NEW TEACHER ORIENTATIONSOCIAL SCIENCE

WELCOME

Amy Rosen, VABHOE Elementary AJRosen@dadeschools.net Lizette Weingard, VABHOE Elementary Lweingard@dadeschools.net

WHAT ARE WE GOING SHARE HERE THIS MORNING?

We will become aware of the Social Studies Standards

We will explore the MDCPS Department of Social Sciences Site, Pacing Guides and Civics in a Snap

We will share the Year at a Glance Major Topics

We will become familiar with the connectED.mcgraw-hill.com website and many of it’s available resources

STANDARDS

The Florida Standards reflect our foundational expectations of what ALL students should know and be able to do in each grade from kindergarten through 12th grade.

We have the Social Studies Standards for you!

SOCIAL SCIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM

According to the Pupil Progression Plan, Social Science instruction mandates:

K-1: 60 minutes per week 2-5: 120 minutes per

week

MDCPS DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL SCIENCES SITE

Why We love it! Why you will too! Let’s EXPLORE! http://socialsciences.dadeschools.

net

YEAR AT A GLANCE

http://socialsciences.dadeschools.net/pacingguides.asp

We have them for you…

GET TO KNOW YOURMCGRAW- HILL SOCIAL SCIENCE RESOURCES

This website is an excellent tool for enhancing your social studies curriculum and becoming more familiar with all the program has to offer. In some grades it is your only textbook resource.

How to access the site:

https://mdcpsportal.dadeschools.net/employee/default.aspx

STUDENT EDITION INFO.

To differentiate instruction

Click on Home Tab

Chose either version of student addition

Headphone icon (Audio on or off)

Size of text

Level of difficulty (Approaching grade level or on grade level)

Standards covered

Content and academic vocabulary

Spanish language option

Highlighter

Upon entering the site, click on the second tab on the top titled, Lesson Plan. Click on the appropriate arrow to select the unit

After clicking on Lesson 1, this screen appears.

Each lesson will provide you with the standards, prepare, teach and present, close and assess, curriculum connections, and access point activities.

The Teach and Present tab will provide you with the most information for teaching the lesson. This page provides all the necessary information ,including activating prior knowledge, differentiated instruction, etc. The bar to the right provides various digital components to the lesson, including, videos, lesson presentations, etc.

The next arrow below the Teach and Present is the Close and Assess. This tab provides worksheets to use throughout the lesson.

Below the Close and Asses tab is the 21st Century Skills Curriculum Connections. This tab provides you with extra cross-curricular activities.

Below the 21st Century Curriculum Connections tab is the Access Point Activities. This tab provides multiple activities that correlate to each standard throughout JUST THE LESSON.

Resources Tab: Searches can be conducted by: NGSSS & Standard CCSS Reading Informational Text Professional Development Reader’s Theater Idea Factory Content Library & Unit Unit – Unit Resources = Common Core

Assessments

Accessing the Leveled Readers: On the McGraw-Hill homepage, locate the

icons on the top right-hand side. Click on the open book. Search according to specific need.

CIVICS IN A SNAP

Civics in a SNAP! NEW THIS SCHOOL YEAR! The logo will be

incorporated into the district social sciences pacing guides so anytime teachers see the logo, you can click on it, and it will take you to the page that houses the 15 minute lessons.

 

A FEW LAST THINGS TO KNOW…

Brain Pop

Discovery Education

History.com

Miami Dade Council for the Social Studies

National Council for the Social Studies