Welcome to the Social Studies Task Force 2010-11

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The home stretch . . .


A marathon, not a sprint:


Sketch Agenda:


ES Social Studies
MS Social Studies
HS Social Studies
7:30 – 8:00
Coffee in café-, meet & greet
Connect to PX Faculty network, review materials, log-in to wikis & iChat, or Skype,
8:00 – 9:00
Cornerstone Assessments
Meet in Secondary Library
Presentation, reflection on reading, clarification of task
9:00 – 12:30
1. Review & Refine EAGLES (ES only)
2. Create Cornerstone Assessments/support-ing rubric for pre-tests, Mid-year, Late Spring
3. Have Lunch
1. Review/Pare down essential questions
2. Create Cornerstone Assessments/support-ing rubric for pre-tests, Mid-year, Late Spring
3. Have lunch
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Meet in Secondary library (TA 1) to regroup, refocus, and check for vertical alignment and scaffolding(PK-6; 6-12)
1:30 – 2:55PM

3:00 PM – shuttles depart from in front of MS to Pudong
1. Continue work
2. Upload final drafts
3. Prepare for Tuesday 10AM – noon meetings with full teams
4. Refine Agenda




TUESDAY
ES Social Studies
MS Social Studies
HS Social Studies

7:30 – 8:00
Coffee in PUDONG café-, meet & greet
Connect to PX Faculty network, review materials, log-in to wikis & iChat, or Skype,
8:00 – 8:45
(Alicia in General Meeting)
1. Continued work and preparation for 10-noon (e.g., document uploaded & ready)
2. “Divvy up” unit creation
3. Resource review/recommendations

8:45 – 9:45
9:15 – 10:00 – (Alicia with Nurses)

10am – noon
10:00 – 10:30 – (Alicia with ESOL, Ac.Support, & Visual Arts teams)
1. Meet with department
2. Review WASC documents, respond to provided questions.
3. Share “Master” documents, inform of progress and next steps
4. Clarify any remaining next steps

12:00pm – 12:45pm
Join colleagues for lunch
1:00 –2:15
Recommend items below ONLY if work through unit writing is completed and/or next full-day retreats scheduled, (Hope and Doug excused)
TTT Sessions, continued team work, or RTN Screening

2:15 – 3:30






Finalized Documents: See hyperlinks below:


Elementary School Elements
Middle School Elements
PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY
ESSENTIAL TEACHING AGREEMENTS and CONDITIONS
ESSENTIAL TEACHING AGREEMENTS and CONDITIONS
ESSENTIAL TEACHING AGREEMENTS and CONDITIONS
DEPARTMENT-LEVEL ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
DEPARTMNT LEVEL ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
DEPARTMENT LEVEL ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS
REVIEW, SOME MODIFICATIONS
(Subject-area Learner results and scaffolded learner outcomes)
STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS
REVIEW, SOME MODIFICATIONS
(Subject-area Learner results and scaffolded learner outcomes)
STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS
REVIEW, SOME MODIFICATIONS
(Subject-area Learner results and scaffolded learner outcomes)
SELECTED EAGLES
RECOMMEND VETTING
SELECTED EAGLES
REVIEW, SOME MODIFICATIONS
SELECTED EAGLES
REVIEW, SOME MODIFICATIONS
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
The organization of units of instructions across grade levels which specifies the knowledge and skills found in each unit.
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
The organization of units of instructions across grade levels which specifies the knowledge and skills found in each unit.
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
The organization of units of instructions across grade levels which specifies the knowledge and skills found in each unit.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
REVIEW, SOME MODIFICATIONS
Broad, over-arching questions to stimulate thought, to provoke inquiry, as a means of addressing questions central to understanding key issues the subject
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
REVIEW – WERE PARED-DOWN
MAJOR (Cornerstone) ASSESSMENTS
The shared assessments to connect the curriculum, instruction and learning to enable teachers and students to measure how well students are doing in attaining targeted learner outcomes
MAJOR (Cornerstone) ASSESSMENTS
The shared assessments to connect the curriculum, instruction and learning to enable teachers and students to measure how well students are doing in attaining targeted learner outcomes
MAJOR (Cornerstone) ASSESSMENTS
The shared assessments to connect the curriculum, instruction and learning to enable teachers and students to measure how well students are doing in attaining targeted learner outcomes
PLANNING (Units Plans)
The preparation of teaching of the defined Scope and Sequence
1. Unit title
2. Standards & Benchmarks
3. Essential Questions & supporting Content
4. Skills (specific Learner Outcomes)
5. Selected Eagles
6. Cornerstone assessments
PLANNING (Units Plans)
The preparation of teaching of the defined Scope and Sequence
1. Unit title
2. Standards & Benchmarks
3. Essential Questions & supporting Content
4. Skills (specific Learner Outcomes)
5. Selected Eagles
6. Cornerstone assessments
PLANNING (Units Plans)
The preparation of teaching of the defined Scope and Sequence
1. Unit title
2. Standards & Benchmarks
3. Essential Questions & supporting Content
4. Skills (specific Learner Outcomes)
5. Selected Eagles
6. Cornerstone assessments
RESOURCES
Materials that support learning and the above agreements, inclusive of embedded technology needs.
RESOURCES
Materials that support learning and the above agreements, inclusive of embedded technology needs.
RESOURCES
Materials that support learning and the above agreements, inclusive of embedded technology needs.







Meeting Schedule

  • Pro Dev Full-day Retreats:
    1. October 7th (Puxi Campus Only), October 8th (Pudong Campus only);
    2. Proposed retreat (in divisions) Nov 17; December 1
    3. February 7th (both campuses during PD Days - ALL TASK FORCE MEMBERS, Pudong Campus)





  • Video Conference Dates (3:15PM - 4:55PM):
    1. Tuesday, November 9th
    2. Tuesday, April 19th





(As needed, Tuesday, May 24, 2010)Master Document

(Includes some facets from Puxi Meeting 10.7 - Still being updated as of Nov 1, 2010, individual divisions posted on divisional pages to the left)


ES Modified Document:
Expectations for entering Grade 6-revised (thank you Linda for getting this ball rolling. Our PD comments/suggestions are here)

Meeting Schedule

  • Pro Dev Full-day Retreats:
    1. October 7th (Puxi Campus Only), October 8th (Pudong Campus only); Meeting scheduled at
    2. February 7th (both campuses, in Pudong)
  • Video Conference Dates (3:15PM - 4:55PM):
    1. Tuesday, November 9th
    2. Tuesday, Jan 25th
    3. Tuesday, April 19th
(As needed, Tuesday, May 24, 2010)


Members

Elementary

CAMPUS
PreK
Kinder
Grade
1
Grade
2
Grade
3
Grade
4
Grade
5
Pudong
Soon-Ok
Borden

Lynsey
Howitt
Jeanette
Dixon
Simone
Loftus
Todd
Denton
Tina
Bui
Puxi

Lori
Dickenson
Lisa
Ferguson
Pat
Broker
Helen
Jin
Char
Mataio
Steve
Hanlin
Barbara Boyer-ES Librarian

Middle
Pudong Campus: Grade 6: Marian Bradshaw, Grade 7: Dave Cole, Grade 8: Loren Digges, Lorna Parker
Puxi Campus: Grade 6: , Grade 7: Melanie Ryan, Grade 8: Linda Wagener MS Librarian Ellen Nugent

High School
Pudong Campus: Tonya Parham, Peter Stelzer, Alan Cheung
Puxi Campus: Hope Myers, Doug Loomer (World History - pending)



Working Agreements