Agendas

=Thursday, May 27, 2010 Admin Video Conference, Central Admin Building -PUXI= =Proposed Agenda=

8:00 am - coffee and greetings


 * //Assuring Communication technology for break-out sessions at 10 - iChat, Skype//**

8:30 am - Task Force Members begin(curriculum writers voluntarily join at 10AM)
 * Connections & Norms Review
 * Shared Reading
 * Agenda Overview & Process Review & Update
 * Social Studies Assessment Philosophy (big picture)

Please add to google doc here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfc5g9gg_158d7xdgzf7
 * Document Review
 * Big Picture Next Steps
 * Big Picture Professional Development - Curriculum Writing opportunities

10:00 am Break-out: Divisional Next steps prior to unit writing
Suggestions:

HS - Andy's Office or Supt's VC MS - MS Conference room or Alicia's Office ES - Admin VC

Products of successful time, with a target to complete the review/renewal process by December 2010 will include:
 * Divisional Review/Renewal Meeting and timeline recommendations to complete by December 2010
 * Targeted EAGLES by division (and how are they manifested by grade level)
 * Additional Assessment thoughts (just a brainstormed list, accept all without evaluation, censorship or judgement
 * Walk-through recommendations (what principals should see students doing in a 2010 Social Studies/Sciences Classroom); documented resources
 * Additional information or research needed to understand the Social Studies Classroom of 2010-2020
 * Plans for 2010 (e.g., piloting new units, summer writers for pilots, commonalities anticipated)
 * Divisional **Essential** Agreements (e.g., compare Course Outlines, Course descriptions, syllabi, or Parent Presentations for Students & Parents to our existing documents)

//(lunch - coupons provided, within your divisional teams)//

1:30 pm - Regroup & Report out (15 minutes per division)
ES, MS, HS
 * What we created
 * What we need
 * What we will do in 2010-11 to complete this cycle

3:00 PM - Closure
Resources: ebscohost academic search: http://search.ebscohost.com/ user- sas1912; pw-shanghai ASCD - http://ascd.org user 329091; pw-shanghai

NCSS - (not functioning - check with organization) user shang50391 pw-50319
=Thursday, March 11, 2010= =DRAFT Agenda=
 * Success Indicators**
 * Established philosophy, essential agreements, and Enduring Understandings
 * Consensus on vertical themes
 * Curriculum drafts reviewed for thematic consensus and scaffolded skills
 * Targeted 21st C Skill embedding.

8:00AM Coffee, fruit, and greetings

8:15 AM Shared Reading: 21st Century Curriculum. Aspirations are here.

Read draft Curriculum Document


10:00 DECISION: //Not full consensus within draft//
 * 1) Review strands (Standards) and fill in what is missing from Standards.
 * 2) Begin to tune Benchmarks
 * 3) Create a timeline:
 * When distributed to colleagues
 * When reviewed in teams and departments
 * Submitted to Ed Programs (by May 7)
 * Meet to examine review (week of May 24)


 * **Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes** ||  ||


 * In addition to [core ]subjects, we believe schools must move beyond a focus on basic competency in core subjects to promoting understanding of academic content at much higher levels by weaving **21st century interdisciplinary themes** into core subjects:
 * Global awareness
 * Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy
 * Civic literacy
 * Health literacy
 * Environmental literacy ||

Strands and Standards and Benchmarks: //What themes and skills are essential? Keep it simple (3-5, considering Learning Outcomes which can be specific to units of study down the road.

If it helps, draft crosswalk: //

//10:00 AM Skill Scope & Sequence - POSTPONED Research & Lang Skill Investigation//
 * //WIDA English Language Proficiency// [|//Standards//]

11:30 AM report out - Good progress, HS through one standard, ES, MS have a plan.

12:15 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Report out

=Thursday February 11 and Friday, February 12, 2010= //(See navigational links for agendas and notes)// =Thursday, February 4, 2010 - Elementary preK-5= = 8:15 AM Coffee, Greetings 8:30 AM Greetings, Connections, and Shared Reading Modified 4A Protocol: @http://www.socialstudies.org/positions/elementary **// What parts of the text should we Aspire to? //** 9:00 AM Philosophy, Essential Agreements, Enduring Understandings > @https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATLSovmANWnpZGZjNWc5Z2dfNDNmdGN6bm5oZg&hl=en //** = = 12:00 PM Lunch, campus tour (as desired) = = 12:45 PM Continued review of Standards & Benchmarks- ID Essential Learning Targets Move into Unit Development (vis a vis, content) as appropriate. **Strongly recommend development in Atlas or in a shared google doc linked here:** (click edit to modify). 2:15 PM Progress report out and clarify next steps for PD Days 3:00 PM Finish; Shuttle to Puxi departs =Monday, February 1, 2010 - Econ and Psychology= = = =Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - Asian Studies=
 * Atlas Reviewing Reports from Scope and Sequence in Atlas: //What is already being taught where?//
 * Webbing Curricular "Big Ideas" & Essential Outcomes by banded grade levels
 * Compare [|Sample ES Grade Level Overview.docx] and Define banded "Course Descriptions" (preK-2, 3-5):
 * **//At the end of Grade 2 (5), students in Social studies will . ..
 * Move to review ES Standards & Benchmarks Crosswalk : NCSS, AERO and SAS Standards & Benchmarks
 * 10:15 AM Break ** 10:30 AM Continue work from above (11:00 - AHL out) =


 * 8:00 AM Arrival to Pudong and Coffee/Greetings/Review Past Work
 * 8:30 AM Connections, MS work (thus far), "For credit", PD Scope & Sequence, Agenda
 * 9:00 AM Asian History 9-month Scope and Sequence - Merging Benchmarks, Skills, and Content "Fence Posts" (We will need to move *quickly* to define the fence posts for China and Japan)
 * 10:00 AM Regroup, Review Morning's work
 * 10:15 AM BREAK
 * 10:30 AM Create frameworks for "Fence Post", units
 * 12:00 PM Lunch
 * 12:45 PM Continue unit framework development, add key resource
 * 2:00 PM Review progress, report out, hear from MS work, Fine Tune
 * 3:00 PM Shuttle departs for Puxi

=Monday, January 25, 2010 - Middle School= 8:00 AM Coffee, Greetings 8:30 AM Greetings, Connections, and Shared Reading (www.facinghistory.org) 9:00 AM Review draft Philosophy, Essential Agreements, Enduring Understandings and MS Standards & Benchmarks 9:30 AM Vision Casting - big-picture for MS Curriculum (resource sharing) 10:30 AM Webbing Curricular "Big Ideas" & Essential Outcomes by grade level = = 12:00 PM Lunch, campus tour (as desired) = = 12:45 PM Unit refinement and creation (goal - 2 per grade level) 2:15 PM Progress report out and next steps = = 3:00 PM Finish; Taxi to Green Court departs
 * 10:15 AM Break **

=For future consideration:= Social Studies - Elementary report card

=Tuesday, December 15, 2009= =Asian History=

**__Success Indicators__**

 * Define Course Enduring Understandings
 * Identify Student Outcomes and Critical concepts
 * Determine 3-5 essential units of study

AGENDA
8:00 Arrival, coffee, review agenda (8:30) 8:50 Reading //Are there perspectives of Global and International Education that are imperative to maintain for Asian History?//

(9:30) "Pre-Think" and Flow ChartCourse description and Scope & Sequence //Interpreting philosophy, essential agreements and **Enduring Understandings** through Asian History Lens// 10:00 Break 10:15 Incorporating existing components of current units of study 11:45 Lunch 12:30 Continue flow chart - 1:45 Review progress; Exchange ideas 2:30 Next steps
 * identify essential units of study
 * create frameworks - checking for standards alignment

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=Thursday, November 19, 2009=

Pudong Garden Room
=__Success Indicators__= Establish Working Agreements (Done!) Key points of Departmental Philosophy Draft of Essential Teaching Agreements Identify Over-arching themes and key guiding questions

__AGENDA__
8:00 Arrive, breakfast 8:25 Review Agenda 8:30 Introduction, Connections, and Norms 9:00 Reading – The 4 As

9:45 Microlab – The Purpose of a Social Studies Curriculum //1. What facets of the study of Social Studies are inherent the SAS Mission Statement and vision statements? 2. What changes or transformations do you hope to see in your students after they leave your classroom? 3. What understandings about the Social Sciences should an SAS graduate possess?//

10:30 Break [adjusted - 10:45] 10:45 Wall of Fame - Work in Small Groups

//James Mulli, Michael Pruden, Linda Wegener//
 * Group 1: Social Studies Department Philosophy:**

//Marian Bradshaw, Barbara Boyer, Ellen Nugent, Jan Stanton//
 * Group 2: Essential Agreements**

//James Goruk, Steve Hanlin, Hope Meyers, Angela Nall,//
 * Group 3: Over-arching Themes/Understandings**

12:30 Lunch 1:15 [Report out/]Continue work 2:30 [1:45] Sharing [& Feedback], Review Timeline and Next Steps [not covered]