2013-2014 Science/Social Studies Kick-Off Meeting

Do you have:-OPSB Comprehensive Curriculum Alignment (June 2011)-Science/Social Studies Assessment Guidance 2013-14

WHAT are we doing? Comprehensive curriculum/GLE’s for

Science and Social Studies › NOTE: Full implementation of CCSS for ELA and Math

Louisiana’s hybrid version of PARCC assessment for standardized testing

SLT’s for all subjects (that can be used to “pull up” your student performance score for VAM)

Edline for communication with parents about classroom assignments, tests, etc.

6th AND 7TH - Paper/pencil benchmark tests from OPSB (not Eagle)

8TH – Eagle benchmark test

HOW to Use Backward Design in Instructional Planning

Step 1: Identify target standards (GLE’s).

A. OPSB Comprehensive Curriculum Alignment (GLE’s)

B. Found in the LDOE Toolbox • K-12 Science – GLE’s, assessment structure,

key concepts, sample items• K-12 Social Studies - GLE’s, assessment

structure, key concepts, sample items

C. Additional Literacy Standards Available at corestandards.org

• RH – Reading History/Social Studies

• RST– Reading Science and Technical Subjects

Step 2. Determine acceptable levels of evidence that support mastery of standards.

A. LDOE End-of-Year Assessment Guidance (scroll below ELA and Math)

• Assessment structure – MC and rubric • Key Concepts • Sample Items

HOW to Use Backward Design in Instructional Planning

Step 3. Design activities that will make desired results happen.

A. Referenced in OPSB Curriculum Alignment (Scope and Sequence)

B. Develop units of instruction that will build knowledge and focus on academic language and skills (not just content).

C. Create lesson plans with daily activities that use formative assessments to track progress.

HOW to Use Backward Design in Instructional Planning

Using Rubrics and Peer Assessment for Formative Assessment

Rubrics model expectations that will used to grade constructed response questions on standardized tests

Peer assessment give students more ownership and involvement in learning

If designed correctly, peer assessment makes life better for teachers!!!

WHERE can I find more resources?

All OJHS Teachers › http://ojhsteachers.wikispaces.com/

Science › Inquiry-based Learning Model for Science

› Middle School Science Experiments Social Studies

› Google News Advanced Search › Maps 101

Science and Social Studies › Literacy Design Collaborative

WHEN do I need to start?

Researching, planning and developing year-long plans, units, etc. - NOW!

Determining where my students are academically – when benchmark tests are available and you are ready.

Creating assessments that are modeled after the new standardized tests – between Christmas and the scheduled testing dates.

Academic Language How many ways can you word a prompt?

› Justify > Explain > Defend… What are the different meanings for

prompts between subjects?› Science – Justify your hypothesis…› Social Studies – Justify your position on this

argument… › ELA - Justify your response with evidence

from text… › Math – Justify your work for this problem…

OJHS Academic Language Project

Academic Shifts for Literacy in ALL Subjects 1. Complexity: Regular

practice with complex text and its academic language.

2. Evidence: Reading and writing grounded in evidence from text, literary and informational.

3. Knowledge: Building knowledge through content rich nonfiction.

Shifts in ELA/Literacy CCSS

1. Balancing informational & literary text

2. Knowledge of disciplines

3. Staircase of complexity

4. Text-based answers

5. Writing from sources

6. Academic Vocabulary

WHY does this matter?

We must give our students all the tools they need to show that they can do this work.

If the students succeed, we succeed…

Science and Social Studies ….we are at the tip of the iceberg

This presentation was adapted from a presentation presented by: Lee Ann Wall & Rebecca Freelandemail: lwall@acadia.k12.la.us rfreeland@mpsb.us Louisiana Educator Leader Cadre (ELC) Members

Questions?