Review strands (Standards) and fill in what is missing from Standards.
Begin to tune Benchmarks
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:
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.
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/elementaryWhat parts of the text should we Aspire to?9:00 AM Philosophy, Essential Agreements, Enduring Understandings
Atlas Reviewing Reports from Scope and Sequence in Atlas: What is already being taught where?
10:15 AM Break10:30 AM Continue work from above (11:00 - AHL out) =
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
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
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) 10:15 AM Break 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
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 -
identify essential units of study
create frameworks - checking for standards alignment
1:45 Review progress; Exchange ideas
2:30 Next steps
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
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
Group 1: Social Studies Department Philosophy: James Mulli, Michael Pruden, Linda Wegener
Group 2: Essential Agreements Marian Bradshaw, Barbara Boyer, Ellen Nugent, Jan Stanton
Group 3: Over-arching Themes/Understandings James Goruk, Steve Hanlin, Hope Meyers, Angela Nall,
12:30 Lunch
1:15 [Report out/]Continue work
2:30 [1:45] Sharing [& Feedback], Review Timeline and Next Steps [not covered]
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)
Please add to google doc here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfc5g9gg_158d7xdgzf7
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:
(lunch - coupons provided, within your divisional teams)
1:30 pm - Regroup & Report out (15 minutes per division)
ES, MS, HS2:15 pm - Big Picture Plan, clarification, Q&A and Reflections
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
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
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- 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) =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 TargetsMove 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
Monday, January 25, 2010 - Middle School
8:00 AM Coffee, Greetings8:30 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)
10:15 AM Break
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 departsFor future consideration:
Social Studies - Elementary report cardTuesday, December 15, 2009
Asian History
Puxi ES Library Pro Dev room
Success Indicators
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 -
- identify essential units of study
- create frameworks - checking for standards alignment
1:45 Review progress; Exchange ideas2:30 Next steps
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
Group 1: Social Studies Department Philosophy:
James Mulli, Michael Pruden, Linda Wegener
Group 2: Essential Agreements
Marian Bradshaw, Barbara Boyer, Ellen Nugent, Jan Stanton
Group 3: Over-arching Themes/Understandings
James Goruk, Steve Hanlin, Hope Meyers, Angela Nall,
12:30 Lunch
1:15 [Report out/]Continue work
2:30 [1:45] Sharing [& Feedback], Review Timeline and Next Steps [not covered]