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10/30/2014 A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli Scaled Leadership Training: SHS Administrators Social Sciences Best Practices: Rigorous Social Science Instruction to Support Mastery of the Florida Literacy Standards and Complex Social Science Content Benchmarks November, 2014 A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli LAUNCH CHROME Join our My Big Campus Group: 1. Log into the employee portal 2. Launch My Big Campus 3. Search group: Secondary Social Sciences Department Chairpersons or join by code: fghutnzv 4. Click on Resources to find meeting documents. 5. Click on Discussions to respond to discussion questions. A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli Guiding Questions • What does rigorous effective Social Sciences instruction look like? • How can effective Social Science instruction support mastery of complex Florida Literacy Standards while mastering complex content benchmarks? • What are History/Social Science Labs and how do they provide a valid best practice framework for effective Social Science instruction? 1

10/30/2014 A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli Whole Group Discussion Why is it essential to strike a balance between content and skill acquisition? A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli History/Social Science Labs • Format of a History/Social Science Lab: – What is a History Lab? (show video) – Developing Overarching Questions – Building Background Knowledge – Conducting Work – Presenting and Supporting Interpretations – Assessing Student Learning • Source: http://www.umbc.edu/che/historylabs/ A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli The Decision to Drop the Bomb: Was there a viable alternative? Minilab Sample ‐ Standards addressed Florida Standards: LAFS.910.WSHT.3.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis reflection, and research • LAFS.1112.RH.1.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, • connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole. NGSSS ‐ SS Content Standards: 9 th grade World history ‐ SS.912.W.7.10: Summarize the causes and effects of President Truman's decision • to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. 11 th grade U.S. History ‐ SS.912.A.6.1: Examine causes, course, and consequences of World War II on the • United States and the world. SS.912.A.6.10: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the early years of the Cold War (Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, Warsaw Pact). Note: These are EOC Benchmarks 2

10/30/2014 A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli The Decision to Drop the Bomb: Was there a viable alternative? Minilab Sample ‐ Quote analysis activity ‐ remember your number. Read the quote and background information associated with your number. Answer the following with your group: What is the main message of your quote? What SPECIFIC words in the quote assist you to • extract meaning? How does the background information assist you in understanding the quote? • How do both the quote and background information assist you in answering the minilab • essential question? How does the class’ conversation assist you in understanding the essential content and • assist you in increasing literacy skills? A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli Minilab Sample ‐ The Decision to abandon the Articles of Confederation ‐ Was it an attack on state rights? Whole Group Debrief How do the pacing guides support this learning structure/routine? Essential Question: 9 th grade World History ‐ What were the causes and consequences of • World War II? Essential Question: 11 th grade U.S. History ‐ How did events and actions in the United States • and by Americans affect the course and consequences of the war? A New Era in Social Sciences ‐ SSS: Standards, Skills, and Stimuli Additional Resources: Supporting Florida Standards http://www.commoncoreconversation.com/social ‐ studies ‐ resources.html#sthash.JCJORBcN.dpbs 3

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