testing

• What will be tested?
• Only information in Standards and Elements is
  testable
• GPS cannot be prioritized
• Will field test items
• Development
• Developed Test Specs, Jan 19-20
• Framework is based on Standards and elements
• Max to test, min to teach

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SS GPS workshops
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Plains Task Writing Workshop I

• June 19-24, 05 Middle High School
• wrote draft Enduring Understandings and tasks
• Presently revising and editing
• 05-06, teachers who wrote to pilot some tasks
• June 2006 will finalize and prepare for training

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Plains Task Writing Workshop II

• June 25-30, 2006 (K-5)
• Develop sample Enduring Understandings and sample
  tasks
• Refine and try during 06-07 school year
• Reconvene June 2007
• Applications available by email
• Closing date March 1, 2006
• Notification 1st week of April
• wcransha_at_doe.k12.ga.us

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Task Writing Workshops

• Not developing state list of Enduring
  Understandings (concepts)
• Are samples for each standard
• There is more than one conceptual idea (enduring
  understanding) in each standard
• Use EU that focuses on what teacher want to
  emphasize for that unit
• Variety of sources to help
• NCSS Ten Themes
• Various professional organizations have voluntary
  standards

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Task Writing Workshops

• Tasks may only encompass 1 or 2 elements
• Key for tasks is they provide opportunity for
  student to demonstrate conceptual understanding
• Not only form of assessment
• Need to be related to essence of standard
• Not daily activities, but should be directly
  related to what standard is about

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Multiple Standard sample Enduring Understanding

• SS7H6-The student will describe major
  developments in the Middle East during the 20th
  century.
• SS7G8- The student will describe the diverse
  cultural characteristics of the people who live
  in Southwestern Asia.
• SS7CG2- The student will describe the different
  political structures of the Middle East.
• SS7H6, SS7G8, SS7CG2-EU- TSWU that differences in
  political ideologies, diverse cultural
  characteristics of people, and disputes over
  resources can contribute to major developments
  and/or conflicts in a region.

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Sample Task

• The class will be conducting debates on
  significant developments in the Middle East
  during the 20th century.
• Students are assigned a specific role for each
  debate. They are to research the position such a
  person would take
• Students will explain to the class how this
  persons culture, beliefs, and environment may
  have shaped their persons position on the
  development/issue.

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Sample Task

• You will be given a position to speak for
  regarding a major development in the Middle East.
  
• You need to research the position the person you
  have been assigned would take on this development
• You information learned in class, as well as
  research during class library visits

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Sample Tasks

• Task You will prepare to debate one of the
  following positions
• Creation of Israel
• Pro Palestinian Jew, a Holocaust survivor, or
  European Zionist
• Con Palestinian Arab, or soldier from another
  Arab country.
• Persian Gulf War
• Pro Kuwaiti, Saudi Arabian citizen, or a member
  of a coalition country
• Con Iraqi government official
• Afghanistan
• Pro President George W. Bush, family member of
  attack on 9/11, or a woman living under the
  Taliban regime
• Con Taliban official or government official from
  an opposing European nation

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SS GPSTEXTBOOKS
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Textbooks

• Adoption was school year 04-05
• Not limited to only that year
• Many systems waiting for elementary
• Some waiting on middle
• Money
• State money is fiscal year
• Not restricted to adoption cycle

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Textbooks

• High school
• Available material ok for QCC and GPS
• No new textbooks specific to GA
• Economics see GCEE chart
• Middle school
• 8th grade ok for QCC GCSS
• 6TH-7TH
• most publishers have new material
• CAUTION CRCT USES QCC TIL SY 07-08

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Textbooks

• Elementary
• 4-5 US history, ok for QCC GPS no changes
  coming
• K-3
• New materials are available
• Not all publishers have produced new
• Caution (CRCT)
• 3rd QCC until 08-09

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Textbooks

• Evaluation tool
• Has 8 areas
• Organizational format, student reading support,
  teachers ed, assessment, differentiation,
  ancillary, internet, technology
• Separate form for GPS comparison
• Forced consensus to establish priorities for
  evaluation tool.