Social Studies Standards, Curriculum, and Testi ngIn and Beyond Colorado

All Things Social Studies

December 7, 2012

2012 Educati ng for Citi zenship Conference

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State Social Studies AssessmentVision for the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3):

Framework for Inquiry in Social Studies State Standards

District Sample Curriculum ProjectLiteracy in History/Social Studies – CCSS Reading &

Writing standards for the social studies classroom

Session Overview

Colorado’s State Social Studies Assessment

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ETS/Pearson is the contractor for test development Assessment based on Colorado’s social studies standards

Concept and skill basedAll standards/GLE’s (history, geography, economics/PFL, and civics)

are eligible to be assessed Grades to be tested: 4 & 7 (spring), 12 (fall) Pilot the new assessment in Spring 2013 Full implementation Spring 2014

For additional information, contact Joyce Zurkowski (zurkowski_j@cde.state.co.us ) or Glen Sirakavit (sirakavit_g@cde.state.co.us ) in the assessment office at CDE

State Assessment

Vision for the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3): Framework for Inquiry in

Social Studies State Standards

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A framework to guide states as they rework their own standards in social studies

The "four dimensions of informed inquiry" developing questions and planning

investigations; applying disciplinary concepts and tools; gathering, evaluating, and using evidence; working collaboratively and communicating

conclusions Release anticipated “sometime next year”

C3 Update

"Since this is a geography book, shouldn't it have a table of continents?"

District Sample Curriculum Project

Colorado’s Unique Standards Based Template

Design reflects emphasis on concepts and content in CAS• Centers around ideas• Supports teaching to greater intellectual depth• Emphasizes knowledge TRANSFER and APPLICATION• Addresses the 21st skills (in the CAS) that prepare students for

the complexities of an ever-changing world Design reflects feedback from educators across the state

• Customizable and flexible• Technical assistance from Dr. Lynn Erickson• This is Colorado’s Template!

Year at a glance

Unit Overview

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1. The Reading and Writing Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies are part of the Common Core State Standards in ELA

They point to specific skills that students should be acquiring as they read and write in a social studies classroom

They provide additional clarity for the CAS that refer to skill acquisition and transfer

2. The standards were considered based on the context and the concepts and content within the unit

For example: the first unit overview for 6th grade has students “start at the beginning” in the development of reading and writing skills

3. Appropriate standards selected by unit Consideration for how the Reading & Writing Standards for Literacy in

History/Social Studies could be distributed across the year

Literacy in History/Social Studies

Reading & Writing

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Unit Overview pg. 2

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Unit Overview pg. 3

Phase One: Fall Workshops

Educators attended a single two-day workshop, arranged by grade level and content area, to help create year-at-a-glance and unit overview samples for the CAS.

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade Curriculum Development October12-13, 2012

3rd Grade - 5th Grade Curriculum DevelopmentOctober 26-27, 2012

6th Grade - 8th Grade Curriculum DevelopmentNovember 2-3, 2012

9th Grade - 12th Grade Curriculum DevelopmentNovember 9-10, 2012

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Phase 2: Regional Curriculum Development Workshops (1/13-5/13) Develop curriculum samples - Differentiated by sequence and/or

concepts Phase 3: Regional Instructional Design Workshops (5/13-8/13)

Regional instructional unit build out

http://www.cde.state.co.us/StandardsAndInstruction/SampleCurriculumProject.asp

Phases Two & Three

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http://www.cde.state.co.us/CoSocialStudies/index.asp

All Things Social Studies

Questions?Comments?

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Please contact: hartman_s@cde.state.co.us